Vegan Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Chocolate Olive Oil Sauce
 
 
Hazel & Cacao:
Ingredients
  • CAKE
  • 1½ cups wholemeal spelt flour
  • ¾ cup cacao powder
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • Pinch salt
  • 1½ cups coconut sugar
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp decaf instant coffee granules ( I used bamu cereal coffee)
  • 1½ cups almond milk
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • SAUCE:
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp cacao powder
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Drop vanilla extract
Method
  1. For the cake: sift together the spelt flour, cacao powder, baking soda coconut sugar, coffee granules and salt in a large bowl.
  2. In a seperate bowl combine the olive oil , almond milk and vinegar and mix well.
  3. Pour the olive oil mixture over the flour mixture and mix well.
  4. Pour batter in to a lightly greased cake tin and bake at 180 C for about 40 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  6. For the sauce mix all the sauce ingredients together until smooth.
  7. Drizzle over cake and serve with berries or any toppings you like.
Recipe by Talida Voinea at https://talidavoinea.au/vegan-chocolate-olive-oil-cake-with-chocolate-olive-oil-sauce/