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Sourdough Journal #8: Chocolate Coconut Sourdough Cake w/ Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

June 15, 2011 By Marillyn Beard · | · 13 Comments · | · Affiliate Disclosure



Rich… tangy… moist… amazingly good.


I can’t get over how easy it was to make it! For so long I always thought that sourdough seemed… complicated and a lot of work. Boy, I was so wrong! I am SO grateful for the gals who put together the Sourdough eCourse… they made it so simple and easy.


Now, look at what I’ve made… a sourdough starter from scratch, crackers, pancakes, tortillas, muffins, pizza, cornbread and now a chocolate CAKE!


Yeah, it tasted just as yummy as it looks!


I doubled the recipe and made a 2-layer cake with homemade cream cheese frosting. I made so much frosting that it almost seemed more like a cheesecake than plain old cake! My oldest, Naomi, loved the frosting so much that she ate it all off her cake and was too full to even finish the cake. LOL!



Chocolate Coconut Sourdough Cake w/ Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting



1 cup sourdough starter (fed in the last 12 hours)
1 cup coconut milk (or other milk)
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup coconut palm sugar
1 cup coconut oil, butter or both (lightly melted)
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa powder (preferably not Dutch processed)
1 tsp finely ground coffee (optional)
2 eggs


Mix together the starter, coconut milk and wheat flour in a large bowl. Cover and let it sour for 5 to 8 hours.


Preheat oven to 350 F and grease a 9×13 cake pan or two 8″-9″ cake pans with butter or oil and set aside.


In a different bowl, mix together sugar, coconut oil, vanilla, sea salt, baking soda, cocoa powder and coffee. Add eggs and beat it up well. Combine the sourdough mixture with the chocolate batter. Mix till smooth and pour into prepared pan(s).


Bake for 30 to 45 minutes. Test with a toothpick in the center to see if its done. Remove from oven and let it cool completely before tipping them onto a plate.


Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting


1 cup homemade cream cheese (store bought is fine too!)
1/2 cup raw honey (more or less)
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla
Coconut flakes


Whip together everything except the coconut flakes in a blender or food processor till smooth. 


If you are doing a 2-layer cake, tip out the first cake onto a plate and spread with frosting. Tip out the second cake on top and spread frosting on top and the sides. Sprinkle heavily with coconut flakes. Serve and enjoy!


TIP: This cake is great at room temperature, but my family loved it cold. They said it was like having ice cream cake  :o)


See! So easy! Hope you try this sometime. Great for all those summer barbecues with friends and family  :o)
By the way: I updated my recipes page. Hopefully I will stay on top of that from now on!

Filed Under: Desserts & Sweets, Recipes, Sourdough

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Comments

  1. Eron says

    June 15, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Wow — I’ve never thought to make a cake with my sourdough starter! Thanks for the inspiration, I’m going to give it a try.

    Reply
  2. Marillyn Beard says

    June 15, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Awesome! Hope you enjoy it Eron!

    Reply
  3. Katie says

    June 16, 2011 at 12:38 am

    I love sourdough chocolate cake! I make mine with a cocoanut oil frosting instead. My favorite way to eat it is cold too. Love the pictures Mare! Hope you are doing well. Hugs!

    Reply
  4. Marillyn Beard says

    June 16, 2011 at 3:53 am

    Thanks Katie! Hope you are enjoying your summer :o)
    Hugs back to you!

    Reply
  5. Marillyn Beard says

    June 16, 2011 at 3:53 am

    Thanks Katie! Hope you are enjoying your summer :o)
    Hugs back to you!

    Reply
  6. Mindy @ The Purposed Heart says

    June 16, 2011 at 5:47 am

    Yum! Sourdough, chocolate, and coconut…three of my favorite things. Put them all together and it has to be heavenly! I will most definitely be making this very soon. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  7. My Little Space says

    June 16, 2011 at 7:31 am

    Marilyn, I am loving this recipe. I also made my own sourdough by scratch. It was great & I had fun. I enjoy the process very much too. thanks for sharing. I’m looking forward to your wonderful recipes.
    May god bless you & your family.
    ((hugs))
    Blessings, Kristy

    Reply
  8. Tom @ Tall Clover Farm says

    June 17, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Coconut, sourdough and chocolate, now that’s a combo I can sink my teeth into — thanks!

    Reply
  9. Marillyn Beard says

    June 19, 2011 at 3:04 am

    Mindy – a pleasure! I know you will love it :o)

    Kristy – It has been so long! How are you? Glad to know that are doing sourdough too! Make sure you try this cake… you will LOVE it :o)

    Tom – Thanks! I checked out your site a while back. LOVE your post on the strawberries and balsamic vineagar… will be trying that when I get some fresh strawberries :o)

    Reply
  10. MC says

    April 26, 2016 at 6:56 pm

    Hello!
    Beautiful cake 🙂
    But why no Dutch cocoa?

    Reply
  11. Whitney says

    July 22, 2020 at 12:57 am

    This looks wonderful! I’d love to try it, but I’m curious: if you’re already adding sourdough starter, why do you need to allow the wheat flour and coconut milk sit around to sour? What reaction does that create, if you already have active starter in it?
    Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Marillyn Beard says

      January 26, 2021 at 6:48 pm

      the sourdough starter helps break down and ferment the wheat flour… making it more digestible.

      Reply

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