Cooking WOD 12.2 (Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting)

3/5/12




Originally from Fast Paleo (http://fastpaleo.com /paleo-fied-chocolate-cake/)

Ingredients for cake

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted + a tablespoon or so for greasing pan
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup honey

Cooking Steps for cake

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a glass pan with coconut oil (I used an 11×7 pan, but you could use 9×13 for thinner cake or 9×9 for a thicker cake or you can make cupcakes!). Combine dry ingredients in medium bowl and set aside. Whisk eggs, melted coconut oil, vanilla and honey together and pour into dry ingredients. Stir until combined and pour into greased pan. Cook for about 25-30 minutes, depending on how thick your cake is going to be.


FROSTING:
Originally from Paleo Effect (http://paleoeffect.com/recipes/chocolate-frosting-paleo-effect/)

Ingredients for frosting

¾ cup Coconut Oil
¼ cup Agave Nectar
¼ cup Honey (raw)
1 tsp Vanilla
¾ cup Cocoa
2 Tbsp Almond (or Coconut) Milk
1 tsp Sea Salt

Cooking Steps for frosting

Mix everything together except the sea salt in a blender until the ingredients are blended. Spread over our chocolate cake and sprinkle about 1 tsp Sea Salt over the finished cake. It’s really a great combination of sweet and salty, promise!