Chocolate cake is a delicious dessert that transforms any occasion into a heaven-sent celebration. Unfortunately, a traditional cake recipe includes butter, milk, eggs, flour, and sugar. For many of us, this can lead to inflammation and digestive discomfort, making it a recipe for disaster.
With that in mind, my Chocolate Heaven Cake is perfect for those of you who want to make your cake and eat it too. This recipe calls for coconut flour and avocado oil to replace regular flour and butter. It also uses applesauce and maple syrup instead of the usual cupfuls of granulated sugar. However, if you are following The Myers Way® or AIP diet, I recommend to avoid using. maple syrup.
To smooth over the top of my cake I made chocolate frosting with creamy avocado and banana. This decadent spread can be adjusted easily to suit your tastes. Add more cocoa powder for a deeper chocolate flavor, stevia to make it sweeter, or a spoonful of coconut butter for a richer texture.
This chocolate cake is great for any celebration—even if all you want to celebrate is being able to eat a heavenly slice chocolate cake.
Chocolate Heaven Cake
Course:
Servings
8
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/2 cups 360.00 ml water
- 1/2 cup 120.00 ml applesauce unsweetened
- 1/4 cup 60.00 ml Avocado oil
- 2 tsp 9.86 ml vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup 120.00 ml maple syrup *avoid if following The Myers Way® or AIP diet
- 2 tbsp 29.57 ml gelatin
- 1 tsp 4.93 ml cinnamon
- 1 cup 240.00 ml coconut flour
- 1/2 cup NaN ml cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/2 tsp NaN ml baking soda
Frosting
- 1 avocado
- 1 banana
- 1 1/2 Tbls 22.18 ml cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 Tbls 29.57 ml maple syrup *avoid if following The Myers Way® or AIP diet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, combine water, applesauce, oil, vanilla extract, and maple syrup (optional). In a large bowl, combine gelatin, cinnamon, coconut flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until combined. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool completely, approximately 10 minutes, then place in refrigerator overnight to further set.
- Combine all frosting ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Smooth over top of cake and serve.
