Gluten Free Vegan Living

The following recipe is listed as a Coconut Lime Tea Cake.  I chose to list it as a Coconut Lime Loaf — mostly because it looks like a loaf and because I didn’t think most people would know what a Tea Cake was!!

So off to Wikipedia I went to see what they say about Tea Cakes:

A teacake is a light yeast-based sweet bun containing dried fruit, typically served toasted and buttered.

So now I have a dilemma as the following recipe does not fit the description of a Tea Cake ….. but in reality, who really cares if it is a Tea Cake or a Loaf??  It looks delicious — is Gluten Free Vegan — and has healthy ingredients!  Isn’t that all that should matter? …..

Coconut Lime Tea Cake (Gluten-Free & Vegan)

Author: Amanda Maguire

• 1 C. All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill brand)
• 1 C. Coconut Flour
• 1 1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder
• 1 Tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 Tsp. Xanthan Gum
• 1/2 Tsp. Salt
• 1 1/4 C. Coconut Milk (I used TJ’s brand from the 1/2 gallon carton)
• 1 Ener-G Egg (1 1/2 Tsp. Ener-G egg replacer, 2 Tbs. warm water)
• Juice & Zest of 3 Organic Limes (about 1/4 C. juice, 3 heaping Tbs. zest)
• 1/4 C. Agave
• 1/4 C. Unsweetened Applesauce
• 1/4 C. Coconut Oil, melted
• 1 Tsp. Vanilla Bean Paste (or Pure Vanilla Extract)
• 3/4 C. Coconut Flakes, plus 1 Tbs. more for garnish