Gluten-Free Chocolate Almond Cake

Gluten-Free Chocolate Almond Cake

Gluten-Free Chocolate Almond Cake

Makes one 9 inch cake

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup of coconut oil
• 4.5 ounces of dark chocolate  ( 70%)
• 4 large eggs
• 1/3 cup of coconut sugar
• 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/2 cup of almond meal
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp of pure vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 inch cake pan using coconut oil.
2. In a large bowl beat eggs and coconut sugar for 8 minutes, until nice and fluffy.
3. Add in the applesauce.
4. In a sauce pan, on medium heat, melt the coconut oil with vanilla and the dark chocolate. Stir until smooth, then turn off the heat. 
5. Fold the chocolate mixture into the eggs. Mix gently.
6. Add in the almond meal and buckwheat flour. Stir until smooth.
7. Pour cake batter into the cake pan and bake for 22-25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when testing the center.
8. Let the cake cool before removing it from the pan. 
9. Decorate cake with fresh berries, a dusting of confectioner’s sugar, or a drizzle of maple syrup. Enjoy!

To decorate my cake, I used Coconut Frosting and chocolate dipped strawberries:

Coconut Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 cup of refrigerated coconut milk, full fat (remove any excess water from can)
• 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Whip coconut milk, add in sugar slowly and then vanilla extract.  
2. Frost cake when it’s cool and store in refrigerator until serving time.

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 4 large squares of dark chocolate

Instructions

1. Melt in saucepan over medium heat, blend until smooth.
2. Remove from heat. Allow to thicken and cool.
3. Dip strawberries in the sauce and place on wax paper lined plate.
4. Place in the refrigerator to solidify before placing on top of cake.

Source: bestofthislife