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Strawberry Chocolate Paleo Cake

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Servings: 8 -10
Author: Amy Stafford

Ingredients


Cake:

  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder sifted
  • 1/3 cup coconut flour sifted
  • 1/3 cup tapioca flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar free applesauce
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
  • 2 tablespoon strawberry juice from 4 medium fresh smashed and strained strawberries


Frosting:

  • 2 cups enjoy life chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons hot coffee
  • about 10 medium fresh strawberries hulled and quartered

Instructions

Cake:

  • Grease two 9" round cake pans with a bit of cocout oil.
  • Preheat oven to 350 °.
  • Add flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer combine eggs, applesauce, honey, vanilla extract, coconut oil and strawberry juice on low speed.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients into wet while mixer is running on a low speed.
  • Once blended, evenly pour into pans.
  • Bake for 25-28 minutes or until baked through.
  • Let cakes cool on wire rack

Frosting:

  • Place a medium bowl over a small pan filled with about an 1" of water.
  • Heat water over medium heat.
  • Stir chocolate until completely melted.
  • Add coffee and coconut oil and stir to combine.
  • Remove cakes from pans. Place first cake on cake stand. Place 1/2 of the frosting and spread to evenly coat top of cake.
  • Carefully place second cake on top of frosting.
  • Spread the remaining frosting over top of cake until reaches edges.
  • Starting in the middle of cake lay cut strawberries and continue until just before the edge of the frosting