Michelle's Freefrom Coffee and Ground Almond Cake with Coconut and Pecan Icing

Gluten, lactose, milk, nightshade, peanut, sesame, soya & wheat free

A serious coffee cake this – not for the faint-hearted!!

Ingredientsfreefrom coffee ground almond cake

  • 50g / 2 oz dairy-free spread (or coconut oil or butter)
  • 100g / 4 oz pale muscovado sugar
  • 2 shots / 100 ml strong expresso coffee
  • 4 eggs
  • 50g / 2 oz ground almonds
  • 50g / 2 oz rice flour
  • 50g / 2 oz coarse maize flour
  • 2 heaped tsp gluten and wheat free baking powder

icing

  • 200g / 7 oz coconut oil
  • 100g / 4 oz dark muscovado sugar
  • 2 scant tbsp Cointreau, Amaretto, Grand Marnier or strong coffee
  • approximately 30 pecan nuts

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4.
  2. Beat the spread, coconut oil or butter with the sugar until light and creamy.
  3. Beat in the coffee then, one by one, lightly beat in the eggs accompanying each with a spoonful of the flour mix.
  4. Fold in the rest of the flours and baking powder.
  5. Line the base of a 20cm/8inch cake tin with greaseproof paper then spoon in the mix and smooth off.
  6. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
  7. Turn onto a rack and allow to cool completely.
  8. Meanwhile make the icing by beating the coconut oil vigorously with the dark muscovado sugar until creamy then beat in the liqueur or coffee.
  9. When the cake is completely cold, spread the icing over the top and decorate with the pecan nuts.

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