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Apple Coconut Dream Cake

  • Makes
    1 9in cake
Ingredients

  • 1 cup

    “quick” cooked oats


  • 2

    large apples (peeled & chopped)


  • 2 1/4 cups

    flour


  • 2 cups

    packed brown sugar


  • 2

    large eggs


  • 1/2 cup

    butter at room temp


  • 2 tablespoons

    butter at room temp


  • 1 cup

    agave nectar


  • 2 cups

    shredded coconut


  • 1 teaspoon

    cinnamon


  • 1/4 teaspoon

    nutmeg


  • 1 teaspoon

    baking soda


  • 1/2 teaspoon

    salt


  • 2 teaspoons

    vanilla extract

Directions
  1. Line a 9in spring form pan with parchment paper and butter and pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Cream 1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup agave nectar for 2 minutes then slowly add vanilla, eggs and then oats and 1/2 of the chooped apples, mix until combined. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix until combined. Scoop batter into spring form pan and bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake completely before topping.
  3. For the topping: cream 2 tablespoons butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 2 tablespoons agave nectar slowly adding cream. Add the coconut and ½ of the chopped apples, mix until combined. Cover the cake to the rim with the topping and bake until golden brown and set about 30 minutes.

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