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Grain-Free King Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, SCD
Keyword King Cake, Paleo King Cake, scd cake, SCD Dessert Recipe, SCD King Cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

Cake

Cinnamon Swirl

  • 1 tbsp butter - melted
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp honey

Frosting

Instructions

Cake

  1. If using round pan line with a parchment paper liner and thoroughly grease sides with softened coconut oil. All other pans, thoroughly grease with softened coconut oil

  2. Separate eggs - reserve whites and yolks in separate containers

  3. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and set aside (or carefully remove from stand mixer bowl)

    Soft peak egg whites
  4. Beat egg yolks for about 30 seconds

  5. Add melted butter - be careful it is not hot or it will cook the egg - for best results, slowly drizzle the butter into the eggs while beating at low speed

  6. Add the vanilla, yogurt, honey, and lemon juice

  7. Beat on medium speed for about a minute until everything is well combined

  8. Add the nut flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt

  9. Beat another minute to combine everything

  10. Carefully fold in the egg whites so everything is combined, but still airy

  11. Pour into prepared baking pan

Cinnamon Swirl

  1. Whisk melted butter, honey, and cinnamon to form a syrup

  2. Drizzle over cake batter

  3. Use a knife to swirl the cinnamon mixture around, but don't stir it in

    SCD King Cake Cinnamon Siwrl
  4. Bake for 30 minutes (or 35 - 40 if using Bundt or other pan for taller cake) until top in golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean

    SCD King Cake top golden
  5. Cool in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes

  6. Loosen edges by running a butter knife around the sides of the cake, turn pan over and gently turn cake onto wire rack (tap bottom with butter knife if using Bundt pan)

  7. Cool cake completely before frosting

  8. Once cake is cooled you can place on a plate and use a glass (if you used a regular round cake pan) to cut out the middle of the cake to make the wreath shape

    Use glass to cut hole in center of cake
  9. Cut hole in middle of cake

    Hole cut in center of cake

Honey Butter Cream Frosting

  1. Add softened butter honey, and vanilla to mixing bowl - or stand mixer bowl

  2. Beat on high speed for a few minutes until butter and honey are creamed together and have a soft frosting-like texture

    Honey Butter Cream Frosting
  3. While beating on low speed, drizzle in melted cocoa butter

  4. Increase speed to medium and beat for another minute until desired texture

  5. Separate frosting into thirds

  6. Add a dash of Turmeric and whisk until combined and frosting is desired yellow

    Turmeric yellow food coloring
  7. For coloring with fruit: Add just a few drops and whisk. If you add too much liquid the frosting will separate and won't combine

    Berry Red Food coloring
  8. Spread frosting on cake in desired pattern

  9. Chill in refrigerator for a more solidified frosting

  10. Store cake in refrigerator for up to 4 days or freezer for up to three months