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Sugar-free Neapolitan Cake (gluten, grain and dairy-free)

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A real food neapolitan cake made without sugar, grains, gluten and dairy. Chocolate and vanilla cakes made from plantains instead of flour. No added sugar layered cake. A perfect dessert to enjoy when you need a low sugar treat.

Ingredients

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chocolate cake

  • 8 oz green/yellow plantain (peeled) – about 2 plantains
  • 1/2 cup applesauce (4 oz)
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, liquid (2 oz)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut butter (1 1/2oz)
  • 1/4 cup hemp protein (1 oz)
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder (2 1/2oz)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

yellow cake

  • 7 oz plantain (peeled)
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup almond butter (4 1/2 oz)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon stevia
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Strawberry frosting

  • 1 1/2 cups cashews, soaked and rinsed
  • 1 cup strawberries, sliced in half (6 oz)
  • 1 cup coconut butter (8 1/2 oz)
  • 1/2 teaspoon stevia (or 1 tbsp maple syrup)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Make chocolate cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place plantain, applesauce, coconut butter and coconut oil into your Vitamix blender.
  3. Blend.
  4. Next add in hemp protein, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt.
  5. Blend. It will get very thick.
  6. You can stir in the dry ingredients into a bowl with the wet.
  7. Grease 6 inch circle pan.
  8. Pour batter into pan.
  9. Bake from about 25 -30 minutes.
  10. Let cake cool before removing from pan.

Make yellow cake layer

  1. Peel plantain.
  2. Place plantain, eggs and almond butter into your Vitamix blender.
  3. Blend.
  4. Next add in coconut milk, stevia, baking powder and vanilla.
  5. Blend.
  6. Grease 6 inch pan or cupcake pan.
  7. Pour batter into pan.
  8. Bake from 20-30 minutes depending on your oven and size pan.
  9. Let cake cool before removing from pan.

To make strawberry frosting

  1. Place soaked and rinsed cashews into blender with strawberries and coconut butter.
  2. Blend. It will get thick.
  3. Stop a few times to scrape down the sides.
  4. Add in stevia and vanilla.
  5. Blend until smooth.
  6. We find it easier to pour frosting into bowl before frosting cake.

To make layered cake

  1. Carefully trim the vanilla cake to match the size of the chocolate cake.
  2. Begin frosting the chocolate cake.
  3. Once you have the desired amount of frosting on place the vanilla cake on top.
  4. Carefully spread the frosting over the rest of the cake.
  5. Take your time with this as the frosting is thick.
  6. Slice and enjoy.
  7. This recipe will stay good in refrigerator for about 2-4 days.

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