Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate & Almond Cake (GF, DF, & V)

Following on from my lemon and polenta syrup cake this chocolate cake can be make GF, DF & V as you wish ! Perfect for any group of people. Plus it tastes just like a fudgey brownie.

The Recipe --

What you need:

150 millilitres regular olive oil

50 grams cocoa powder (Ensure GF if necessary)

125 millilitres boiling water

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

150 grams ground almonds

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 pinch of salt

200 grams caster sugar

3 large eggs​ (replace with 1/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce per egg for V)

Step 1:

Preheat your oven to 170 degrees C. Grease a 23cm cake tin / non stick rubber cake tin (with a small amount of olive oil).

Step 2:

Sift the cocoa into a jug and add in the boiling water. Mix carefully into a runny paste. Add in the vanilla extract.

Step 3:

Mix together the ground almonds, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a separate bowl.

Step 4:

Place the sugar, olive oil and eggs into a standing mixer / another bowl if mixing by hand. Beat the mix together for about 3 - 4 minutes or until pale and fluffy.

Step 5:

While beating pour in the cocoa mixture. Following this add the almond mixture gradually until combined.

Step 6:

Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 35 - 40 minutes. Test the cake with a skewer, it should come out mainly clean except for some fudgey chocolate crumbs. Once cool remove from the tin and enjoy !

Let me know if you make this !

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