I AM NOT KIDDING WHEN I SAY THIS....yes I am yelling at you guys. This cake is soooooooooooooo cakey! Nice and fluffy and delicious. I was bored last night and frankly kinda moody. Then I decided I wanted to bake a cake! So I did! And it is delicious. I made mini cakes and cupcakes so that I could easily share them with my CrossfitGP family.
So I forgot to tell you guys that on Sunday at my friends pool I got bored laying there roasting in the sun and spotted an old school beaded jump rope. So I walked my happy ass over grabbed it and started doing some single unders. I was trying to practice my double unders because I suck at remembering to practice. And GUESS WHAT...I got 1. Just 1. Out of like 150 I got one. But hey, you gotta start somewhere right?! So now I need to do it more. Duh. Amanda and myself are doing a pull up challenge until we can do a pull up. If that makes sense. So I do them with the blue band, she did one with the red band. That girl, she's almost got it. So everyday we are at the gym we are going to do pull ups with those bands until failure. Then once I can do 5 with the blue I will try one with the red. Once she can do 5 with the red she is going to try 1 with the skinny purple. So we have a ways to go. But we are determined to do a damn pull up!!! Yeah buddy!!
I really just want to be relaxing by a pool today. Maybe take a little slumber. I dunno. But I can't. Not enough time. Maybe tomorrow!
So once again we stayed up till midnight watching the Olympics. Man! They are awesome. Those sprinters! BA. I was watching their form. Since I am learning all the right things I was checking them out making sure they had it right. Who am I kidding. Of course they have it right. They are straight up animals on that track. And those little gymnasts! Whew! triple fifty spins and flips. Awesome. I find myself getting all into it and when they step out of bounds I get all tense and curse sometimes. Its funny.
I don't feel good today. On multiple levels and reasons. I hope I feel better later, cause this sucks. That's my whine. Thanks!
So here's the cake recipe, its so amazing. I made it with a coconut frosting, I'm gonna call it coconut cloud frosting, but it would be very tasty with the frosting from the zook muffins as well. That would make it german chocolate style. Which is my favorite. YUM!
Chocolate Cake
1 cup coconut flour
3/4 cup cacao powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
9 eggs
3/4 cup coconut oil
1 cup pure maple syrup
3/4 cup brewed coffee
1 1/2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
This stuff smells like heavenly brownies
Preheat your oven to 350F. Grease your pans (two 9" pans is what the recipe fits).
Combine all dry ingredients in a small bowl. In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs, oil, syrup, coffee and vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients until you get a nice smooth batter. Divide the batter into two pans and pop in the oven for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool on wire rack before removing from pan.
Let the cakes cool COMPLETELY before frosting.
Coconut Cloud Frosting
1 cup coconut butter
3/4 cup coconut milk (canned, full fat)
1/3 cup raw honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup shredded coconut flakes
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix until you get a fluffy frosting. Once cakes are completely cooled, frost away! You could layer this cake however you'd like. I did little ones and layered twice. Eat them, you'll love it.
| Prep time 15 min | Cook time 30 min | Servings 10-12 | Pin It Now!
