It’s called pound cake because it originally was made with one pound of butter, one pound of eggs, one pound of sugar and one pound of wheat flour. I kept the eggs and got rid of everything else, without compromising its taste or its dense texture.
I baked this for my daughter’s birthday and it was a total hit!
Ingredients:
6 eggs
1/2 cup of coconut flour
12 dates
1 tbsp of vanilla
1/4 tsp of baking soda
1/4 tsp of baking powder
1/2 cup of coconut oil
1/4 tsp of sea salt
Preparation:
- Pre-heat oven to 350
- Using an immersion blender, food processor or regular blender mix all ingredients together, except the coconut flour, until dates are dissolved.
- Mix in the coconut flour.
- Pour batter into a well-greased bread loaf baking pan or a 7.5 inch round baking pan.
- Flatten the top using a spoon or moist hands
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until you can stick a knife in the cake and comes out dry.
- Let cool, remove from mold, eat as is or decorate with vanilla cream frosting or your favorite frosting
Anne-Marie Van den Bossche July 14, 2012 at 3:07 am
Hi Edible Harmony,
This cake looks really yummy !
I am going to try it but I have a problem :
Backing powder has yeast in it and I can not use yeast. And the baking soda I don’t like the taste of it when I bake something, even not in small amount.
Do you maybe know how I can do it without those two and still have a light texture ?
Edible Harmony July 14, 2012 at 2:09 pm
I’m sure that you could use more baking soda instead of baking powder but I do not know how to replace the baking soda all together. If I think of something I will let you know
Anne-Marie Van den Bossche July 21, 2012 at 1:44 pm
I made this cake today, but instead of the dates I used bananas (they had to be eaten). I found a way to make it more fluffy
: I didn’t add the baking powder but I did add the baking soda plus 2 teaspoons of lemon … this made the cake rise 
Carmen July 19, 2012 at 10:14 pm
I am waiting until my daughter’s first birthday in November to try this. I cannot think of giving her a store bought cake made out of refined flours and full of sugars. I simply refuse to feed my loved ones unhealthy choices.
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