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Summary
Keep in mind - you need to pour the sauce over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. This recipe was published before I began posting only grain-free recipes on my site. For a grain-free version of this cake click here .Adapted very loosely from Paula Deen .
Ingredients
- 2 cups organic whole cane sugar or sucanat (to read more about this sweetener click here )
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups coconut oil
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 3 cups whole wheat pastry flour (freshly ground preferred)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups grated fuji apples (I left the skins on)
- 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup organic whole cane sugar
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 570 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 41 g 63.82%
- Saturated Fat: 25 g 126.13%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 36 mg 12.16%
- Sodium: 349 mg 14.54%
- Calcium: 51 mg 5.08%
- Potassium: 54 mg 1.54%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 12.14%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 43 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g 18.82%
- Sugar: 19 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 17.13%
- Vitamin C 11.66%
- Vitamin D 0.02%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat8
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total2 oz-eq