Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

This is an easy cake to make. I do not like my desserts sweet. If you prefer a sweeter cake, you can double the dates. I served this cake with dollop of chocolate hummus for those who can eat peanut butter. The recipe for the hummus can be found here: http://www.hummusapien.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-dessert-hummus/

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3 Tblsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tp salt

1/2 cups pressed dates
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F

Line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper. See tip at the bottom of page.

Place flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Mix well.

Place dates, vinegar, vanilla, applesauce and water into a blender and process until smooth.

Add wet ingredients to the dry and stir with a spoon until well combined.

Transfer to pan and bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Enjoy!

TIP

To fit parchment paper into a pan easily, crumble the piece of parchment in your hand. Run it briefly under water. It is now pliable and can easily be molded to any shape.