This delicious Flourless Chocolate Mud Cake is perfect for those who are intolerant to gluten, or just don't like to use flour. Full recipe here:
2½ cups ground almonds
¾ cup cocoa powder
3 eggs
¼ cup Macadamia oil [or Sweet Almond oil]
½ cup caster sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
To serve: fresh berries and/or cream
Preheat oven to 160°C. Place the almond meal and cocoa in a large bowl and mix to combine. Place the eggs, Macadamia oil, sugar, maple syrup, milk and vanilla in a medium bowl and whisk until combined. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a 20cm round cake tin lined with non-stick baking paper. Cook for 40–45 minutes or until the cake is just set. Allow to cool in the tin.
Dust with extra cocoa powder and top with fresh berries to serve.
Ingredients
2½ cups ground almonds
¾ cup cocoa powder
3 eggs
¼ cup Macadamia oil [or Sweet Almond oil]½ cup caster sugar
¼ cup maple syrup
¼ cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
To serve: fresh berries and/or cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 160°C. Place the almond meal and cocoa in a large bowl and mix to combine. Place the eggs, Macadamia oil, sugar, maple syrup, milk and vanilla in a medium bowl and whisk until combined. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a 20cm round cake tin lined with non-stick baking paper. Cook for 40–45 minutes or until the cake is just set. Allow to cool in the tin.
Dust with extra cocoa powder and top with fresh berries to serve.