Nutty cranberry cake with zesty lime frosting (gluten free)

Happy boxing day! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that you have a few cranberries kicking around because I know exactly what you’re going to want to do with them!

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Nutty cranberry cake with zesty lime frosting (gluten free)

Perfect cake for Christmas.
Course Desserts
Cuisine Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nutrient Rich, Refined Sugar Free
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 1
Author Laura Livesey

Ingredients

Dry

  • 1 cup almonds
  • 2 cups pecans
  • 1 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 4 Tbsp chia seeds
  • Pinch salt


Wet

  • 5 large ripe bananas
  • zest and fruit of 1 orange
  • zest of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp grated ginger


  • 2 cups fresh organic cranberries or blueberries


Frosting

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey or agave syrup
  • 1/8 cup of coconut butter
  • 2 Tbsp almond butter
  • 1 Tbsp Buckwheat flour
  • 1/4 cup organic cranberries or other berry
  • zest of 1/2 lime

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 150 (300 F)
  2. Blend together dry ingredients below in a high speed blender until it has a flour-like consistency, and then dump flour mixture into a mixing bowl. To save time, you can now use the same blender for the wet ingredients in part 2 below.
  3. Blend the wet ingredients in the same blender (no need to clean it yet) or use food processor
  4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl, and then stir together. Fold into the mixture
  5. Pour the cake batter into your cake pan. I use a springform pan like this one, but any medium sized cake pan will do. Bake for approximately 50-60 minutes.
  6. While baking, mix together frosting ingredients below in a small food processor, and then store the frosting in the fridge to cool.
  7. Take cake out of the oven and let it cool. Then spread your frosting when you are ready to enjoy your lovely cake! Yummy! I love to let the frosting drizzle down the sides for extra gooey appealingness! Enjoy your healthy treat!

MAIN BENEFITS / WHY EAT THIS?

  • Helps you avoid dangerous wheat and sugar while still giving you a  lovely, familiar breakfast or “coffee” cake treat
  • Packed with heart healthy almonds, pecans, coconut oil, oranges, omega 3’s (chia), cinnamon, and antioxidant laden cranberries
  • Cranberries are a superfood that you should enjoy year round. As in this recipe, aim to eat the whole fruit (not just the juice) if you want all of the disease fighting antioxidant power of cranberries. These ruby beauties outrank nearly every fruit and vegetable-including strawberries, spinach, broccoli, red grapes, apples, raspberries, and cherries.
    This clean, gluten-free cake is bursting with nutrients that are good for your heart, your skin, and your digestive tract. Enjoy whole cranberries year round with this zesty lime frosted gem!

    This clean, gluten-free cake is bursting with nutrients that are good for your heart, your skin, and your digestive tract. Enjoy whole cranberries year round with this zesty lime frosted gem!

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