If you have a sweet tooth, but you tend to eat healthier, you will be happy to try the following vegan chocolate cake with avocado, as it is a mixture of countless health benefits and a delicious taste.
Avocados are among the healthiest fruits on the planet, rich in various nutrients, such as calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, sodium, phosphorus, and vitamins C, E, K, B6, B9, B1, B5, and B2. Moreover, they are high in potassium than bananas.
While we usually add these fruits to sandwiches, dips, and salads, in most countries, these fruits are regularly used in desserts.
They are used in similar ways as coconuts and are often combined with raw cocoa, which improves their health benefits even more. The mild flavor, texture and creamy consistency of avocados make them excellent in treats such as chocolate mousse.
Therefore, here is how to make this incredibly tasty chocolate cake with avocado.
Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 3-Cups all-purpose flour (coconut flour or rice flour)
- 5 tbsp. Dark Chocolate cocoa powder
- Two teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
- One ripe avocado, mashed
- 2 cups of water
- Two tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Two cups sucanat sugar
Frosting ingredients:
- 2 Ripe Avocados, mashed
- 1 cup of sugar
- Five tablespoons dark chocolate cocoa powder
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350o, and grease and flour two 9” round cake pans. In a large bowl, whisk the first five ingredients of the cake, and in another one, whisk the olive oil and next four ingredients. Then, pour the second mixture into the flour one, stir well, and divide the batter evenly between the cake pans.
Bake for about 30 minutes, and add a layer of the frosting on the first cake, top with the second layer of the cake, and top the entire cake with the rest of the frosting.
You will be delighted!
