Double chocolate cake with sweet potato frosting
Ingredients
Utensils
oven, springform pan, baking dish, knife, cutting board, 2 bowls, hand mixer with beaters, rubber spatula, peeler, food processor, offset spatula
Nutrition per serving
Step 1/3
- 83⅓ g sweet potatoes
- oven
- springform pan
- baking dish
Preheat the oven to 175°C/345°F. Line the springform pan with parchment paper. Place the sweet potato, with the skin still on, in a baking dish and bake for approx. 1 hr.
Step 2/3
- ⅛ avocado
- 25 g flour
- 16⅔ g ground almonds
- 8⅓ g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 33⅓ g sugar
- ⅛ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp baking powder
- 33⅓ ml almond milk
- 12½ ml vegetable oil
- ⅛ tbsp apple cider vinegar
- salt
- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- hand mixer with beaters
- rubber spatula
Halve and pit the avocado, then scoop out the flesh and place in a bowl along with the flour, almond flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, almond milk, vegetable oil, apple cider vinegar, and a pinch of salt. Using a hand mixer fitted with beaters, mix everything together into a smooth batter. Pour into the springform pan and bake in the oven at 175°C/345°F for approx. 35 min. Remove from the cake from the oven once done, and let cool down.
Step 3/3
- 41⅔ g bittersweet chocolate
- peeler
- food processor
- bowl
- offset spatula
When the sweet potato is ready, allow to cool slightly before peeling it and transferring the inside to a food processor. Break up the dark chocolate into small pieces and add to the still warm sweet potato puree and blend the two ingredients together into a smooth frosting. Spread on top of the cake, then serve, and enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!