Cherry And Coconut Mini Cakes
- 150 grams sweet potato, mashed
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 small egg
- 6 cups cherries, pitted and chopped
- 1 cup pure honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup desiccated coconut
- 9 cherries, to top the cakes
- Place the sweet potatoes in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Cook until sweet potatoes are tender.
- Using a masher, mash the sweets potatoes and let it cool.
- In a large bowl, sieve in the almond flour, add the mashed sweet potato and maple syrup.
- Mix well using your hands. Add the egg and continue mixing all the ingredients together until you get a consistent dough. If the mixture is too wet, add 1 to 3 tablespoons of almond flour.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop to form the dough into a golf-size balls, then, press down gently in the centre of the cake with your knuckle to make the hole for the cherry.
- Place the mini cakes leaving about 1 cm / 0.4 in. between them. Bake for about 10 minutes, then grill top for about 3 minutes until golden. Let them cool.
- Meanwhile cakes are baking /cooling, make the cherry jam. Place the cherries in a large saucepan. Use the back of a wooden spoon to crush cherries to release their juices. Add the lemon juice and place over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the cherries are tender. Add the honey and cook, stirring, for 10-15 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Then, turn heat to high and bring to a rolling boil. Cook for 4 minutes more and remove from heat. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- Dip the mini cakes into the cherry jam, then roll in the desiccated coconut. Top with a cherry each cake and enjoy!
sweet potato, almond flour, maple syrup, egg, cherries, honey, lemon juice, coconut, cherries
Taken from food52.com/recipes/37192-cherry-and-coconut-mini-cakes (may not work)