Description
Healthier take on pound cake; indulge with no regrets!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 3 tablespoons white whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup soy milk
- ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup coconut oil, at room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted, or more as needed
- 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ cup unsweetened coconut flakes, toasted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter and flour an 8×5-inch loaf pan.
- Sift 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
- cornstarch
- and baking soda together into a bowl.
- Mix soy milk and vinegar together in a small bowl. Let stand until curdled.
- Beat coconut oil in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until creamy. Add sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium-low and beat in eggs one at a time. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Stir in soy milk and vanilla on low speed. Add the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time
- mixing on low speed until batter is smooth.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 60 to 70 minutes. Place pan on a wire rack on its side and cool for about 10 minutes.
- Combine 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- and lemon juice in a small bowl to make glaze. Add more sugar or milk to reach the desired consistency.
- Remove cake from the loaf pan. Drizzle glaze on top. Sprinkle coconut flakes evenly over the top.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 10