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Gluten-Free Coconut Cake {Guest Post}

April 12, 2017 by Rose 34 Comments

While I fight another bout with a cold I picked up at the nursing home, here is a gluten free coconut cake guest post by Rose from GimmeTasty.com. I love coconut and I don’t need to say how much I love cake.

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I’ll never get tired making desserts! Don’t get me wrong, I am not the sweet-tooth type. Yet, whenever I make one, it won’t last an hour (hour is too long I think). I’ve got monsters at home who devours every cake, cookies or pies I make! All along, that is what kept me going. As they say, love poured in the kitchen goes a long, long way.

When somebody requested for a cake, I was ecstatic. It is going to be a gift for a special someone who has this autoimmune disorder and cannot take gluten in her diet. I later found out that the disease is called Celiac while I was looking for a recipe that would suit her taste. No, nobody should be deprived of cakes!

All I’ve got to do is find a gluten-free flour and use it as replacement of the usual kind when I make cakes. So finally, this Coconut Cake won the number of likes.

Gluten-free coconut cake

I like my ingredients to be fresh as possible. It is a good thing that coconut here is always available all throughout the year. A quick trip to the nearby market and I already have all I need. Since coconut is the superstar of this recipe, I prefer that it should be freshly grated. I set it aside and started preparing the other ingredients. The cake is needed tonight’s birthday party and the fresh coconut would taste as good as it should be.

Coconut

People who have Celiac disease really do not have a problem when it comes to desserts. There are thousands of gluten-free recipes that they can choose from. When I saw the cake partaken after dinner, I could never be so proud and happy. I knew it tasted good and they enjoyed it. Little happiness, warms the heart and soul.

Gluten-Free Coconut Cake is just one of the so many recipes available for people who can’t tolerate gluten. I guess I should be promoting these recipes more in my shop to support health awareness. This summer would be perfect, a good idea for my kids to get busy with.

So, for all that is interested, let us go on with this Coconut Cake. This recipe should not be hard for you to learn, when it comes to baking, nothing should be difficult. Your instincts will tell you!

5.0 from 12 reviews
Gluten-Free Coconut Cake
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
45 mins
 
Author: Rose
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 16
Ingredients
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  • Ingredients:
  • 2 cups gluten-free flour.
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar.
  • 1 ½ cup coconut grated (set aside the ½ cup for sprinkling on top of the cake).
  • ½ cup chopped walnut (but any nuts of your liking will do, just improvise).
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder.
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda.
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum.
  • 1 teaspoon salt.
  • 1 cup coconut milk, freshly extracted (but you can use coconut milk in cans).
  • 1 cup vegetable oil.
  • 4 eggs.
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Get a 3” high round baking pan, grease, and flour.
  3. Whisk flour, sugar, coconut, nuts, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt (all dry ingredients) together in a bowl.
  4. Add coconut milk, veggie oil, eggs and vanilla.
  5. Mix until batter is smooth.
  6. Spread batter into the greased baking dish (make surface smooth as you please).
  7. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
  8. Check, insert a toothpick, when it comes out clean, it is done!
  9. Slice layer, frost and enjoy.
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Optional:

  • You may like to put frosting on top of the cake to make it look more inviting (good presentation matters). I used vanilla buttercream for this one.
  • Sprinkle the remaining grated coconut on top of the frosting (covering all the top).
  • For additional beauty, you can put coconut balls on top (look at picture) it would surely be an additional delight for kids around.

Gluten-free coconut cake

So, how did it turn out? Gluten-Free Coconut Cake is superb for any occasion. Honestly, I can’t tell the difference between the taste of non-gluten and ordinary flour. It all taste the same, delish to the last bite! Enjoy your cake!

Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: coconut cake, gluten-free

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Comments

  1. Krista Bjorn says

    April 12, 2017 at 8:12 pm

    I have never had a coconut cake with fresh coconut. I can only imagine how heavenly it tastes. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Sues says

    April 12, 2017 at 10:17 pm

    Gorgeous cake!! And I love that you’re using fresh coconut… It’s my new obsession and I’m so happy my local grocery store carries it 🙂

    Reply
  3. Megan Davis says

    April 12, 2017 at 10:43 pm

    I am so happy I discovered this recipe! I followed the directions and come up with a perfect taste. Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Pam says

    April 12, 2017 at 11:32 pm

    Love this cake, it looks delicious! You got me at coconut!

    Reply
  5. John/Kitchen Riffs says

    April 13, 2017 at 3:18 am

    Maureen, sorry about your cold! Rose, glad to “meet” you! And really glad that you came bearing this cake. 🙂 Love coconut, so this is perfect for me. And an ideal dessert for Easter! Thanks so much.

    Reply
  6. Stephanie- The Dessert Spoon says

    April 13, 2017 at 3:37 am

    I love coconut cakes – they are always so luscious and rich. This one must taste amazing with the fresh coconut! The presentation is amazing!

    Reply
  7. Chris Scheuer says

    April 13, 2017 at 4:50 am

    Hope you feel better Maureen! This cake could probably take care of anything that ails you, it looks wonderful!

    Reply
  8. Roni says

    April 13, 2017 at 6:05 am

    Mmmm, sounds gorgeous! Perfect for Easter guests ?? does that say 3 inch cake tin? Seems awfully small to serve 16. And does the cake just settle into layers like the picture shows or is it split & creamed/iced between? Thanks for clarifying ??

    Reply
    • Maureen says

      April 13, 2017 at 8:01 am

      I think she left out a bit – that does happen when you write your own. I fixed it. Thanks.

      Reply
  9. Judy Purcell says

    April 13, 2017 at 6:18 am

    This cake would be beautiful for Easter dinner — love coconut!

    Reply
  10. Healthy World Cuisine says

    April 13, 2017 at 1:24 pm

    I hope you are feeling better soon Maureen and so nice to meet you Rose. I bet the fresh coconut takes this cake to another level…

    Reply
  11. The Ninja Baker says

    April 13, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    Sorry Maureen picked up a cold; but very happy to see this luscious coconut cake. And it’s even gluten-free!

    Reply
  12. Roberta Hunter says

    April 14, 2017 at 6:35 am

    Salivating

    Reply
  13. Anna @ shenANNAgans says

    April 14, 2017 at 10:57 am

    Coconuts are the one thing that havent sky rocketed in price since the cyclone, I am so headed to the green grocer tomorrow to purchase so I can make this heavenly looking beauty. Hope you are feeling a little brighter and the cold has passed lovely.

    Reply
  14. Ruby & Cake says

    April 14, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    Hope you feel better soon Maureen! Coconut cakes are my favourite kind -this one looks divine!

    Reply
  15. Emma @ Bake Then Eat says

    April 15, 2017 at 1:40 am

    What a beautiful cake, I love coconut so much 🙂

    Reply
  16. Tricia @ Saving Room for Dessert says

    April 15, 2017 at 11:03 pm

    Lovely cake indeed! Get well Maureen 🙂 Hope you feel better soon. Maybe you should have some cake!

    Reply
  17. Laura | Tutti Dolci says

    April 17, 2017 at 9:18 am

    Hope you’re feeling better, Maureen! This coconut cake is such a beauty!

    Reply
  18. Eva Taylor says

    April 18, 2017 at 12:23 am

    Cake with fresh coconut sounds absolutely wonderful and it presents so well too, such a fresh and delicious looking treat. Some gluten free flours (usually the chickpea variety) have such a strong flavour that I really would not bake with them, rice flour blends are usually the best.

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  19. Eva Taylor says

    April 18, 2017 at 12:24 am

    Cake with fresh coconut sounds absolutely wonderful and it presents so well too, such a fresh and delicious looking treat. Some gluten free flours (usually the chickpea variety) have such a strong flavour that I really would not bake with them, rice flour blends are usually the best. Hope you feel better Maureen.

    Reply
  20. GiGi Eats says

    April 18, 2017 at 4:30 am

    This cake looks moist and luscious!

    Reply
  21. Norma Chang says

    April 18, 2017 at 9:06 am

    Oh, how I would love a big slice of your fresh coconut cake. Wish I could get good quality fresh coconut where I live. Had a few bad experiences, looks good on the outside but not good when cracked opened, so stop buying them, guess it is because they are travelling from a distance and who knows how long they have been sitting around.

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  22. Hotly Spiced says

    April 18, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    What a beautiful cake. I love the presentation. How good that it’s GF. The little coconut balls are a gorgeous way to finish off the decorating. I hope you’re over your cold and on the mend xx

    Reply
  23. Gerlinde says

    April 18, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    I don’t much care for coconut but this cake looks beautiful. If it was in front of me I woul probably try a piece.

    Reply
  24. Harry says

    April 18, 2017 at 11:29 pm

    Looking Delicious I have never seen any Coconut cake but I love this. I will make this at home for my brother because he loves cakes, so thanks for sharing. I think it will take lots of hard work. Is it?

    Reply
  25. Vicki Bensinger says

    April 19, 2017 at 10:06 am

    Wow this looks so good. How beautiful with that buttercream inside and fresh coconut. I have a fresh coconut in my frig I should definitely make this.

    Reply
  26. Liz says

    April 19, 2017 at 11:25 am

    A cake made with freshly grated coconut must taste extraordinary!! Hope to someday have the opportunity to make this!!! It’s gorgeous!
    Hope you feel better soon, Maureen!! xo

    Reply
  27. GiGi Eats says

    April 25, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    If a variation of this (without nuts and sugar) were prepared for me for my birthday in June…. I would probably faint head-first into the cake because I would have found it to be so insanely sweet!

    Reply
  28. Jessi says

    May 2, 2017 at 2:41 am

    Wow, That cake looks amazing in those pictures!!!! Love coconuts desserts. Have to try making it soon. Thanks for sharing:)

    Reply
  29. Mary Frances says

    May 14, 2017 at 2:53 am

    This is one beautiful cake!! My gluten-free sister-in-law Trish would love it!

    Reply
  30. Julie says

    June 8, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    This was a great recipe, I made this for a office Birthday treat and everyone loved it. I added a package of Jello lemon pudding to the flour mixture to gift it a little zest and it really complimented the coconut.

    Reply
  31. Julie says

    June 15, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    This is a great recipe. I made it for a office birthday treat and everyone loved it. I added Jello lemon pudding mix to the dry ingredients to give it a little zest. The lemon flavor really complimented the coconut and made the cake really moist.

    Reply
  32. Jade says

    August 2, 2017 at 12:45 pm

    That’s delicious! I love coconut. The cake is beautiful! Thanks for your sharing!

    Reply
  33. Patti says

    August 30, 2017 at 10:56 am

    My first time baking gluten free. I have been baking my neighbors bday cakes (coconut) for several yrs. this year he was diagnosed with Celiacs so I needed a gluten free recipe. His bday is Monday and this will be my first try. I purchased coconut flour today and it says on the bag to substitute 1/4 to 1/3 cup for a cup of regular flour. Can u please help me! Thanks in advance and hoping you have time to answer quickly as I need to make the cake this Saturday,

    Reply

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