Strawberry Almond Cake
This recipe is an Ambitious Kitchen recipe with a few tweaks that lower the sugar content. The cake is grain free and absolutely delicious. I actually was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Originally this recipe called for a cream cheese frosting but I found that the light whipped cream and strawberries were perfect at balancing out how much sugar was in the cake. I hope you enjoy this as much as my family did. Ingredients: 1 C coconut oil, melted and cooled 2 C organic sugar (or coconut sugar) 6 eggs, at room temperature 1 ¼ cup unsweetened Almond Milk 1 T vanilla extract ½ tsp almond extract 3 C fine almond flour 1 C coconut flour 1 T baking powder ½ tsp salt For the filling and topping: 1 pound fresh strawberries, sliced ¼ inch thick For the frosting: 1-pint heavy whipping cream 3 T maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla extract Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9 -inch round pans and line the bottom with parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl, mix the coconut oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla and almond extract together until well combined. Add the almond milk and beat again until well incorporated. 3. In a large separate bowl, whisk the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. The mixture should be on the thicker side. 4. Divide batter evenly between pans and […]