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You are here: Home / Recipe Categories / Desserts / Cupcakes & Cakes / Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze

Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze

1 Octby Amy35

Prep Time: 15m
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Total Time: 43m
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Gluten free
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Paleo

These Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze are moist, delicious gluten free and paleo.  They are truly little gems, exactly what you expect from a cake; moist, sweet and with substantial flavor.

Gluten Free and Paleo Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze | ahealthylifeforme.com

I had a birthday last month and I got a new i-pad from my hubby.  Of course, I may have hinted that I would like one, but there was one small problem with me wishing for this i-pad.  He got me one for Christmas and I returned it because I didn’t think I would use it.  Let’s just say it doesn’t happen often, but…. I was wrong.  I love the darn thing.  My newest evening addiction is Flipboard, which is a social network magazine that allows me to “flip” through their social-networking feeds and feeds from websites and flip what I like into my own little magazines (like Pinterest on steroids)  Instead of just pictures like Pinterest you get the whole article.

Gluten Free and Paleo Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze | ahealthylifeforme.com

I have a CrossFit magazine where I am constantly flipping it tips and tricks for me to remember and go back and look at if needed. I have a gardening magazine with inspirational photos and ideas.  Of course, I have a drool-worthy recipe magazine where I flip in awesome photos of beautiful food and recipes that I find inspirational.  Where am I going with all this?

I came across Kitchen Konfidence Fig Cake with Vanilla Gaze recipe and I was drooling.  Only problem his recipe had the stuff that I am trying to avoid, the grain, sugar, and milk.  So, I sat down and wrote up my grain free, dairy free (yes I know there is butter) and sugar-free version.  I made the recipe one night when my hubby was out at a fundraiser, so he came home to a house smelling A*M*A*Z*I*N*G and a wife who was asleep.

Gluten Free and Paleo Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze | ahealthylifeforme.com

Here is the thing living in a house with a food blogger, you never, I repeat NEVER eat anything until you have confirmed that photos have been snapped.  He didn’t follow the ‘I live with a food blogger rule’ because he snagged himself a cake.  I woke up down a cake.  He is a lucky man that I am so forgiving and that there were 5 left, his defense was they just smelled too damn good.  He also said they were the best cakes I have made this fall.

I hope you enjoy these cakes they truly are special.

Note* I used arrowroot in the glaze because I prefer it as a thickener in liquid, but tapioca flour will work just as well. 

Gluten Free and Paleo Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze | ahealthylifeforme.comGluten Free and Paleo Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze | ahealthylifeforme.com

Fig Cake with Coconut Vanilla Glaze
Author: Amy Stafford via [url href=”http://www.kitchenkonfidence.com/2014/09/fig-cakes-with-vanilla-glaze”]Kitchen Konfidence[/url]
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 28 mins
Total time: 43 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • [br][b]Cake[/b]:
  • 1 ¼ cup almond flour
  • 2/3 cup + 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
  • 1/3 + 1 tablespoon coconut flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 cups full fat coconut milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 6 ripe fresh figs, stems removed and chopped
  • [br][b]Glaze:[/b]
  • 3/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot or tapioca flour
  • 1 tablespoon coconut milk, plus more as needed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • [br][b]Topping:[/b]
  • 1/2 cup toasted almonds, chopped
Instructions
[br][b]Cake:[/b]
  1. Preheat an oven to 350°F, and place a rack in the middle of the oven. Grease a mini bundt cake pan with non-stick cooking spray, and set aside.
  2. Add flours, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, and cinnamon to a large bowl, whisking to combine.
  3. Add coconut milk, honey, eggs, butter, vanilla extract and almond extract to a small bowl, whisking to combine.
  4. Pour the coconut milk mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and stir just until combined.
  5. Stir in the chopped figs. Divide the batter between the 6 wells of the mini cake pan and bake until the tops of the cakes are lightly golden about 25-28 minutes.
  6. Transfer the pan to a wire rack, and let cook for 10 minutes.
[br][b]Glaze:[/b]
  1. To make the glaze, whisk together the coconut sugar, arrowroot, coconut milk and vanilla until smooth and pourable, Add a little more coconut milk if the mixture seems to thick. Should be shiny and slightly thick for drizzling.
  2. Once the cakes are cool, drizzle each cake with vanilla glaze. Start in the middle, and let the glaze run down the sides. Then sprinkle each cake with chopped toasted almonds.
Notes
You can cook this in a 10″ bundt pan for 30-35 minutes.[br][br]Almond Flour, Tapioca Flour, Coconut Flour, Arrowroot and Coconut Sugar usually can be found in the organic section of your local grocery store. Coconut Sugar may be in your regular baking isle.
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Under: Cupcakes & Cakes, Desserts, Fall, Gluten Free, Paleo 35 Comments

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  1. Beth @ The First Year says

    October 1, 2014 at 7:59 am

    Craving pumpkins in my fav tradition!

    Reply
  2. Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat says

    October 1, 2014 at 9:17 am

    Definitely dressing up!

    Reply
  3. Marilyn says

    October 1, 2014 at 9:49 am

    Carving pumpkins together!

    Reply
  4. Sarah @ SnixyKitchen says

    October 1, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    That darn husband! My husband also has to live by that rule, so I know the stolen cake feeling oh too well! I don’t blame him though because these fig cakes look absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  5. Abby says

    October 1, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    One of my favorite Halloween traditions is making caramel apples at my mom’s house:)

    Reply
  6. Sylvie | Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    October 2, 2014 at 2:43 am

    I guess they were just too tempting to wait to try! They look really wonderful.

    Reply
  7. Michelle @ Healthy Recipe Ecstasy says

    October 2, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    This looks like such an amazing cake. I can’t believe it’s Paleo, gluten-free, etc, etc!! I am so impressed and so looking forward to trying it. 🙂

    Reply
  8. Denise says

    October 2, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    Delicious sounding cake. I love everything about this recipe from the figs to the coconut glaze; great way to end a meal!

    Reply
  9. Denise says

    October 2, 2014 at 11:40 pm

    Favorite halloween traditions? i wish we had some, with where we live we barely have kids coming by. 🙁

    Reply
  10. Kristin says

    October 3, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Creating tasty/spooky treats, visiting apple orchards for our party provisions and fun decorations

    Reply
  11. Mackenzie @ Never Skip Dessert says

    October 3, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Um – YUM. Wow – this looks incredible. Love the combination of figs and coconut!

    Reply
  12. Krissy Allori {self proclaimed foodie} says

    October 3, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Your photos and the food are just gorgeous! I love figs too.

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      October 3, 2014 at 3:17 pm

      Thank you Krissy that is very sweet. I can’t get enough of the figs this season. I hope you enjoy the recipe!

      Reply
  13. Barb @ A Life in Balance says

    October 3, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Woot! I have almost all the ingredients I need to make these. That’s my biggest struggle with gluten free baking – the unusual ingredients.

    Reply
  14. Sylvie Roy says

    October 3, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    Oooh! This looks delicious! I was so happy when I saw that your recipe is paleo – I love finding things to bake that I can actually eat whenever I want!

    Reply
  15. Aimee @ ShugarySweets says

    October 3, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    This cake is stunning. LOVE the coconut. And fig. ALL OF IT.

    Reply
  16. Erin @ The Speckled Palate says

    October 4, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    YUM! These cakes look gorgeous… and I’d love to try one of these, especially since I absolutely ADORE figs. My husband I have had a similar conversation about not eating anything until it has been confirmed that photos have been snapped. He’s gotten significantly better, but he sometimes slips up. 😉

    Visiting from the Weekend Recipe Link Party! Nice to meet ya, and thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
  17. karen creel says

    October 5, 2014 at 10:31 am

    Planted a fig tree just this spring! Can’t wait to harvest figs. Pinned the recipe to my pinterest board http://www.pinterest.com/KarenCreel/fresh-from-the-garden/

    Reply
  18. Melissa says

    October 5, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Made these tonight and they were awesome! Definitely the very best paleo recipe I have encountered!

    Reply
    • Amy Stafford says

      October 6, 2014 at 7:53 pm

      Melissa, That is awesome, so glad you made them and enjoyed them. Thank you so much for stopping back and letting me know! xo

      Reply
  19. Abby says

    October 7, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    I have just found your blog and am so excited by these grain free recipes! They all look delicious!

    Reply
  20. Ariel says

    October 17, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    Pumpkin carving has always been a necessity at our house. Even after I outgrew all of the other Halloween things like dressing up, I always insist on carving at least one pumpkin. Even if it’s nothing fancy it’s just something I like to do haha. Happy Halloween!

    Reply
  21. Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files says

    October 21, 2014 at 8:06 am

    Every Halloween we go over to my brother and his wife’s house as they have around 400 kids come to their house! Their neighbor across the street makes his front lawn/garage into a giant haunted house. Its so amazing! Never fails, we usually have a lil kid on our doorstep balling because they are so scared of it! Needless to say, it is a great tradition and excited for it next week!

    Reply
  22. Martha @ A Family Feast says

    October 21, 2014 at 8:49 am

    I adore figs but never really know what to make with them = can’t wait to try this! PS….love your ‘blogger rule’ – we have something similar in our house!

    Reply
  23. Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats says

    October 21, 2014 at 8:59 am

    hahaha! I ran into that before too, husband snagged some food before it was photographed. 🙂 Poor boys… thats just life living with a food blogger!

    I don’t blame him on eating one when he got home, these look gorgeous and the recipe sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try this one out girl!

    Reply
  24. Amelia says

    October 21, 2014 at 9:28 am

    In my country we don´t have Halloween but since I am living in Boston my favorite is carving pumpkins and the decoration!!

    Reply
  25. Yankee Kitchen Ninja (Julianne) says

    October 21, 2014 at 10:10 am

    These look awesome, Amy! I love this figgy time of the year — putting these on my to-bake list for sure.

    Reply
  26. Becca says

    October 22, 2014 at 11:59 am

    Decorating the house and carving pumpkins.

    Reply
  27. [email protected] Well Floured Kitchen says

    October 24, 2014 at 8:14 am

    These look amazing! Our favorite tradition is carving pumpkins.

    Reply
  28. Annette says

    October 30, 2014 at 11:34 am

    Our favorite tradition is making costumes.

    Reply
  29. Catherine says

    October 21, 2015 at 8:02 am

    Dear Amy, your cakes look beautiful. I love fig cake…I would love this for my birthday too! Pinning for the holidays. xo, Catherine

    Reply
    • Amy says

      October 21, 2015 at 6:16 pm

      Thank you Catherine. I love figs in cake, they are such a wonderful fall fruit!

      Reply
  30. Cindy says

    May 5, 2020 at 2:38 pm

    Gosh! No I want to make this cake but it’s only May, no fresh figs here. Can I make this with dried figs?

    Reply
  31. Kitty says

    July 11, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    In the list of ingredients, does it mean 1/3 CUP + 1 Tablespoon coconut flour? It says, 1/3 + 1 Tablespoon.
    thanks

    Reply
  32. Arline Bustamante says

    August 8, 2020 at 2:43 am

    In your recipe for Fig Cake under ingredients this is the first ingredient listed, ( [br][b]Cake[/b]:). What does it mean? I know its not an ingredient but I have never come across it before. My nephew gave me a large bag of Figs and I really want to try your recipe. Thank you.

    Reply

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