Dark Chocolate Coconut Cake: Recipe by Libera Me
Cake Ingredients:
- 10 eggs
- 1 cup organic raw honey
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 3/4 cup coconut flour, sifted
- 1 tsp baking soda
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Cake Process:
- Preheat oven to 325.
- In small bowl combine coconut flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.
- In a large bowl blend with a hand mixer combine eggs, coconut oil, melted honey, and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and continue to blend.
- Grease two 9” round baking pans (we used coconut oil cooking spray).
- Pour batter into (2) 9” round baking pans. Divide evenly.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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- Let cakes cool and remove from baking pans.
- Spread frosting on top of first layer.
- Lay second cake on top (frosted area).
- Frost top of entire cake, working from top down to the sides.
- Sprinkle cake with shredded unsweetened coconut.
- Sprinkle sides with left over chocolate chips.
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Icing Ingredients:
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup macadamia oil
- On very low heat melt chocolate chips and mix with macadamia oil.
- Cool in freezer about 15 min.
- Blend with a hand mixer until fluffy.
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Friday’s WOD:
Strength: DB Rows 30 total each arm with heaviest possible weight. A weight you can only do 5 good reps at a time with.
Conditioning:
“Me and My Plate”
5 Rounds
Overhead Walking Lunge T/B (15kg, 10kg)
12 Push Ups W/ Plate (hands stay on plate)
1 Shuttle Run W/ Plate
CASH OUT: 75 Ring Rows YAY!
Happy Friday!
3 Comments
Stewie · August 30, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Friday. Bah humbug. But hooray for WOD!
Kara · August 30, 2012 at 11:36 pm
I’ll take the plate with the dark chocolate coconut cake.
ChrissyB · August 31, 2012 at 7:49 am
That cake looks yummy!