Caroline'S Birthday Cake

• For the cake
• Room temperature butter or vegetable shortening, for greasing pans
• 2 cups cups all-purpose gluten-free flour, homemade or store-bought, plus more for pans
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup liquid honey
• 4 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup melted coconut oil or butter
• 1/2 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed and at room temperature
• 1 recipe carob frosting, follows
• For the frosting
• 2 cups ground carob, toasted preferred
• 1 1/2 cups melted coconut oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 pinches ground cinnamon
• 1 cup almond butter, raw preferred
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0 F. Grease and flour two (8-inch round) baking pans.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients-- applesauce, honey, eggs, coconut oil and apple juice concentrate-until well combined. (Add the coconut oil slowly while whisking, so it doesn't re-solidify.) Whisk together the wet and dry ingredients, then divide batter between prepared pans.
3. Bake cake layers until they begin to pull away from the sides of the pan and a skewer tests clean when inserted into the center of a layer, about 30 to 35 minutes. (They will not dome or become uniformly golden.)
4. Let layers cool in their pans set on a wire rack 5 minutes, then invert to release them from their pans. Cool cake layers completely before frosting.
5. In a large bowl, stir together carob and coconut oil until glossy and smooth. Set aside in refrigerator, stirring occasionally, until it thickens and the top layer hardens slightly, a little like a frozen lake (about 30 minutes).
6. Add almond butter; use a handheld mixer set on high speed to whip until it pales slightly and glossy peaks form, about 1 minute. (If it gets too soft, chill in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes.)

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/77459-caroline-s-birthday-cake (may not work)