Chocolate Chip Cake

I’m calling this a cake not a brownie as it has more of a cake-like texture. Also because it’s great served warm as a pudding with some cashew nut cream (see recipe). ⠀

I like to chill my chocolate chips in the fridge first so they stay in nice chunks as the cake cooks. ⠀

Chocolate cake/ pudding - Serves 6-8⠀

INGREDIENTS ⠀

  • 10g Arrowroot flour ⠀

  • 90g ground almonds⠀1 tsp baking powder⠀

  • Pinch vanilla powder or 1tsp vanilla extract ⠀

  • 2 tablespoons organic cocoa powder

  • 3 tablespoons melted butter or coconut oil ⠀

  • 2 eggs, whisked ⠀

  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup ⠀

  • 100ml almond or coconut milk⠀

  • 159g dark chocolate chips (at least 75%), chilled such as

METHOD ⠀

  1. Line a 18 or 20cm square baking tin. ⠀

  2. Preheat oven to 180c.⠀

  3. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the eggs, syrup and butter or oil and mix into dry ingredients. Slowly add the milk, beating well with a wooden spoon. Mix in the chocolate chips.⠀

  4. Spoon the mixture into the tin. Bake for 18-20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cook on a wire tray until cool.⠀

Chocolate cake