Cake Bloghop: Green Tea Cake with Coconut Icing

August is #cakelove month!
A way to end the summer with a bang :).
A present from me to you.

I call it "have your cake and eat it too" :).  

Vegan Green Tea Cake :)
I topped one batch with coconut butter
and the other with whipped coconut cream.
Great, healthy, simple-to-make options
for icing on your cake. 
hehe.

Coconut Butter

2 cups coconut flakes 

Directions: Blend coconut flakes in food processor using the S blade for 10-20 minutes scraping down the sides every couple of minutes! Puree until smooth. Store in room temperature.

Coconut Whipped Cream 

1 canned coconut milk, chilled

3 tbsp confectioners sugar

2 tbsp arrowroot starch

2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions: Blend coconut milk in food processor using the S blade until peaks form. Add in confectioners sugar slowly.  Add in arrowroot and vanilla extract and blend well.  Store in refrigerator.

Vegan Green Tea Cake
Adapted from Eat, Drink, & Be Vegan: All-Purpose Vanilla Cake

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup cane sugar
1 tbsp green tea powder 
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 cups original sweetened almond milk
1/4 cup expeller pressed canola oil 
3 tb unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

1. Combine flour, sugar, green tea powder, salt, baking powder & baking soda.
2. Combine milk, oil, applesauce & lemon juice in a separate bowl.
3. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well.
4. Pour batter in a greased cupcake pan or use liners.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes for cupcakes, 23-35 minutes for cake, 40 minutes for bundt pan.
6. Frost to your delight or just eat it simply solo, my preference of course. :)

Click here for my green tea cupcake post :).

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#cakelove bloghop

Please join in on the #cakelove fun by linking up any cake recipe from the month of August and vote for your favorite ones in the bloghop link.  Don't forget to link back to this post, so that your readers know to come stop by the #cakelove event. The twitter hashtag is #cakelove in case you haven't noticed already lol. :)

co-hosted by: 

Bakerstreet, Bon a Croquer, Cafe Terra, Chef Pandita, Cooking with Books, Daily Palette, & EA Stewart.