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!
Elliejoon says
FYI, I baked it in a Bundt pan and it was FAB!!
Elliejoon says
This has become my NEW fave chocolate cake!! I made it for my birthday, yay, and was super happy! I didn’t have grapeseed oil, so I subbed 1/2 cup coconut oil, 1/2 cup butter. I was also out of cocoa powder so I subbed six squares of unsweetened baking chocolate, added an extra 1/4 cup of almond meal to balance out the extra liquid. Delicious! Super moist, super luscious!
Emma says
This looks great! Could I replace the shortening with coconut oil, and the orange with lemon?
~B says
Has anybody substituted an unsweetened chocolate baking bar for the chocolate chunks in the frosting? if so, how much sweetener did you have to add and what kind was it?
Jennifer says
Just wanted to let you know, as many people do not seem to be aware: coconut is a tree nut and if people are allergic to tree nuts they are also allergic to coconuts.
natasha says
hi! i’m hoping to make this for my son’s birthday but wanted to substitute the agave nectar with either maple syrup or honey. Can you tell me what the amounts would be for these instead of the agave?
also, can i use coconut oil instead of grapeseed oil?
thank you,
n
Vanja_Slovenia says
Hi Elana
Can I use any other oil instead of grapseed oil?
V
Meghan says
Any chance you know of a good sugar substitute for this cake. My boyfriend and I are not eating sugar or grains and I thought maybe stevia bc it is natural. Do you think that would work and how much would you think to add? Thank you!
Meghan
Jennifer Gillette says
My daughter has celiac’s. Her 16th birthday is coming up in a week she wants strawberry cake. I love coconut flour but I cannot find a recipe for a white of strawberry cake that includes coconut flour. If there is any way you can help me with a recipe I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Jennifer
kate says
Just made this for my sister for her birthday. It was moist and soooo delicious. I loved it because it wasn’t too sweet. My kids loved the icing.
I had to cover the cake in foil as the sides seemed to cook more quickly than the middle. My oven does seem to cook things more quickly than a lot of recipes.
Most importantly she loved it and was greatful I had catered to her diet.
I recommend your site to so many people. Thank you so much as your recipes make living a healthier life more possible and enjoyable.