Author Notes
This gluten and dairy-free cake is deliciously moist, chocolatey and not too sweet. —The Kate Tin
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Ingredients
- For the cake
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75 grams
coconut flour
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30 grams
ground almonds
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120 grams
unsweetened cocoa powder
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14 grams
baking powder
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250 grams
Muscovado sugar
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7
large eggs
- For the ganache
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200 milliliters
unsweetened tinned coconut milk
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60 grams
light brown sugar
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12 grams
unsweetened cocoa powder
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Coconut shavings, to garnish
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celcius. Grease and line 2 x 15 cm cake tins.
Mix together the coconut milk and eggs and add to the dry ingredients.
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Combine the flour, almonds, cocoa, baking powder and sugar.Whisk well to combine then pour into the prepared cake tins. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
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Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until smooth then allow to cool.
Assemble the cake by sandwiching with the ganache then topping with remaining ganache. Sprinkle with the coconut shavings to decorate.
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