The Easiest Chocolate Cake EVER and Avocado Frosting
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Ingredients
- For The Cake:
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup white all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup organic cane sugar
- 3 tablespoons cacao powder or high-quality cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- For the Avocado Frosting:
- 2 ripe avocados
- ¼ cup almond milk or milk of your choice
- 1 teaspoon pure orange extract optional
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract use 1+ teaspoon if not using orange extract
- 2 tablespoons agave syrup
- pinch sea salt
- ½ cup vegan dark chocolate chips melted using a double boiler or microwave
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease an 8" baking tin and add the whole wheat pastry flour, white flour, sugar, cacao powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine.
- Make 3 "pools." In one pool add the white vinegar, in the next pool add the vanilla extract and in the last pool add the vegetable oil. Pour 1 cup of water on top and gently stir. (don't worry about little clumps!)
- Bake on the center rack for 30 minutes. (give or take a few minutes depending on your stove).
- Cake is done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, add the avocado, orange extract, vanilla extract, almond milk and sea salt to a food processor. Blend until smooth. Pour in melted chocolate chips and blend until well combined.
- Once the cake is cooled, use a knife to loosen the edges and flip onto a plate.
- Frost and enjoy :)
Notes
The frosting is made with avocados, no one will ever know! Note: the avocados need to be perfectly ripe! Too ripe or too green won’t do! To ripen avocados, place in a paper bag with a banana overnight, does the trick every time! I used pure orange extract, but you can use any flavor you prefer…plain old vanilla is delicious too :)
Nutrition
Calories: 505kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 7gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 414mgPotassium: 541mgFiber: 9gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 101IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 2mg
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