Chocolate Decadence! My oh my!!
Made this chocolate cake for my husband’s birthday. I added vanilla coconut bliss ice cream, melted grain sweetened chocolate and crushed macadamia nuts on top! Get creative!! This is a crowd pleaser!! Delicious, decadent and delightful! It’s a healthy, easy-to-make, scrumptious recipe that everyone will enjoy!
			Chocolate Cake
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		Ingredients
			- Dry ingredients
 - 1 2/3 cup white whole wheat flour
 - 1 cup agave
 - ½ cup coco powder unsweetened
 - 1 tsp baking soda –sift
 - ½ tsp salt
 - mix all ingredients in a bowl
 - Wet Ingredients
 - 1 ¼ cup water
 - 1/3 cup coconut oil
 - 1 tsp vinegar
 - ½ tsp vanilla
 - mix all ingredients in a bowl
 
Instructions
			- Make sure rack is in center of oven. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
 - Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
 - DO NOT OVERMIX
 - Lightly oil cake pans, flour, pat out excess flour
 - Fill each cake pan ½ way
 - Bake 20 minutes at 325. Take cakes out of oven and let cool.
 - Chocolate sauce
 - Place chocolate chips and almond milk in a sauce pan on medium low heat.
 - Stir constantly until chips are melted.
 - Silvered Almonds
 - Lightly toast almonds in a pan on the stovetop on medium heat.
 
Assembly
			- Cut a slice of cake, put a dollop of Coconut Bliss ice cream on top, drizzle chocolate sauce over and sprinkle almonds on top.
 - Voila!
 
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About Nourishment’s Founder, Victoria Dodge:
After a long successful career in photography, with 5 books published, Victoria has transitioned into not only being a successful photographer but a health and wellness expert. She has been practicing and living a plant based lifestyle with her family for over 6 years. She has been mentored and inspired by some of today’s health pioneers and continues to share her wealth of knowledge that covers a wide range of topics from cleansing to vegan and raw culinary arts. Victoria teaches group classes open to the public and private consultations all year round. www.nourishmentnow.com




