Yet another epic recipe by @lost.inreality._ - delicious, moist and soft! These are completely dairy-free vegan chocolate cakes with added protein to support muscle growth and recovery.
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 30g Buckwheat flour
- 1 tbsp Funktional Foods Cacao Powder
- 15g Funktional Foods Protein Blend (Chocolate or Vanilla)
- 10g Vegan butter or coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 1-2tbsp Granulated sweetener
- 60-80ml Almond or soya milk
- 1tsp apple cider vinegar
- Icing:
- 1 tbsp Funktional Foods Cacao Powder
- 20g Funktional Foods Protein Blend (Chocolate or Vanilla)
- 45g Vegan cream cheese
- 40g Chocolate syrup
Method
Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 160°C fan.
- Stir the apple cider vinegar into the milk and set aside to thicken
- Melt your coconut oil, and sweetener together. Leave to cool slightly.
- Add your buckwheat flour, cacao, sugar, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add your milk and melted oil and syrup mixture over the flour mixture and stir well until a smooth batter forms.
- Pour the mixture into a muffin tin and bake for around 25 minutes or until a skewer or toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
- Allow the cakes to cool in the tin for a bit and then move to a cooling rack.
Icing:
- Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
- When your mini cakes are cold spread the icing all over them and enjoy!