Gluten-free Chocolate Cake With Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup coconut flour, sifted
• 1/4 cup vegan cocoa powder, powder dagoba
• 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 10 eggs
• 1 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 1/2 cups agave nectar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips, chocodrops dagoba
• 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
• 2 tablespoons agave nectar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch celtic sea salt

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl combine flour, cacao, salt and baking soda.
• 2 in a large bowl using an electric hand mixer, blend eggs, oil, agave nectar, vanilla and orange zest.
• 3 add dry ingredients into large bowl and continue to blend.
• 4 oil (2) 9 inch round cake pans and dust with coconut flour.
• 5 pour batter into pans and bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• 6 remove from oven, allow to cool completely then remove from pans.
• 7 in a small saucepan over very low heat, melt chocodrops and grapeseed oil.
• 8 stir in agave, vanilla and salt.
• 9 place frosting in freezer for 15 minutes to cool.
• 10 remove from freezer and whip frosting with a hand blender until it is thick and fluffy.
• 11 frost over cake.