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Paleo spice cake is a delicious dessert that’s perfect for fall and the holiday season. This coconut flour spice cake with cinnamon maple glaze is a crowd pleaser, and easy to make!
Paleo holiday desserts are one of my absolute favorite things to make. They usually include things like cinnamon and warming spices, pumpkin (like these pumpkin muffins), peppermint, loads of chocolate (like these pecan pie bites), or are just fun to make (like this Valentine’s Day smoothie)!
This paleo spice cake is good on it’s own, but the cinnamon maple glaze just puts it over the top. It adds moisture and smoothness to the already soft cake, and packs a powerful punch of cinnamon. I’m literally salivating as I’m typing this. I can’t wait for you to try it!
This paleo holiday dessert recipe is made with coconut flour. Coconut flour can be kind of tricky in the sense that you can’t really sub any other flour in it’s place. So be sure to follow the recipe on this one!
Ingredients in Paleo Spice Cake
- Coconut Flour
- Baking Powder
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Ground Cloves
- Ground Ginger
- Eggs
- Vanilla Extract
- Avocado Oil
- Coconut Milk
- Maple Syrup
Ingredients in Cinnamon Maple Glaze
- Raw Cashew Butter
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Vanilla Extract
- Coconut Milk
- Maple Syrup
After you drizzle this paleo spice cake with the cinnamon maple glaze, you’ll want to cover it in chopped pecans. This part isn’t absolutely necessary, but it balances out the cake and gives it the perfect marriage of textures between the soft cake, silky glaze, and crunchy pecans. It’s heaven I tell ya. Heaven.
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Paleo Spice Cake With Cinnamon Maple Glaze
This paleo spice cake is made with coconut flour and topped with a cinnamon maple glaze. It's a delicious and festive paleo holiday dessert!
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 3/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1//2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup pecan halves roughly chopped for topping
For the Cinnamon Maple Glaze
- 1/4 cup raw cashew butter
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
For the Cake
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
Combine coconut flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger into a mixing bowl and stir to combine.
Add in the eggs, vanilla, oil, maple syrup, and coconut milk and mix well until it forms a smooth batter.
Carefully poor the batter into the pan and place in the oven for 28-33 minutes. You want a toothpick to come out clean and for the top to feel spongy when touched.
Remove the cake from the pan (easy to do if you leave some extra parchment paper on the sides and just lift it up away from the pan) and let cool for 15-20 minutes.
While the cake is cooling, make the glaze.
For the Cinnamon Maple Glaze
Add the cashew butter into a food processor along with the cinnamon, maple syrup, coconut milk, salt, and vanilla.
Blend until the mixture is smooth and evenly combined.
Pour the cinnamon maple glaze over the cake, cut into squares, and share it with your friends and family!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Jill from Simply Jillicious
Keyword: paleo, spice cake, thanksgiving
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