Decadent Chocolate Berry Cake
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Makes: 12 portions
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups wholegrain spelt flour (can use rye flour)
1/2 Tspn bicarbonate of soda
1/2 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup raw sugar
1 cup extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil
1/2 cup pureed apple (2-3 apples, peel removed)
1-2 Tspn rice milk
5 Tbsp raspberry fruit jam
200g fresh berries (raspberries, blackberries, strawberries)
75g plain organic cooking chocolate pieces, chopped
50g grated walnuts
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Grease a 20cm (8 inch) round cake tin with a little of the olive oil and line the base with some baking paper.
3. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder into a bowl and stir in the raw sugar and make a well in the centre.
4. Whisk together the olive oil, apple puree and milk (puree the apples by adding them to a food processor and blending until the mixture is soft and pureed and makes 1/2 cup).
5. Pour the liquid into the well in the centre of the flour, a little at a time and mix well.
6. Pour the mixture into the cake tine and bake for 40 minutes - or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre.
7. Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
8. When the cake is cooled, remove it from the cake tin.
9. Cut the cake in half, using a serated knife.
10. Spread the raspberry jam over the bottom half of the cake.
11. Add the berries on top of the jam.
12. Add the grated walnuts on top of the berries.
13. Spread a little of the raspberry jam on the top half of the cake.
14. Place the top half of the cake onto the bottom half.
15. Melt the chocolate in a pan (about 3-4 minutes).
16. Drizzle the melted chocolate on the top of the cake.
17. Add a few more of the berries on top of the cake.
18. Top with a sprinkling of the grated walnuts.
Serve with some fresh, plain, skim organic yogurt if desired.
This is a decadent cake, but it is low in calories, relatively low in fat and has a low-medium GI, so can be enjoyed in moderation without any guilt.
Nutrition Information
| Amount | % Daily Value |
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| Calories | 373 | 18.7% |
| Calories from fat | 208 | 45.8% |
| Total fat | 23.1 g | 39.1% |
| Saturated fat | 4.2 g | 7.2% |
| Cholesterol | 1 mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 59 mg | 2.5% |
| Carbohydrate | 41.1 g | 18.3% |
| Dietary fibre | 3.6 g | 12.0% |
| Sugars | 22.7 g | n/a |
| Protein | 4.0 g | 2.7% |
