INGREDIENTS
4
Wire cooling racks
1
Cranberries, Fresh whole
1
For the optional “frosted holly & berries” garnish
2 1/2 tsp
Ginger, ground
1
Mint, Fresh sprigs
1/4 cup
Almond milk, unsweetened
6
Eggs, large
2
(13.5 ounce/400 ml) cans full-fat coconut milk, full-fat such as
3
(13.5 ounce/400 ml) cans organic full-fat coconut milk, organic full-fat
2 tsp
Agave nectar, organic light
1/2 cup
Amber agave nectar, organic
1 1/2 cups
For the coconut caramel sauce-makes
1/2 cup
Molasses, unsulphured
1/2 tsp
Allspice, ground
1 cup
Almond flour
3/4 tsp
Baking powder
3/4 tsp
Baking soda
1 1/8 cups
Bob's red mill arrowroot starch, such as
1/2 cup
Bob's red mill coconut flour, organic such as
2 1/2 tbsp
Butter flavored palm shortening
1/4 cup
Cane sugar, organic granulated
2 tsp
Cinnamon, ground
1/4 tsp
Cloves, ground
1/2 tsp
Cream of tartar
1 pinch
Kosher or sea salt
1/2 tsp
Kosher or sea salt
1 tsp
Kosher salt
1
Metal angled or offset icing spatula
1
Metal icing spatula
1/2 tsp
Nutmeg, ground
1 1/2 tbsp
Paleo-friendly confectioners' sugar
4 tsp
Vanilla, pure such as
1/4 cup
Coconut oil, organic virgin
2 1/4 cups
Very coarsely chopped pecans
3
Insulated cake strips
1
(12 ounce/355 ml) bottle raw coconut nectar, raw
1/4 cup
Ghee, organic
1 1/2 tbsp
Bourbon or rum, fine quality
1
For the buttered bourbon
1 tsp
Filtered or purified water
2 tbsp
Water
Three 8-inch by 1½- to 2-inch round cake pans
¼ cup (84 grams) organic amber (dark) agave nectar
Heatproof 1-cup liquid measuring cup