and it's so simple and so damn sweet and cold.And no, the secret ingredient is not beans.
If I tell you the secret ingredient that makes this cake so soft and delicious, will you promise to still give the recipe a chance? It’s pretty fun to test the cake out on people who don’t know what’s in it beforehand. Watch their shocked reactions when you reveal the hidden ingredient: cauliflower!
Crazy Ingredient Chocolate Cake
(can be oil-free)
- 3/4 cup spelt flour or white flour or Arrowhead Mills gf (120g)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (20g)
- 2 tsp ener-g powder, or 2 tbsp ground flax. You can omit; the cake just won’t rise as much.
- 1/3 cup sugar of choice or xylitol (64g)
- 1/8 tsp uncut stevia OR 1/4 cup additional sugar
- 1/2 to 1 cup mini chocolate chips (60-120g) (Do not omit. The recipe just won’t be the same if you do.)
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 loosely-packed cups frozen cauliflower, thawed completely but not cooked (250g) (Or omit and sub 1 cup canned pumpkin if cauliflower is too weird for you. I might even like the pumpkin version better!)
- 1/2 cup milk of choice. For pumpkin version, use just 1/3 cup milk (or 1/2 cup if omitting oil).
- 3 tbsp oil (or omit and increase milk to scant 2/3 cup, for a lower-fat option)
Cauliflower Chocolate Cake Recipe: Preheat oven to 350F, and grease an 8×8 square baking dish. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl, and mix very well. Combine all liquid ingredients and the cauliflower in a food processor and blend until super-smooth, so there are NO lumps whatsoever. Pour wet into dry, and mix until just combined, then pour into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes. (Or you can try my super-gooey way: bake only 14 minutes and then leave uncovered in the fridge overnight, and it’ll firm up and turn out like fudge! Not everyone likes this undercooked texture Let cool completely. After a day, this cauliflower cake is best stored in the fridge.
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