Blueberry Chocolate Cake (Vegan, Gluten-free, Without Refined Sugar, Low-Fat)

It is still blueberry season here in New Zealand and I keep coming up with new recipe ideas. This time I tried another supposedly great flavour combination: chocolate and blueberry.

I am usually not a big fan of combining fruit with chocolate but in this case I once again have to admit, it tastes damn delicious! 🙂

I have topped the blueberry chocolate cake with some vanilla cashew cream which really adds nicely. But it also works without it.

Blueberry Chocolate Cake (Vegan, Gluten-free, Without Refined Sugar, Low-Fat)

I am usually not a big fan of combining fruit with chocolate but in this case I once again have to admit, it tastes damn delicious! 🙂 I have topped the blueberry chocolate cake with some vanilla cashew cream which really adds nicely. But it also works without it.

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Course Cake

Cuisine American

Servings 1 Cake

Ingredients

  

For a 18cm (7inch) spring-form you’ll need:

For the cake:

• 75 g fair-trade cocoa powder
• 70 g rice flour
• 30 g tapioca starch
• 1 tablespoon psyllium fiber husk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 140 g dates
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 130 g blueberries

For the cashew vanilla drizzle:

• 35 g cashews soak them in filtered water for at least 3 hours, then rinse and drain them
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or essence
• extra sweetener if desired

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 190°C (top-/ bottom heat). Line the spring form with baking paper.
• Mix all dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
• In a blender, blend the dates and water until smooth. Pour into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Scoop the dough into the spring form and spread evenly. Sprinkle blueberries on top and gently push them into the dough.
• Bake covered for approx. 20 to 25 minutes. When an inserted wooden skewer comes out slightly sticky, the cake is ready. I like to run the wooden skewer along the sides to make it easier to remove the spring form.
• For the cashew vanilla drizzle, blend all ingredients to a fine cream, using a powerful mini-blender.

Notes

Enjoy! 🙂

Keyword Blueberry, cake, chocolate, Low-Fat, Without Refined Sugar

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