The world's healthiest chocolate cake
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“This cake is gluten free, dairy free and refined-sugar free, making it the perfect healthy treat for everyone." – Teresa Cutter. This recipe is an edited extract from Earth To Table by Teresa Cutter (The Healthy Chef, $49.95), available from thehealthychef.com
Ingredients (14)
- 1 cup (250ml) extra virgin avocado or olive oil
- 1 cup (250ml) pure maple syrup
- 8 organic eggs
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tbs gluten-free baking powder
- 120g dark cocoa powder
- 6 cups (600g) almond meal
- 1 cup (250ml) almond milk
Avocado chocolate frosting
- Flesh from 2 ripe avocados
- 1/2 cup (125ml) pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup (125ml) coconut cream
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (60g) dark cocoa powder, sifted
- Pinch of sea salt
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat oven to 160°C fan-forced. Grease two 18cm round cake pans and line the base and sides with baking paper. Combine avocado oil, almond milk, maple syrup, eggs and vanilla in a bowl.
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2.Add the baking powder, cocoa and almond meal and mix through until combined. Divide evenly between prepared pans. Bake cakes for 1 hour 20 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean with a few moist crumbs. Remove from oven and cool completely.
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3.For the frosting, place ingredients in a blender and whiz until smooth and thick. Refrigerate until ready to ice.
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4.Trim the tops of the cakes to level. Place one cake on a serving plate and top with 1/3 cup icing. Top with second cake and spread remaining icing over top and sides. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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