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This Paleo Raspberry Cake is a must make this summer. Light, fluffy, filled with lemony flavor, bursting with raspberries, topped with coconut cream and more fresh raspberries. I mean doesn’t it just scream summer? The cake is made paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free and naturally sweetened. Perfect to enjoy anytime of the day!
PALEO RASPBERRY CAKE
Even though I’m more on the savory side and can’t really stand store-bought sweets I always like to have some healthy baked goods at my house. Whether it’s a cake, muffins, cookies – it all makes such a great breakfast, snack or an afternoon pick me up with a cup of coffee. Is anybody else with me?
Homemade baked goods are just so much better. You can adjust the sweetness yourself, make it with ingredients you pick, and not feel crappy after eating it. This paleo lemon raspberry cake is made with healthier ingredients, free of gluten, dairy and naturally sweetened with a sugar-free option. You can’t even tell because it’s so delicious! Baking can be healthy my friends!
THIS HEALTHY RASPBERRY LEMON CAKE IS THE BEST SUMMER CAKE AND THESE ARE THE MAIN INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO MAKE IT
Almond flour – made by grinding almonds. It’s high in protein, lower in carbohydrates than wheat flour and contains no gluten.
Tapioca starch –almond flour tends to have more moisture than wheat flour, so you need to reduce the amount of liquid and fat by adding a starch. Can be substituted with cassava or arrowroot starch
Eggs – make sure they’re in room temperature
Coconut sugar – this is my favorite sweetener to use in baking. You can substitute it with birch xylitol for sugar-free option
Coconut oil – make sure it’s melted and brought to a room temperature. Feel free to substitute it with avocado or grapeseed oil. They all work great in baking!
Full-fat coconut milk this particular one solidify the best. I also like 365 brand from Whole Foods!
I used this 6-inch pan to bake the cake in.
Scroll down to the recipe for the rest of ingredients!
COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING
I might have mentioned before that the coconut cream is my favorite cake topping. It’s my total weakness, and I usually struggle to not eat all of it before frosting the cake. Just saying!
There’s a few things you need to remember when making a coconut whipped cream.
First, the coconut milk must be cold. That’s when the thick cream separates. Don’t forget to pop it in the fridge a night before! What I like to do, is always store a couple of cans in the fridge. Some of the coconut milks won’t solidify into two layers. I tried different brands and I found that this one works the best of all!
You will also need to sweeten it up slightly. I like to use either a maple syrup, coconut sugar or birch xylitol. Once you place coconut cream and sweetener in the bowl, all you need to do is mix with with an electrical mixer for about one minute (until creamy). And there you have it!
If you love this gluten-free lemon raspberry cake you need to check out these:
healthy lemon poppy seed bread
paleo blueberry naked cake with cashew frosting and paleo strawberry shortcake cake.
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Ingredients
1 1/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled to a room temperature
juice and zest from one lemon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp pink salt
1/2 cup raspberries
COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM
1 can full-fat coconut milk
1 tsp maple syrup
fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Grease a 6-inch cake pan and line the bottom with a parchment paper. You can also use a bigger size pan for a one layer cake.
- In a bowl, mix eggs, sweetener, oil, lemon juice and zest.
- Add almond and tapioca flour, soda and pink salt. Mix until combined.
- Pour the batter into a pan.
- Place in the oven and bake until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (around 35-40 minutes).
- Meanwhile prepare the coconut whipped cream. Place the thick part of coconut milk and sweetener in a bowl. Whisk together using electrical mixer until creamy and smooth - about 1 minute. Taste and adjust sweetness as needed.
- When the cake has fully cooled down top it off with the coconut whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
- Serve immediately or cover up and refrigerate.
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup almond flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/3 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled to a room temperature
juice and zest from one lemon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp pink salt
1/2 cup raspberries
COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM
1 can full-fat coconut milk
1 tsp maple syrup
fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Grease a 6-inch cake pan and line the bottom with a parchment paper. You can also use a bigger size pan for a one layer cake.
- In a bowl, mix eggs, sweetener, oil, lemon juice and zest.
- Add almond and tapioca flour, soda and pink salt. Mix until combined.
- Pour the batter into a pan.
- Place in the oven and bake until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (around 35-40 minutes).
- Meanwhile prepare the coconut whipped cream. Place the thick part of coconut milk and sweetener in a bowl. Whisk together using electrical mixer until creamy and smooth - about 1 minute. Taste and adjust sweetness as needed.
- When the cake has fully cooled down top it off with the coconut whipped cream and fresh raspberries.
- Serve immediately or cover up and refrigerate.
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