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Frosted buckwheat chocolate cake.

Buckwheat Chocolate Cake

Kate Schat
Gluten-free baking doesn't have to be a struggle! Buckwheat chocolate cake is a simple recipe that can easily fit into your diet.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20 servings
Calories 280 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 200 grams buckwheat groats, freshly milled or 1 cup buckwheat flour
  • 40 grams cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 225 grams sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 200 grams milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100 grams olive oil or melted butter or coconut oil
  • 190 grams hot water

Icing:

  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup half and half more as needed

Instructions
 

Cake:

  • Add flour or mill the groats into a large mixing bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 320°F.
  • Grease a 12x8-inch baking pan or line with parchment paper.
  • Add dry ingredients to bowl of flour: baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt and cocoa powder. Whisk well so there are no lumps.
  • Add eggs, milk, and oil to dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
  • Pour hot water over batter and stir in.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes. This allows for a slower rise and more even rise. Use the toothpick test around 35 minutes.
  • Let cake cool in pan for 10-20 minutes before lifting out (if desired) to cool completely.

Icing:

  • With beaters or mixer, cream butter and cocoa powder until blended and smooth.
  • Add icing sugar slowly on low.
  • Add half and half, mixing well on medium for 2-3 minutes, scraping down mixing bowl with spatula as needed. If too stiff, add a bit more cream and mix for another minute.
  • Frost cake.
  • Add shaved chocolate, and a dusting of cinnamon or icing sugar on top and serve with homemade icecream for additional yum.

Notes

  • I recommend whole milk in the cake.
  • In Canada, I use "table cream" in my frostings. The fat content is somewhat between heavy whipping cream and half and half in the states, so feel free to use whatever you have on hand.

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 280mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 3gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 345IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 1mg
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