Gluten Free Meyer Lemon Coconut Cake
You won't believe this delicious Meyer Lemon Coconut cake is Gluten free! But the best part is it's just big enough for two so you won't overindulge.
Servings: 2
Calories: 376kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 medium eggs 3oz.
- 6 tablespoon rounded sugar 3oz.
- pinch of salt
- 4 tablespoon brown rice flour 1.6oz
- 4 tablespoon tapioca flour/starch 1.2oz
- 2 tablespoon millet flour .6oz
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 7 tablespoon unsalted butter melted and cooled a bit (3oz.)
- 2 tablespoon Meyer lemon juice (about juice of 1 lemon)
- zest of one Meyer lemon
Frosting
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter soft
- 3 cups powered sugar
- ½ cup coconut milk full fat
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- zest of 1 Meyer lemon
- unsweetened coconut chips to decorate available at health food stores
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease cake pans and set on a baking sheet.
- Combine the flours, gum and baking powder in a small bowl and sift twice.
- Place a small pot of water on to simmer. In a bowl that will fit on top of the simmering water, whisk eggs, sugar and salt. When the water begins to simmer, turn off the heat and put egg mixture on top. Whisk until just slightly warm, about 10-15 seconds (do not cook the egg).
- Pour mixture into the bowl of standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and beat until it triples in size and becomes light and creamy, about 4 minutes (or beat by hand on high speed).
- Fold in sifted flour mixture.
- Add lemon juice to the butter and fold in.
- Fold in zest.
- Pour equally into pans and bake for 18 minutes or until springy to the touch. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans and inverting onto a cooling rack.
Frosting
- Beat butter until light and fluffy.
- Add sugar and coconut milk, alternating wet with dry, and beating thoroughly in between.
- Slowly add lemon juice and ½ zest and beat to combine. Continue beating until light and fluffy.
- If desired, chill before frosting to thicken a bit.
- Layer frosting between cakes and decorate with remaining zest and unsweetened coconut chips.
Notes
Special Equipment: Two 4-inch round springform cake pans
Nutrition
Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 227g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 91g | Saturated Fat: 58g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 120g | Vitamin A: 4380IU | Vitamin C: 28.4mg | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 7.5mg