“I have a friend who has coeliac disease, and he moaned in my experience that he’d never eat another chocolate cake. So I did this gluten-free recipe for him. It’s my go-to dessert at this time; it’s just like a fudgy brownie.”
Olive oil makes a cake moist, flavorful, and provides heart-healthy fats.
Recipe Is: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup regular olive oil, plus more for greasing cake pan
- 6 tablespoons good-quality unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups almond meal or 3/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 3 large eggs
Nutritional Information
- Calories per serving 272
- Fat per serving 0.0g
- Saturated fat per serving 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat per serving 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat per serving 0.0g
- Protein per serving 0.0g
- Carbohydrate per serving 0.0g
- Fiber per serving 0.0g
- Cholesterol per serving 0.0mg
- Iron per serving 0.0mg
- Sodium per serving 0.0mg
- Calcium per serving 0.0mg
- Calories per serving 272
- Fat per serving 0.0g
- Saturated fat per serving 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat per serving 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat per serving 0.0g
- Protein per serving 0.0g
- Carbohydrate per serving 0.0g
- Fiber per serving 0.0g
- Cholesterol per serving 0.0mg
- Iron per serving 0.0mg
- Sodium per serving 0.0mg
- Calcium per serving 0.0mg
How to Make It
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325