Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Lemon Coconut Cake

3 eggs
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1can coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
zest of 1 lemon
1 cup coconut flour
1 cup brown rice flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1teaspoon xanthan gum
1 cup milk or soy beverage
1/2 teaspoon salt
juice of 1 medium lemon

preheat oven to 350°F
Grease and flour a bunt or cake pan.
Coconut flour, rice flour xanthan gum, lemon zest, pectin, salt and baking; mix ingredients thoroughly.
 In a separate bowl combine the rest of the ingredients and beat them together.
Combine wet and dry ingredients and beat until you have a thick smooth batter.
Bake in centre of 325°F (160°C) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack; let cool completely. Top with lemon glaze recipe below

Lemon glaze

1/4 cup lemon juice
1 1/4 cup icing sugar
4 tablespoons toasted coconut

Blend together and pour over cake and sprinkle with toasted coconut

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