German Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups white or brown rice flour
• 1/2 cup potato starch
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup arrowroot
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups agave nectar
• 1 cup melted refined coconut oil or canola oil, plus more for brushing
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/3 cup vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 3 cups Vanilla Icing (page 127), chilled in the refrigerator for 4 hours
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, plus more for sprinkling
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans, plus more for sprinkling (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 325F.
2. Line two 9-inch cake rounds with parchment paper, brush with coconut oil, and set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, potato starch, cocoa powder, arrowroot, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, and salt.
4. Add the agave nectar, coconut oil, applesauce, and vanilla and mix with a rubber spatula until fully incorporated.
5. Add the hot water and mix until a loose batter forms.
6. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, bake for 15 minutes, rotate, then continue baking until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 15 minutes more.
7. Let cool in the pans on a rack for 45 minutes.
8. Run a knife around the edges of each pan and invert onto a cake plate or the counter.
9. Allow to cool for 1 hour.
10. While the cake cools, in a medium bowl stir together the Vanilla Icing, coconut, and pecans, if using, with a rubber spatula.
11. Set aside.
12. Place one layer of the cake on a serving plate and pour half of the icing on top, allowing it to drizzle down the sides.
13. Place the second cake layer on top.
14. Pour the remaining icing on it, allowing it to drizzle down the sides.
15. Sprinkle the top of the cake with the additional coconut and pecans, if using.

white, potato starch, cocoa, arrowroot, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, salt, nectar, coconut oil, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla, water, vanilla icing, coconut, pecans

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/german-chocolate-cake-378104 (may not work)