Healthier Chocolate Cake
- 245 grams plain flour
- 1 cup brown sugar (or granulated sugar if you prefer)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 10-12 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons ground carob
- 400 grams firm yoghurt (not as watery as buttermilk but not as firm as greek yoghurt either)
- 300 ml water
- 200 grams baking chocolate (for the frosting)
- 2 tablespoons milk (for the frosting)
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl (flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa, salt and carob).
- Whisk thoroughly
- Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl (yoghurt and water).
- Whisk thoroughly
- Slowly add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
- Mix until just combined
- Pour the batter in a round 25 cm cake pan that's been greased and lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 25-35 min in a 180C oven
- Make the frosting: combine chocolate and milk in a bowl.
- Microwave until melted at 30 second intervals, stirring each time.
- Let cool a bit then pour over the cake.
- Refrigerate until firm
flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cocoa, salt, ground carob, firm yoghurt, water, baking chocolate, milk
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/480572-healthier-chocolate-cake (may not work)