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Recipe for a healthy sweet potato and coconut cake, submitted by Denise Lima
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By Claire Beaumont, the Technique desk · Brazil · 1 min ·

Recipe for a healthy sweet potato and coconut cake, submitted by Denise Lima

1. Mix all the liquid ingredients in a blender.

Ingredients · Servings 8
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup of oil
  • 100 ml of milk
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup demerara sugar
  • 100 g of grated raw sweet potato
  • 100g of unsweetened grated coconut (fresh)
  • 1 cup of oat flour
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons of chia seeds
Method · 50 min
  1. Mix all the liquid ingredients in a blender.
  2. Beat for 2 minutes, then add the oat flour, sugar, sweet potato, shredded coconut, a pinch of salt, cinnamon, and cornstarch.
  3. Knock again.
  4. Add the chia seeds after finishing and stir with a spoon.
  5. Add the baking powder, stir, and pour into the pan.
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 40 minutes.
  • 2. Beat for 2 minutes, then add the oat flour, sugar, sweet potato, shredded coconut, a pinch of salt, cinnamon, and cornstarch.
  • 3. Beat again.
  • 4. Add the chia seeds after finishing and stir with a spoon.
  • 5. Add the baking powder, stir, and pour into the pan.
  • 6. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 40 minutes.

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