Chocolate Cake :)

Well i haven't posted in a few days so thought i'd make it a good one today :)

It was my little ones birthday and i was having a few over and i really wanted to make something clean as her birthday cake… this was my challenge..

Step up Elana's Pantry.. I found one of her recipes and modified it slightly.. it was so tasty and moist too.. Try it yourselves you won't' be disappointed

Ingredients

• 2 cups ground almonds ( almond flour )
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ( i used green and blacks)
• 1/2 tsp himalayan rock salt
• 1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup mashed banana
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180degC
2. Grease a 9 inch cake pan with coconut oil and dust with ground almonds
3. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients - ground almonds, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
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5. In a medium bowl combine the wet ingredients - maple syrup, mashed banana, eggs and vanilla extract.
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7. Stir the wet ingredients into the ground almonds mixture until combined completely.
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9. Pour the cake mixture into the prepared cake pan
10. Bake in the oven for 35 - 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. 
11. Let the cake cool in the pan for an hour.
12. Serve straight away or you can wait till later :)

Serve with some Greek yogurt and berries