HazelnutChocolate Chunk Cake

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe

Makes servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories

Preparation Time:

hour minutes

Calories from fat

Daily Value*

Total Fat g

Saturated Fat g

Cholesterol mg

Sodium mg

Serving Ideas:

Serve with "

Macadamia Nut

Cream" (see

recipe)

Carbohydrate

Dietary Fiber g

Protein g

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

Percent Daily Values are based on a

calorie diet

An easy way to grind flax seeds is in a coffee grinder

An easy way to make tapioca flour is by grinding old fashion pearl tapioca in a coffee

grinder (see the "Glossary of Ingredients" for more information on making or buying tapioca

flour)

Refer to the "Cake Notes" at the front of this chapter for information about making cakes

including the methods that can be used to make a cake more "decadent" and other

(

methods to make a cake lower in fat)

See the "Glossary of Cooking Terms" for information about toasting and glazing nuts

CAKE

cups brown rice flour (or spelt flour)

/ cup sorghum flour (or spelt flour)

ounces coconut milk (or water)

/ cup water

(

or brown rice flour)

cup hazelnuts dryroasted chopped

grams chocolate bittersweet dairyfree chopped

(about cup when cut)

/ cup soy flour

tablespoons tapioca flour

/ teaspoon sea salt

(or cup dairyfree chocolate chips)

tablespoon baking powder (double acting)

tablespoon ground flax seed

GARNISH

cup hazelnuts dryroasted ground

servings Frangelico (Hazelnut) Icing

(

this is another recipe in this cookbook)

/ cup hazelnut oil

/ cup hazelnuts

tablespoons applesauce unsweetened

/ cups maple syrup

(toasted and cut in half)

(glazed with maple syrup and Frangelico)

tablespoon chocolate bittersweet dairyfree shaved

/ tablespoons vanilla extract

Preheat oven to degrees F ( degrees C) Oil and flour two inch round spring form pans (it is also

possible to use one inch by inch pan) For more information about pans and about the use of parchment

paper for extremely easy cake turn out refer to the Cake Pan/Parchment Paper discussion in the "Cake Notes" at the

beginning of this chapter

CAKE

Sift flours ground tapioca salt and baking powder together Mix in flax seed and hazelnuts Combine liquids

then stir into the flour mixture Fold in chopped hazelnuts and chopped chocolate Pour into the prepared cake

pans

Bake for minutes (longer if using one inch by inch pan) Test to be sure the cakes are finished: the cakes

should slightly pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the cake should come out fairly

clean (not wet with batter clinging to it) Also be careful not to overbake the cakes because they can become too

dry and dense in this case

GARNISH

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