Double-Chocolate Crumb Cake
- 3/4 cup brown rice flour
- 1/4 cup potato starch
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, plus more for the pan
- 2/3 cup agave nectar
- 1/3 cup homemade applesauce (page 78) or store-bought unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup hot water
- 1 cup chocolate crumb base (page 116)
- 1/4 cup chocolate sauce (page 93)
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Line the bottom of a 9 x 3-inch round cake pan with a circle of parchment paper and coat both paper and sides lightly with oil.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, potato starch, arrowroot, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, and salt.
- Add 1/2 cup oil and the agave nectar, applesauce, vanilla, and hot water to the dry ingredients and stir until the batter is smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake on the center rack for 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and spoon the Chocolate Crumb over the cake, gently patting it down.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake the cake for an additional 15 minutes.
- The finished crumb topping will be slightly crisp to the touch, and the cake will be firm.
- Let the cake stand in the pan for 20 minutes, then gently run a knife around the edges.
- Cover the top of the pan with a cutting board and flip over.
- Carefully lift the pan away and re-invert the cake onto a serving plate.
- Pour the chocolate sauce into a squeeze bottle and drizzle it evenly over the top of the cake in a zigzag pattern from one edge to the other.
- Rotate the cake 180 degrees and drizzle it again.
- Cover the cake with a dome and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
brown rice flour, potato starch, arrowroot, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum, salt, coconut oil, nectar, homemade applesauce, vanilla, water, chocolate crumb base, chocolate sauce
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/double-chocolate-crumb-cake-376957 (may not work)