Healthy paleo lemon layer cake with sweet potato frosting. Easy gluten free cake made with sweet potatoes, not flour! A quick paleo dessert recipe, perfect for summer.

• 2 cups raw white sweet potato minced in food processor
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup cassava flour
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest about 2 lemons
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

• 2 cups white sweet potato cubed
• 1/4 cup soft medjool dates pitted
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1-3 tablespoons lemon juice to taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk solid part off the top of can
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar optional for non-paleo

Optional cake toppings: bee pollen, lemon wedges, glaze- either powdered sugar for non-paleo or coconut butter glaze for paleo.

Optional cake toppings: bee pollen, lemon wedges, glaze- either powdered sugar for non-paleo or coconut butter glaze for paleo.

• 2 cups raw white sweet potato minced in food processor
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup cassava flour
• 1/4 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest about 2 lemons
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

• 2 cups white sweet potato cubed
• 1/4 cup soft medjool dates pitted
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1-3 tablespoons lemon juice to taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk solid part off the top of can
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar optional for non-paleo

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line the bottom of two 7" spring form cake pans with rounds of parchment paper.
2. In a food processor mince sweet potato. Then in a blender combine all ingredients for cake until smooth.
3. Divide batter in-between the two cake pans. Bake on 350F for about 60 minutes, then chill in freezer while you make frosting.
4. For frosting, steam sweet potato cubes, then drain water, and chill in ice bath until cool. Then blend ingredients for frosting together in food processor until smooth and chill until ready to frost. See recipe notes on how to top off the cake. Store in fridge.