Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup coconut flour, sifted
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 10 large eggs
- 1 cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
- 1½ cups agave nectar or honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine flour, cacao, salt and baking soda
- In a large bowl using an electric hand blender, blend eggs, oil, agave nectar, vanilla and orange zest
- Add dry ingredients into large bowl and continue to blend
- Oil (2) 9 inch springform pans and dust with coconut flour
- Pour batter into pans and bake at 325°F for 35-40 minutes
- Remove from oven, allow to cool completely then remove from pans
- Frost and serve
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
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Vegan Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- pinch celtic sea salt
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over very low heat, melt chocolate and grapeseed oil
- Stir in agave, vanilla and salt
- Place frosting in freezer for 15 minutes to cool
- Remove from freezer and whip frosting with a hand blender until it is thick and fluffy
- Frost over cake
- Serve
Prep Time 5 minutes
Freeze Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
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This frosting recipe is one of my all time favorites –I have been known to eat it by the spoonful and like to spread it on gluten free crackers.
The chocolate vegan frosting above is a nice complement to my Vanilla Cupcakes (made from almond flour) recently featured in the Denver Post. Go ahead and see for yourself on your next special occasion or for no reason at all!
elana says
Sarah –Happy Birthday! Glad you liked the cake.
Smudge –Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind words. I am glad to be of help. I don’t have good conversions for wheat to almond flour. My FAQ page goes into it a bit more. I plan on posting some good cashew milk ice cream recipes this summer –stay tuned…
~M –Always nice to see your ~. The cake is not all that crumbly. It is cakey –not crumbly and not so fudgy, it is somewhat light. Very moist, to me at least, I do NOT like dry cakes at all. If you make it, let me know your opinions as compared to mine, thanks.
~M says
Hi Elana!
My brother is sending me some (Bob’s Red Mill) coconut flour! Three quick questions before I jump in and make this:
– how crumbly is the cake?
– is there a crumb to this cake or is it more fudgy?
– how moist is this cake? I hate dry cakes.
It’s so good to see a pareve cake that doesn’t rely on margarine. Thanks for sharing!
smudge says
I’m dairy-free (definitely highly sensitive, possibly allergic) and interested in gluten-free, and I’m finding myself on many specialty diet websites like yours which are amazing & inspiring. But, I’m still new at this. I am a HUGE fan of almonds (almond milk is to die for- I want to see if I can create almond milk ice cream). My question to you is can you use Almond flour cup for cup of wheat flour? I am trying to find ways to alter my current cookbook recipes as I learn new recipes. If you have any other tips for adjusting recipes to dairy-free or gluten-free without always defaulting to soy, I’m happy to take the advice!
Thanks for your time. I have much to learn from you.
-SMudGe
Sarah says
Wow! My husband made this for my birthday and it was amazing!!!! Thanks!
Elana says
Beth- Yes, the coconut flour recipes are both high in protein and fiber!
Beth says
Hi Elana,
I just took a look at the blueberry muffins recipe. I’ve made some muffins with coconut flour too. It’s pretty amazing the ratio of flour to eggs used with coconut flour isn’t it? These recipes probably have a lot of protein.
Beth
Elana says
Hi Beth,
You are so welcome. Did you see the coconut flour recipe for blueberry muffins as well?
Elana
Beth says
The cake looks yummy! I bought some coconut flour because it’s high in fiber but not many recipes call for it. I will have to add this to my list to try. Thanks for sharing!
Elana says
Hi Margot,
Thanks for stopping by, I am so happy you did because now I have found your site CoffeeandVanilla.com!
Elana
Coffee and Vanilla says
Very interesting, I have never heard of coconut flour before… I must try it some day… great blog!
Margot