Tag: dessert

Best Ever Paleo Chocolate Cake!

Yum yum this cake is so good it doesn’t taste paleo! It makes a huge cake!

I did not try this frosting recipe.

For cake pops: mix cooked cake with frosting (I just used store bought cream cheese frosting – I did one can of frosting for about 3/4 of the cooked cake, did not use all the cake). I referenced THIS for how to refrigerate, how to dip etc.)

INGREDIENTS

CAKE DRY INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups almond flour
  • 1 cup tapioca flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups raw cacao powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

CAKE WET INGREDIENTS

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup coffee or decaf coffee
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

INSTRUCTIONS

    • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
    • Grease three 8-inch cake pans and line the bottom with parchment paper. I prefer to grease my pans with ghee or organic palm shortening as coconut oil can leave a slight coconut taste. Set these aside.
    • Add all of the dry ingredients to a very large mixing bowl and whisk together.
    • Add all of the wet ingredients to a separate medium mixing bowl and whisk together. Then, pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk together for 1-2 minutes to create your cake batter.
    • Evenly divide the batter between the three baking pans and cook for 28-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
    • Once the cake has completely cooled, assemble the cake by adding the chocolate buttercream frosting between each layer and frosting the outside.

LISA’S TIPS

  • My baking time of 28-30 minutes is based on a standard oven. I’d recommend checking the cakes earlier, at 23-24 minutes if your oven tends to cook fast or if you’re using a convection oven.
  • You can also use two 9-inch cake pans for a two-layer cake (the layers will be thicker). Bake them for approximately 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Remember to make sure your cake is 100% cool before frosting. Even the slightest amount of internal heat in the layers will cause the frosting to melt.
  • This is the brand of espresso powder that I use.
  • For substitutions and storing, make sure to read the tips in the post above.

Nespor’s Homemade Ice Cream!

THE BEST!!

Ingredients

  • 3 T Corn Starch
  • 6 C Whole Milk
  • 2 2/3 C Sugar
  • 4 Lg Eggs (or 5 small ones)
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 13oz. can Evaporated Milk
  • 1 pint Whipping Cream
  • 3 1/2 T Vanilla (try 2)

Steps

  1. Mix cornstarch and 1/2 C milk. Add 1 1/2 C more milk. Cook over stove until thick and smooth, stirring constantly.
  2. Blend sugar, eggs, salt and evap milk in blender. Add cornstarch mix.
  3. Add rest of milk, whipping cream and vanilla.
  4. After cranking is complete and add-ins are added, don’t forget to cover, wrap in ice and let sit for a few hours!

**NOTE: Doing a 3/4 batch fits better into the mixer! 

Tiramisú

Ingredients for 8-10 people:

  • 500g mascarpone cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 about 1 inch chunk of lemon peel (for smell)
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • Cappuccino
  • Savoyard biscuits

Prep:

  • Beat 4 yolks with the sugar and lemon peel piece until the mixture is well mixed
  • Mix in mascarpone
  • Use an electric beater to beat 4 egg whites until light and fluffy
  • Gently mix egg white fluff into other mixture
  • Put a cookie in each bowl and soak in 2 tablespoons of coffee
  • Top with the creamy mixture
  • Dust with cocoa or finely chopped dark chocolate