EMMA's COCONUT CAKE
14th July 2020
279.61 g fat
82.31 g protein
38.38 g CHO
Kcal: 3000
Notes
This cake is good to make if you are just wanting to lower your carbs and are not necessarily on a full ketogenic diet.
If you want to add icing, you can use a little full fat creamed coconut or a good quality coconut oil, some butter and add a NatVia or Sukrin icing sugar If divided on to 12 each slice will give: 23.30g fat / 6.8g protein / 3.2g CHO
Ingredients
- 190g Eating apples
- 160g Butter
- 200g Ground almonds – MORRISONS
- 300g Eggs
- 15g Desiccated coconut
- 15g Fresh lemon juice
- 10g Psyllium husk
- 160g Granulated sweetener
- You will also need 1 teaspoon of baking powder and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 180c / fan 160c / gas 4.
- Lightly grease a 9 inch (23cm) sandwich cake tin and line the bottom with baking paper (you can use any kind of silicone shaped mould).
- Grate the apple in to a small saucepan with the lemon juice and simmer gently until the apple is very soft, set aside to cool. Once cooled add the desiccated coconut and combine thoroughly.
- Place all other ingredients in to a bowl and beat well, either with a spatula or electric whisk; make sure you scrape as much as possible off the whisk.
- Stir the cold apple and coconut in to the mix and combine well.
- Spoon the mix in to the prepared tin and bake in pre heated oven for 35 – 45 minutes or until golden brown and springy to the touch.
- Allow to cool down completely before removing from the tin, divide into 12 equal slices.
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