Cinnamon Cake with Coconut Sugar Frosting

This Cinnamon Cake with Coconut Sugar Frosting is so good it is hard to believe that it gluten free and made with way less sugar than most cakes. I am not even gluten free or vegan and I love this cake. It is so insanely fluffy and the frosting is delicious.

For another delicious cake recipe try my salted caramel banana cake.

Why you'll love this recipe

• It can be made vegan or not depending on your preference.
• It is easy to make.
• It is made with healthier ingredients and refined sugar free.
• Oat and almond flour keep this recipe gluten free.
• The coconut sugar frosting is to die for!

Ingredients for gluten free cinnamon cake

• flax seeds
• oil
• plant milk
• maple syrup
• vanilla
• oat flour
• almond flour
• arrowroot starch
• baking powder
• cinnamon
• butter
• sugar

Instructions for cake with blender frosting

1. Mix together your wet and dry ingredients, and then bake your cake.
2. Blend together frosting.
3. Let cake cool and top with frosting.

Substitutions

• flax eggs - can be subbed for real eggs.
• butter - you can use real or vegan butter here.
• coconut sugar - this can be subbed with another granular sugar.
• DO NOT substitute out the flours, this will negatively impact the texture of the cake.

Storage instructions

The extra cake can be stored in a sealed container in your fridge for up to 4 days.

Recipe FAQ

Recipe pro-tips

I'm not vegan but I still love using flax eggs in baking because they are so much cheaper than regular eggs.

Other vegan cakes to try:

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Cinnamon cake with coconut sugar frosting

This Cinnamon cake with coconut sugar frosting is a delicious healthy cake recipe.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 9

Calories 355 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Wet

• 2 flax eggs 2 tablespoon ground flax + 5 tablespoon water (can use real eggs too)
• ½ cup applesauce
• ½ cup milk any type of milk works
• 2 tablespoon melted coconut oil
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup coconut sugar
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup

Dry

• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 ½ cups + 2 tablespoon oat flour
• 1 cup almond flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder/starch or cornstarch

Frosting

• 1 cup coconut sugar
• ¼ cup vegan or regular butter butter
• ½ tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Instructions

 

• Make your flax eggs by mixing flax and water. Set aside refrigerated for 10-30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together your wet ingredients until smooth. Pour in dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Pour batter into a lined or greased 8x8 baking dish.
• Bake cake for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely, for about 30 minutes.
• Add coconut sugar to a high powered blender. Blend until powdered. Add in remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Spread icing on cake. Let icing set on the cake for 10-20 minutes in the refrigerator.

Notes

This makes about 9 servings of cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 7gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 259mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 4gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 187IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 129mgIron: 2mg

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