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Cranberry Ginger Coconut Cake

Cranberry Ginger Coconut Cake

This festive Cranberry Ginger Coconut cake celebrates all of the flavours of the holiday season!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

For the cake

  • Cooking spray for pan
  • cups fresh cranberries
  • 4 large organic eggs
  • 1 cup coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup full-fat coconut milk
  • 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon coconut extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose gluten free flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 heaping tablespoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

For the glaze

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • ¼ cup tablespoons full fat canned coconut milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the garnish

  • Chopped crystallized ginger
  • Sugared cranberries optional, directions below
  • Orange zest optional
  • Bay leaves optional
  • Thyme or rosemary sprigs optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a bundt pan thoroughly with cooking spray making sure that the entire pan is well coated. Set aside.
  • Whir cranberries in a food processor processing until pieces are quite small. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix eggs and sugar on medium-high speed until mixture is pale in color, about 4-5 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and add the melted cooled butter, buttermilk, coconut milk, grated ginger, extracts and orange zest. Mix until incorporated.
  • While wet ingredients are being mixed, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger and salt until combined. Add the wet mixture to flour mixture gently folding just until incorporated. Add cranberries and gently fold until just incorporated.
  • Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and bake for 45 minutes until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the cake has a few crumbs clinging to it.
  • Cool for 15 minutes in the bundt pan on a wire rack, then invert onto a plate and allow the cake to cool completely.

To make the glaze

  • In a medium bowl sift confectioners' sugar and add coconut milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined. Use a spoon to drizzle glaze over cooled cake or transfer to measuring cup and pour glaze directly over the cooled cake.
  • Garnish with sugared cranberries, chopped crystallized ginger and bay leaves and thyme if using.

Notes

Adapted from Beard and Bonnet