WASHINGTON, August 4, 2017 – Just in time for Labor Day, Head Pastry Chef Ellen de Jager-Smith at Michelin Starred Bohemia has shared her recipe for her delicious, healthy, gluten-free chocolate cake – which includes no cream, butter or sugar!
Enjoy
Ingredients (To make 10 cupcakes or 1 small cake)
- 1 Tbs Ground almonds
- 3 Tbs Cocoa powder
- 1 Tsp Baking soda
- 1 Tsp Gluten free baking powder
- 3 Eggs
- 9 Tbs Maple syrup
- 13 Tbs Almond milk
- 13 Tbs Pitted dates
- 1 tsp Grated courgette
- 13 Tbs Olive oil
- 10 tbs Dark Chocolate
Method
- Sieve all of the dry ingredients together
- Whisk the eggs and add the maple syrup
- Blend the almond milk, dates, grated courgettes and olive oil together
- Melt the dark chocolate
- Add the dry ingredients to egg mixture to create a smooth batter
- Fold the almond milk mixture carefully into the batter and pour in the dark chocolate
- Preheat the oven to 160°C
- Pour the mixture into a lined tin
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes for cupcakes and 40 to 50 minutes for a cake
Ingredients – Chocolate, avocado and date icing
- 2 Avocados
- 1 Cup Dates
- 1 Cup Cocoa powder
- 4 Tbs Maple syrup
- 1 1/2 Almond milk
- A pinch of salt
- 400g (A little more than 1-1/2 cups) Melted dark chocolate
Method
- Blend everything (except the dark chocolate) in a food processor
- Add the dark chocolate carefully whilst blending
- Decorate as you please
Bohemia was the only restaurant in the Channel Islands to be listed in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants. The 4AA Rosette restaurant also received the highest score in the Channel Islands in the Good Food Guide with a glowing score of 7 and was listed as the best restaurant in Jersey in the guide’s ‘Top 50 Restaurants in the UK’.
Bohemia Bar & Restaurant, Green Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4UH, Channel Islands
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