My gorgeous sister Belle has contributed this recipe to my blog. Nothing short of amazing!
Ingredients:
½ cup cacao powder
½ cup coconut flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
½ tbsp mesquite powder (optional)
½ tbsp chia seeds (optional)
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp sea salt
5 eggs
½ cup coconut nectar
½ cup melted coconut oil
3 tbsp cashew butter (note: omit to make nut free)
½ cup coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
Icing:
½ cup cacao powder
¼ cup melted coconut oil
1 tsp mesquite powder
2 tbsp coconut nectar
¼ tsp sea salt
1 tsp vanilla bean powder
Topping ideas: bee pollen, cacao nibs, coconut flakes, goji berries.
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- In a large mixing bowl, place all dry ingredients and stir.
- Add in all the remaining wet ingredients and combine.
- Grease a cake tin 20cm in diameter with coconut oil.
- Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for around 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out just clean.
- Allow to cool.
- Stir ingredients together for the icing and spread onto the cake.
- Sprinkle with desired toppings.
YUM! I have to try making this recipe very soon!