Gluten-free Cocoa-Coconut Frosting
This frosting/icing is a perfect complement for “crazy cake”. It has a nice light chocolate flavor and the coconut provides a nice texture contrast. It has very little sweetener and oil/butter, in high contrast to most traditional frostings/icings which are based on fat and sugar. The consistency is similar to pudding- in fact, my husband declared he wanted to sit down and eat a bowl of the frosting!
Cocoa-Coconut Frosting
1 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
1/4 cup brown rice flour
3 Tbsp. oil/butter
1/4 cup honey, agave or maple syrup
2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/4 tsp. sea salt
Blend all ingredients (except for coconut) in a blender and then simmer until thickened in a small saucepan. Allow to cool before mixing in coconut and frosting cake.
Variation: add 1-2 tsp. of a grain-based coffee substitute (like Roma or Pero) for a cocoa-mocha flavor.
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Kim Wilson has spent over 12 years developing recipes based on whole, natural ingredients. She has seven diet and health books currently in print and still enjoys working on recipes to satisfy a variety of needs. She is particularly motivated to develop recipes that help those dealing with food allergies and conditions like candida. If you are looking for tasty recipes that avoid animal products, wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, yeast and other problematic foods, you've come to the right place. It's Kim's sincere hope that you find some highly enjoyable, highly beneficial foods on this blog. You can check out more articles as well as information on her books at www.simplynaturalhealth.com
Hi!
I made this icing last weekend and it turned out amazing. I just made another batch as this weekend is my son’s birthday and I am using your crazy cake recipe and this icing recipe for his cupcakes!
My question is…. I think I let the icing heat up too long and now the oil seems to have separated from the rest of the ingredients. Do you think it will all be able to be mixed together again once it cools or have I ruined it? Any thoughts you may have would be greatly appreciated as his party is tomorrow!
I’m sorry I can’t give you a confident answer. It’s certainly worth trying- to refrigerate and then reblend the icing. Best wishes for a great birthday!