Enjoy this easy delicious chocolate cake that no one will believe is healthy. Rich in iron, magnesium and zinc. And surprisingly its vegan too.
INGREDIENTS
1.25 cups of wholewheat flour
1 cup rapadura*
0.3 cup of cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup warm water
1 tsp vanilla essence
0.3 cup of vegetable oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
TOPPING
0.5 cup rapadura*
3 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp soy milk
2 tbsp cocoa powder
DECORATE
Dessicated coconut or sesame seeds ( optional)
METHOD
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C. Mix flour, rapadura, cocoa, baking powder. Add water,vanilla,oil and vinegar. Pour into a baking tin and cook for 30 minutes. Allow cake to cool.
Heat all the topping ingredients in a saucepan and mix until its a smooth paste, spread over the cake and decorate with dessicated coconut or sesame seeds if required.
* Rapadura is pure whole sugar cane juice that has been evaporated into a grainy sugar. Unlike other sugars its a wholefood containing all the vitamins and minerals and has not been subject to high heat.
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