COCONUT CAKE !!

[shawn116]

LOL  You are like me Jo

I should stay away to.  I would probably drop my weight faster if I did.  I didn't have anything on hand in case I had a sweet tooth though.  I plan to wrap and freeze each piece to make it more difficult to grab and eat.  You are right though it is way better the next day 

[Amber]

Love this cake, made it last night added some cocoa powder! Yum!

[umpa]

thanks for the feedback I am so glad you like it You look very thin in your new picture Amber.Must be chasing new grandbaby!

[Amber]

Thanks Umpa, the grandbaby's keep me busy in a good way!  You know the coconut cake with the cocoa added reminds me of a German chocolate cake.   

[mouseissue]

... You know the coconut cake with the cocoa added reminds me of a German chocolate cake.  

Hi Amber!

Thanks for that feedback!
I've always loved German chocolate cake!

I think I'll try this along with a cream cheese frosting with SF coconut & coconut extract added to it.
That should taste very close to the high carb original.

[umpa]

The frosting is not necessary Tony.I made this last night for a dinner party with the cocoa powder and just a squirt of redi whip is all it needs.AWESOME!

[mouseissue]

The frosting is not necessary Tony.I made this last night for a dinner party with the cocoa powder and just a squirt of redi whip is all it needs.AWESOME!

I agree Umpa.
Using the whipped cream (especially 0 carb like Land O Lakes brand) would minimize the carbs.

Sometimes, I enjoy it plain with my morning coffee... It's soooo gooood!!!

[umpa]

I think the next time i make it i will put a little lime juice in it to balance the sweet.Without the cocoa powder of course

[joagain]

Just took mine out of the oven it smells so good hoping I can gum it or heck I will just swallow it . I will have to try it with cocoa next time . It is just so easy to make 

[SarahC]

Jo, I'm glad to see you on here! Hope the mouth is feeling better!

[mouseissue]

How are you doing Jo?
I too hope you're healing up well!

[SarahC]

This recipe is absolutely heavenly!  
COCONUT CAKE

4 eggs (4 carbs)
1 ½ cups almond flour (18 net carbs)
1 cup coconut unsweetened (10 net carbs)
¾ cup xylitol (or splenda)
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 tsp baking powder


Beat 4 eggs. Add coconut and vanilla. Stir in xylitol (or splenda), baking powder and almond flour. (batter will be thick) pour into greased 9x9 baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 in preheated oven.

The entire cake is 32 net carbs so depending on how you cut it up will depend on the single serving carbs. I cut the cake into 20 servings so it comes out too 1.5 carbs per serving.

Here is a question about the carb count in the almond flour. I thought almond flour is 1 carb per fourth cup so wouldn't this have 6 carbs not 18 for the almond flour?

[SarahC]

Never mind! I just read the rest of the posts and see that thedifference is betweem blanched and unblanched almond flour! I might make this cake instead of umpadoodles... maybe I'll make both.

[umpa]

i like the unblanched Now Brand.Its 4 per cup.Although the bag says 10 ounces its really 2 cups.You don't pack low carb flours like white flours.You want them to stay fluffy.

[SarahC]

Umpa, I made this cake for company - overweight, but not FTSers. I added 1/2 cup sour cream (8 carbs) to it for a moister cake. They absolutely loved it! I cut my cake into 16 pieces and it came out to <2 carbs per serving. One of the ladies wants more information, so I'll be sending her here.  Next time I'll try adding 0 carb mayo to it instead of sour cream and see how it is. The first time I made coconut cake cupcakes and they were a little dry. This time it was perfect!

I ate the smallest piece and will freeze the couple pieces left for another time as I'm not having sweets now, but I did want to try it out on non-FTSers.

I used to add 1/2 cup sour cream to my cornbread to make it moist and not so crumbly...