Marianne’s Birthday Cake 

For Marianne’s Birthday Raquel @auckwardveggie made her a dark chocolate black forest cake. A great option for a gluten-free, dairy-free and/or vegan option. 

Ingredients: 

Cake:

Dry: 

1½ cups of gluten-free flour 

2/3 cups of cocoa powder 

1 tsp of baking soda 

¼ tsp of salt 

Wet: 

½ cup of water 

2/3 cup of soy milk 

2 Tbsps of coconut oil (melted)

¼ cup of coconut sugar 

¼ cup of maple syrup or honey

1 tsp of vanilla 

Icing: 

400ml of coconut cream (chilled for 12 hours)

Method: 

1. Place coconut cream in the fridge the night before
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line and grease (with extra coconut oil) a cake pan. 
3. Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl 
4. In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients and whisk together. 
5. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together until well combined. 
6. Pour batter into the cake pan and cook for 18-22 minutes. 
7. Once cooked set aside to cool. 
8. Just before serving take chilled coconut cream and scoop off the cream at the top leaving the coconut water. Whip the coconut cream.

Top cake with coconut cream and I added plum jam, mixed berries, coconut and dark chocolate shavings.