Coconut Layer Cake

and cake frosting

Mar 23, 2025

My birthday came and went this week, but have no fear, I’m treating myself well. One of my boys made me an amazing birthday dinner, and I made the cake: coconut layer cake.

I have a coconut layer cake in my Healthy Coconut Flour Cookbook (page 81) which uses just coconut flour, based on my vanilla cupcake recipe.

That said, here’s my latest favorite. I used my latest yellow cake recipe using almond and coconut flour, but you can use my yellow coconut flour cake that appeared last summer in my summer berry cake. There's also this yellow cake recipe using almond flour. So you have options.

I'm really into using springform pans for layer cakes, but you can absolutely use baking pans if you prefer. I don't oil the sides of baking pans or springform pans. This helps the cake “climb” up the sides of the pan while baking. Once it’s cooled I run a knife around the cake to release it from the sides. And I always put parchment paper on the bottom of the pans, whether they're a baking pan or springform pan.

Hope you’re cooking and baking things you love.

Have a great week,
Erica

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