Mocha Cake
A delicious moist vegan and gluten free cake that melts in the mouth, perfect with a coffee or tea for a rich tea time treat
Servings: 8
Calories: 341kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g gluten free self raising flour
- 150 ml dairy free milk
- 40 g cocoa powder
- 150 g golden caster sugar
- 50 g butter or butter alternative (I use Flora plant butter)
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 6 tbsp water
- 1 tsp psyllium husk powder (optional)
- 40 ml strong black coffee or coffee extract
Icing Ingredients
- 40 ml strong black coffee or coffee extract
- 30 g butter or butter alternative (I use Flora plant butter)
- 80 g icing/confectioners sugar
- 100 g 70% dairy free dark chocolate
Instructions
To make the cake
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan)
- Make your ‘egg’ by adding the ground flax seed and water to a glass and stir thoroughly to combine (if adding psyllium power add this too) leave to thicken.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together the dairy free spread and sugar until light in colour.
- Add the cocoa powder, espresso and milk and beat to combine.
- Add the flax seed egg and after beating to combine add the flour, again beating to combine.
- Spoon the mixture which should be a soft easy dropping consistency into a greased and lined 8” cake tin.
- Pop into the oven for 25-30 minutes, when ready the cake will have a soft bounce and almost feel uncooked but a skewer will come out clean, the final setting process takes place on cooling so don’t be tempted to overcook.
To make the icing
- Simply melt the dark chocolate in a bowl in the microwave or over a saucepan of simmering water.
- Add the dairy free spread, and espresso and stir quickly to combine.
- Finally add the icing sugar and beat to a smooth ganache style icing.
- Once the cake is cool pour the icing over the cake and tease evenly to the edges with the back of a spoon.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2.6mg