PALEO CHOCOLATE CAKE (GRAIN, GLUTEN, DAIRY FREE)

Yes, yesterday was my birthday and if you follow me on the social media media networks you probably saw my husband’s post teasing you with this chocolate cake photo. I’ve been wanting to make a chocolate cake all year long, but I also wanted to wait to do it for a special occasion so I decided to wait until this weekend to make it.

I am really excited to share this recipe with you. I am usually not a big fan of cakes, but this cake is out of this world! It feels weird saying this since I made it, but I can honestly say this is the best chocolate cake I have ever had. When I served it last night everybody loved it and even the kids loved every bite of it. It was quite a feeling for me to see those kids enjoying a cake made with wholesome, real food ingredients and not even notice a bit of difference. None of the parents or children at my birthday party eat paleo, and that just serves as proof that healthy foods, made free of refined ingredients do taste good and even picky eaters like children will love them.

Ingredients
CAKE:

• 3 cups blanched almond flour
• ¼ cup coconut flour
• ¾ cup raw cacao powder
• ½ cup raw coconut palm sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 cup coconut milk, full fat
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons raw honey

MIDDLE LAYER CHOCOLATE GANACHE*:

• 1 can (13.5 ounces) full fat coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons raw honey
• 4 tablespoons raw cacao powder
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

CHOCOLATE FROSTING:

• 6 tablespoons coconut milk, full fat
• ¾ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions
CAKE:

1. preheat oven at 350°F
2. grease the bottom and sides of a 7-inch springform pan with coconut oil and line the bottom with parchment paper
3. in a large bowl mix together the almond flour, coconut flour, raw cacao powder, raw coconut palm sugar, baking soda and salt
4. ...........................

for full recipes please see : livinghealthywithchocolate.com

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