Vegan Chocolate Cake with Avocado Frost
Explore further the sweet side of seaweed - try this delicious vegan and diary free chocolate cake! With a hint of the ocean and avocado frost, this quick and easy cake leaves you feeling guilt free this winter - makes this one of my favourite bakes this season
Recipe by Elke Travers
Makes 3 tins 6 x 3 slices or stacked up mini torte
Ingredients
Cake batter
250g plain flour| sifted
60g cocoa | sifted
300g sugar| brown and caster
7g teaspoon bicarb soda(1 ¼ teaspoon)| sifted
13g Seaweed cider vinegar|Seaweedery
175ml oil| olive
250ml water
5g vanilla extract
Avocado Frost
190g Avacado| ripe
30g cocoa| sifted
60-80ml Maple syrup| to taste
2g vanilla paste
Garnish
40g pistachios | chopped
Preparation
Set oven to fan forced and pre-heat to 170⁰C. Grease and line the base of three 16cm round tins with baking paper.
Place flour, cocoa , sugar & Bicarb soda in the bowl and mix until combined
Whisk in the Seaweed cider vinegar,oil, water and vanilla paste , mix until smooth.
Divide the batter between the 3 tins and bake for 20 minutes or until cooked
Cool slightly on a wire before gently demoulding, top with frost and pistachio nuts.
For the frost, blend the avocado, cocoa, maple and pinch of Golden Kelp dust
Option: stack as a gateaux or serve single layer, note serve warm as the Avocado frost holds well with the warmth
Easy and delicious vegan and diary free chocolate frost with avocado
We bring mountains to the sea - Seaweed Apple Cider Vinegar with briny taste of the ocean.
Made with wild hand-harvested Australian Golden Kelp with more delicate taste comparing to most Kombu types
Perfect match to sashimi, amazing on raw oysters, mixed with any seafood - or just add it to the salad to elevate it to the next level.
Get obsessed - it’s amazing in desserts, try Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Sun-Dried Hand Harvested Australian Golden Kelp - native Australian seaweed with milder, more delicate taste comparing to most kombu / kelp types.
Great for any stocks or infusion
Responsible wild harvest at Central Coast NSW