Gluten-Free Coconut Cake

Description

I made this for my mom’s 65th birthday and frosted it with a simple vanilla buttercream. No one can tell it’s gluten free!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups gluten-free flour
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Whisk flour
  3. sugar
  4. coconut
  5. walnuts
  6. baking powder
  7. baking soda
  8. xanthan gum
  9. and salt together in a bowl. Add coconut milk
  10. vegetable oil
  11. eggs
  12. and vanilla extract; mix until batter is smooth. Spread batter into the prepared baking dish.
  13. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
  14. about 45 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 16

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