Coconut Cake. Dairy Free made with coconut milk.
I have been making dairy free coconut cake for many years now. I first started making this for a friend that had dairy allergies for their birthday. I use vegetable oil instead of butter and coconut milk instead of dairy milk. My favorite coconut milk to use is the canned organic coconut milk from Trader Joe’s grocery store. For the coconut flakes I sometimes use the organic unsweetened but I’ve also made it with regular shredded coconut flakes.
This recipe makes an 8×8″ square baking pan sized cake.
Coconut Cake Dairy Free (with Coconut Milk)
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- -Cake-
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cup all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- -Frosting-
- 2½ cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup + 1 Tablespoons coconut milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 /2 cup shredded coconut flakes (or 5 oz)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees. Grease an 8x8" square baking dish.
- Combine all cake ingredients together. Beat with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
- Pour into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting: Combine the powdered sugar, coconut milk, and vanilla together. Mix until creamy. Add more powdered sugar or coconut milk if you want it thicker or thinner.
- Spread over the top of the cake. Sprinkle with coconut flakes.
Coconut Cake Dairy Free (with Coconut Milk).
AREN’T EGGS DAIRY??
Hi Mary, No. According to heathline.com: “Eggs are not a dairy product. It’s as simple as that. The definition of dairy includes foods produced from the milk of mammals, such as cows and goats ( 1 ). Basically, it refers to milk and any food products made from milk, including cheese, cream, butter, and yogurt.”