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Chocolate Cake for Two with a Coconut Almond Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Cakes
Keyword: cake, Chocolate, Dessert
Servings: 2 servings
Author: Barbara Schieving

Ingredients

  • cup plus 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup hot water
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil melted and cooled
  • 2 teaspoons sour cream
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup confectioners sugar
  • ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut toasted
  • cup sliced almonds toasted and slightly crushed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 4" x 2" round cake pan with non-stick baking spray.
  • In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a small cup, whisk together water, oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until blended.
  • Bake 18 - 20 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.

Coconut Cream Cheese Filling:

  • Beat together cream cheese, coconut oil, sour cream, and vanilla until blended, scraping down bowl as needed. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in cooled toasted coconut.
  • Assembling cake
  • Cut the cake in half horizontally and evenly spread one third of the frosting on the bottom half, carefully stack the top half on top of the frosting.
  • Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting. Decorate with additional sliced almonds and coconut, optional. Refrigerate until ready to serve.