Paleo Yellow Cupcake Recipe with Valentine's Day Topper Printable

Lately, I have been totally craving yellow cake.  Yellow cake makes me think of spring and sunshine which is just around the corner.  I am always trying to figure out good healthy alternatives that don't feel like I am eating healthy and this cupcake recipe is the perfect sweet treat.  and let me tell you, if you make these cupcakes the smell factor is off the chain.  Mmm.. I can still smell the delicious whaff from the oven, trust me it's good. 

Since I made cupcakes, of course I had to make sort of fun V-day topper! I don't know what it is about making a topper, it makes the cupcake extra special and Nora sees the topper, claps her hands and starts stabbing the cupcake.  :) download here. 

Ingredients:

Cupcake:

1/4 Cup Coconut Flour

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1/4 teaspoon of baking soda

3 eggs- 

1/4 cup palm shortening or vegan shortening

3 tablespoons of maple syrup

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Makes 7-8 cupcakes

Frosting:

1/2 cup coconut butter

2 tablespoons of honey

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 tablespoon of lemon zest

1 cup of sliced almonds

Instructions:

Cupcake:  Heat Oven to 350 degrees.  Throw in all the ingredients into a blender and pulse until smooth. Pour into cupcake wrappers and then it's oven time. These took about 25 minutes in my oven but if you have a hot oven- check around 22 minutes.  Take out of oven and place on a cooling rack.

Frosting: Mix it all together in either a blender or mixer- this is a really light frosting. Take a knife and smear on the top of cupcakes.  Then take sliced almonds and put them in a bowl.  Take your cupcake and dunk it in the almonds.