Coconut "shortcake"

[julirama723]

This is a nice, light, spongy type of cake that I created from a variation of a pound cake found on Linda's site. It was gone so quickly, I forgot to take a picture of it!

I used the cake as a base for strawberry shortcake (using mashed strawberries, sliced strawberries and whipped cream) and I had some for breakfast this morning with fresh fruit (apple, strawberry, raspberry and nectarine chunks) and it was a delicious and light breakfast.

Since I am unable to buy coconut flour locally, I used dried unsweetened coconut flakes (Bob's Red Mill brand) and ground them in my food processor. They came out as more of a meal than a flour, which actually was a really nice texture, almost like macaroons.

COCONUT SHORTCAKE

Ingredients
1.25 cup coconut meal
1/4 cup butter (softened)
2 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
8 drops sweetzfree

Directions
1. Cream butter and cream cheese together.
2. Add sweetzfree and vanilla to mixture, blend.
3. Gradually beat in one egg at a time, until all eggs are blended in.
4. Add coconut meal and mix well. Depending on the coarseness of the meal, you may add more or less.
5. Pour into a greased round or square 8" cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30-35 minutes. Top should be golden and sides should pull away from the pan.

Nutritional Information for listed ingredients
6 SERVINGS:
295 calories
28g fat
6g carbs
3g fiber
5g protein

8 SERVINGS
221 calories
21g fat
4g carbs
2g fiber
4g protein

THIS IS LEGAL DURING RUNG 3 (nuts and seeds) of OWL AND AFTER.

[floydgirl]

This sounds so good, Julie! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I can't wait to try it!

[adreliluc]

This sounds heavenly!!

lol I need to get out of the food section FAST, ya'll are making me hungry!

[ValidRouge]

Ooh that sounds heavenly. I got some coconut flour a while back and just opened it the other day. I fried fish in it and it made an excellent coating for frying. Bob's red mill has it...maybe you can order it online, Julie.

Anyway, I'm going to make some of this when I get home with the rest of the coconut flour.

[julirama723]

It was REALLY good--you could probably use even less sweetener, as the coconut by itself has a great flavor. You might have to add more/less flour (I used more of a "meal")...just make sure the consistency is like a thick cake batter.

[apple]

I bought some coconut flour at a bulk section of the health food store a couple of weeks ago..now I know what to do with it!!!

Thanks for sharing, Julie. Uhm, next time...pictures, maybe? I'm a visual learner