Paleo Marble Cake

Paleo Marble Cake

Ingredients

• 1½ cups almond flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• ¼ cup organic coconut palm sugar
• ½ cup full fat coconut milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1½ tablespoons raw cacao powder
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ to ½ cup chopped macadamia nuts
• chocolate chips to garnish (Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips)

Instructions

• in a medium bowl, mix the almond flour, baking soda and salt
• in a separate bowl, beat together the butter and coconut palm sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy
• add the eggs, one at the time, beating after each addition, then mix in the coconut milk, and vanilla extract until smooth
• using a rubber spatula, gently mix in the almond flour mixture with the wet ingredients
• gently fold in the macadamia nuts and reserve some to garnish the top of the cake
• remove about ½ cup of the batter and place it in a separate bowl. Add the cacao powder and mix to combine
• line an 8½ x 4½-inch medium loaf pan with parchment paper and pour in half the vanilla batter, evenly coating the bottom of the pan. Then pour in the chocolate batter and top it off with the remaining vanilla batter
• using a knife swirl the chocolate and vanilla batter together
• sprinkle the reserved macadamia nuts and chocolate chips on top
• bake at 350°F until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, approximately 30 minutes
• cool on a wire rack completely before serving

I used this awesome 8 ½” x 4 ½” loaf pan to make the Paleo Marble Cake: