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Chocolate Apple Cake (vegan, gluten-free, nut-free)

September 21, 2016 By Hana 20 Comments

Chocolate Apple Cake (vegan, gluten-free, nut-free)

This Chocolate Apple Cake is another recipe in a series of vegan, gluten-free, nut-free and coconut-free recipes that I’ve been working on in my collaboration with Amore di Mona vegan and allergy friendly chocolate. It’s an autumnal inspired cake that is beautifully moist and full of earthy flavours. The sweetness of apples mingle nicely with dark chocolate, quinoa, brown rice and cinnamon creating a beautiful autumnal baked treat.

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This time I’ve played with a mix of quinoa and brown rice flours to create a gluten-free mix, which pairs lovely with chocolate and apples. For the wet mix I’ve used home made apple sauce, flax eggs and olive oil which make the cake really moist. The apple and chocolate pieces in the cake make the structure slightly more fragile and so I’ve used a bread tin lined with a baking paper to bake this cake to keep it more sturdy. I don’t like to add gums into my gluten-free mix and like to keep my cake batter as natural as possible. It’s also best to slice the apples into small thin pieces and I also recommend cooling the cake in the tin and using sharp knife for slicing. This recipe would also make great muffins. The Amore di Mona melted dark chocolate coating brings it all together and makes the cake more special and fit for celebration. Enjoy:) x

Special thank you to Amore di Mona for sponsoring this post.

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Chocolate Apple Cake (vegan, gluten-free, nut-free)
 
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Author: Hana, Nirvana Cakery
Serves: 10" loaf cake
Ingredients
  • 2 apples, sliced into small pieces
  • 100g Amore di Mona bulk chocolate (2 cubes) or dark vegan chocolate (3.5oz)
  • 60g quinoa flour (1/2 cup)
  • 140g brown rice flour (1 cup)
  • 30g arrowroot (1/4 cup)
  • 75g rapadura sugar (1/2 cup)
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of sea salt
  • 180ml apple sauce (3/4 cup)
  • 2tbsp ground flaxseed + 6tbsp water
  • 80ml olive oil (1/3 cup)
  • 2tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1tsp vanilla

  • Coating:
  • 100g Amore di Mona bulk chocolate (2 cubes) or dark vegan chocolate (3.5oz)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan)
  2. Line 10" x 4½" loaf tin with baking paper.
  3. Mix 2tbsp of ground flaxseed with water and set aside to thicken.
  4. Peel, core and thinly slice the apples into small pieces and set aside.
  5. Chop the chocolate and set aside.
  6. In a large bowl whisk together quinoa flour, brown rice flour, arrowroot, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
  7. In a small bowl whisk together flax eggs, olive oil, apple cider vinegar and vanilla. Whisk in 120ml (1/2 cup) of apple sauce.
  8. Add the wet mix to the dry mix and mix until well combined. If the mix is too thick add the leftover apple sauce. You want to achieve a muffin like consistency. Depending on the consistency of the flour you've used you might need less or more.
  9. Gently fold in apples and chocolate pieces.
  10. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin.
  11. Bake for about 40-45min or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
  12. Remove from the oven once ready and leave to cool down in the tin.
  13. Gently melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave and leave to cool down. Pour over to coat the cake, top with chocolate shavings.
  14. Enjoy!
Notes
To make the apple sauce, peel, core and chop 3 apples. Place into a small pot, cover with water and boil for about 15 minutes until soft. Leave to cool down, strain and blend until smooth. Store in fridge until ready to use.
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Chocolate Apple Cake (vegan, gluten-free, nut-free)

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Comments

  1. Teresa Franke says

    September 21, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    Absolutely beautiful! Those apples look scrumptious – are they the biodynamic ones from the farmer’s market? & the glossy sheen on that chocolate coating (in my dreams!!) looks divine!! xxx

    Reply
    • Hana says

      September 21, 2016 at 8:45 pm

      Thank you so much Teresa! Yes, those apples are the biodynamic ones from the market, they are just amazing! And this chocolate really does make the nicest coating. xxx

      Reply
  2. sara oliveira says

    September 21, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    Great recipe! Whant can I use instead of quinoa flour?
    Thank you!
    Sara

    Reply
    • Hana says

      September 21, 2016 at 10:27 pm

      Hi Sara, thank you. You can use other gluten-free flour – buckwheat, millet or amaranth. If you can use nuts, you could use ground almonds.

      Reply
  3. Mimi says

    September 22, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Hi Hana, it looks so delicious thank you so much. I had been looking for a dessert with no nuts for a long time. One question please can I avoid using olive oil ?

    Reply
    • Hana says

      September 22, 2016 at 7:03 pm

      Hi Mimi, thank you. You could replace it with coconut oil or you could possibly try adding more applesauce instead, but I’m not sure how that would come out. You might have to try.

      Reply
  4. Ela Janiak says

    September 22, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    Hey
    What can I use instead of arrowroot , I don’t know if I will find this in South Africa

    Reply
    • Hana says

      September 22, 2016 at 7:06 pm

      Hi Ela, you could use tapioca or some other form of starch.

      Reply
  5. Anna says

    September 23, 2016 at 1:35 pm

    Love this combination! Apple and chocolate, whoooop! Can’t wait to try this! And pinning it, of course! Yum!

    Reply
    • Hana says

      September 23, 2016 at 4:54 pm

      Anna, thank you! Hope you like it and any feedback is always very welcome:)

      Reply
  6. nadia says

    September 25, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    Ooo this cake sounds perfect for autumn! Love the look of that chocolate ganache :)

    Reply
    • Hana says

      September 26, 2016 at 7:25 pm

      Thank you so much Nadia! Yes, this chocolate ganache is so lovely :)

      Reply
  7. Michelle @ The Last Food Blog says

    September 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    Oh my goodness!! This is gorgeous Hana! And that chocolate ganache just looks divine!! Yum yum yum!!! ;-) xxx

    Reply
    • Hana says

      September 26, 2016 at 9:14 pm

      Thank you so much Michelle! Wish I could share a slice and a cup of tea with you:) xxx

      Reply
  8. Sasha @ Eat Love Eat says

    October 6, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Such a beautiful cake! It looks so moist and delicious – I love apples in cake! And you can never go wrong with chocolate :) xx

    Reply
    • Hana says

      October 6, 2016 at 4:25 pm

      Thank you so much Sasha for your lovely comment! Yes, the apples make it lovely and moist and the chocolate, what can I say?! xx

      Reply
  9. lisa Higgins says

    January 12, 2017 at 6:04 pm

    Even though I sliced my apples thinly I found that it was a little more crumbly when cutting than I would have liked – any advice welcome. I thought at 1tsp of cinnamon it was lost – I would add more next time.

    Reply
    • Hana says

      January 12, 2017 at 9:29 pm

      Hi Lisa, thank you for your comment. Unfortunately it’s a nature of this recipe, being vegan, gluten-free and nut-free always makes it more tricky to bind without gums. Also the chocolate pieces and apples make it more fragile. You could try adding psyllium powder if you like to keep it natural. If you don’t mind nuts, replacing part with ground almonds could work too. Hope this helps. All the best.

      Reply
  10. Manjela says

    October 20, 2018 at 9:55 am

    This has turned into my go to apple cake recipe. I love it. It’s quick and easy but delicious. We have an apple tree in our garden so there is an endless supply of apples. This recipe makes it easy to have cake at hand for spontaneous guests or events. My favourite!

    Reply
    • Hana says

      October 24, 2018 at 7:45 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that Manjela! Thank you so much for coming back and leaving me such lovely comment!

      Reply

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