Chocolate cake is always a good idea and no more so, being gluten-free makes it a lighter option than richer alternatives.
This is chocolate cake recipe is reassuringly, a crowd-pleaser if my kids are anything to go by anyway 😉 so do give it a whirl even if you’re don’t follow a gluten-free diet. Quick and easy, it’s a fun bake to make with the kiddos and mine like a slice in their packed lunch box to boot, too!
You might also like my Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes as I continued to tinker with the recipe for the larger cake, making smaller ones (helps if you don’t want to be staring at the whole cake too)!
Ingredients
- 150g butter
- 150g honey (we like manuka)
- 3 free range large eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 150g Self Raising Gluten-free flour
- 50g high quality cocoa powder, sifted
- 5 tbsp Milk (we like lactose free or goats milk)
- Double cream, whipped to serve
- Strawberries (6, halved)
- 200g dark chocolate for the topping
Method:
In a medium sized bowl, mix the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs and vanilla, then the flour, cocoa powder and milk, stirring.
Add to a shallow cake tin 18 – 20cm in diameter and bake on the oven for 20mins on a 160.c heat.
Leave to cool.
Melt the chocolate over a bain marie, stirring occasionally until melted and cover the cake.
Decorate with thick, whipped cream and strawberries!
Let me know if you try it, won’t you?!
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