Chocolate Mint Cake
Treat yourself to a slice of this deliciously dairy free Chocolate Mint Cake. It’s made with healthy ingredients while still tasting rich and decadent.
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup coconut oil melted and cooled to room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp peppermint
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Icing:
- 1 tbsp butter softened
- 2 tbsp almond milk plus more as needed
- 1/2 tsp peppermint
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a round 9" cake pan with parchment paper (or grease with coconut oil); set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, applesauce, milk, oil, maple syrup, vanilla, and peppermint together.
- In a separate bowl, stir the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and stir to combine using a rubber spatula. It's ok if there are some lumps in the batter! Pour the batter into the cake pan and bake the cake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Leave the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully invert it onto a cooling rack. Wait for the cake to cool before icing it.
- For the icing: whisk the butter, milk and peppermint together with an electric mixer, then add the cocoa and powdered sugar and continue mixing until the icing is smooth. If it seems too thick, add 1 more tablespoon of milk. If it seems too thin, add 1/4 cup powdered sugar.
- Place a large dollop of icing on top of the cooled cake, then use an offset knife to stir until the top of the cake is coated. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
*Calories are per slice and are an estimation
Nutrition
Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 415mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg
