Happy Friday! Here we are at the end of another week and today I have an AMAZING recipe for ‘Paleo Chocolate Strawberry Trifle’ to share with you from the talented and wonderful blogger behind The Foodie Teen. If you haven’t heard about Alessandra or checked out her blog yet you are missing out! I found Alessandra and her talents on Instagram and ever since then I have been absolutely loving this girl! Oh did I mention she’s 15!!! (Yes that warrants 3 exclamation points). I don’t know about you but I definitely wasn’t creating delicious recipes and taking gorgeous photos of my creations at that age! 

Alessandra has been making big waves in the Paleo/Primal community and her recipes have already been featured on blogs like Primal Palate, Paleo Parents and Zenbelly. I really love and admire the fact that Alessandra has found a passion for cooking and eating delicious healthy foods after being diagnosed with coeliacs, to find out more about her story be sure to check out her blog. For now though I will leave you with Alessandra

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Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be guest posting on Naz’s blog today! Naz is so inspirational to me, and I love the Hungarian dishes she posts! Hopefully you’ll all enjoy this Paleo Chocolate Strawberry Trifle just as much!

What could possible be better than a trifle? I mean. there’s a cake, cream and fruit and it gives you an excuse to serve dessert in cute little glass jars. It’s even kid-friendly because what little one doesn’t love smashing cake into tiny bits?!

I have to admit that when it comes to sickly-sweet ‘traditional’ trifles with a truckload of junk, a bit of soggy vanilla cake, artificially coloured jelly, and a concoction of chemicals mixed into ‘cream’, I’ve always passed them up. But when it comes to this rich, decadent Paleo chocolate cake layered with rich, fluffy vanilla coconut cream and perfectly ripe locally-grown strawberries added into the mix, I’m in. Chocolatey, creamy and slightly sweet, it’s seriously delicious!

How could you possibly pass up all those antioxidants in the chocolate cake, right?! Also, it’s practically summer and berries are screaming to be used in delicious healthy-ish desserts. Strawberries have vitamins too, people! This is a total no-brainer.

Thank you so much to Naz for this opportunity, and I hope you enjoy!

Paleo Chocolate Strawberry Trifle

Ingredients for the Chocolate Pound Cake (Serves 8):

• 3 eggs.
• 3/4 cup maple syrup.
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, softened.
• 1 tsp vanilla extract.
• 1/3 cup coconut milk.
• 1/2 cup cacao powder.
• 1.5 cups almond flour.
• 3 Tbsp coconut flour.
• 3 Tbsp arrowroot starch.
• 1 tsp baking soda.

Ingredients for Serving:

• 1 can full-fat coconut milk, left in the fridge for at least 24 hours.
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup.
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract.
• 2 cups fresh strawberries, stemmed and cut in half.

Method for Cake:

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

In a food processor, combine the first five ingredients (all the wet ingredients) for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, then fold in the remaining ingredients.

Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan lined with baking parchment, then bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, with one or two crumbs.

Let cool completely.

Method for Serving:

Slice the pound cake into thick slices, then cut these slices into large cubes.

To make the coconut whipped cream, open the can of chilled coconut milk remove the thick, white part from the top.

Place this thick coconut cream in a large bowl, then whisk it together with the maple syrup and vanilla extract for 3-4 minutes or until thick. Use the leftover coconut water in the can in smoothies or drink it as a delicious refreshment!

Place some pound cake in the bottom of a tall glass, then dollop some coconut whipped cream on top of this.

Sprinkle a few strawberry halves on top of the whipped cream, then repeat this layering process until the glass is full. Enjoy!

N.B. If you can’t tolerate eggs, try substituting the chocolate pound cake with my ultimate brownie recipe!

Alessandra is a 15-year-old recipe creator and blogger at The Foodie Teen. She loves experimenting in the kitchen and taking photographs of the successful endeavours! Alessandra has Coeliac disease along with many food allergies, which is how she found the Paleo diet, healed her leaky gut through real food, and now chronicles her journey on her blog in an attempt to help others heal themselves. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest!