Description
Beautiful festive gluten-free vegan moist gingerbread chocolate mini cakes with luscious chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
3/4 cup brown rice flour (95 grams)
1/2 cup buckwheat flour (70 grams)
1/2 cup sunflower seeds (70 grams), ground
1/4 cup tapioca flour (30 grams)
1/4 cup cacao or cocoa powder (30 grams)
3/4 cup rapadura sugar (100 grams)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cloves
pinch sea salt
3 tablespoons ground flaxseed + 9 tablespoons water
1/3 cup apple sauce (80 ml)
1/3 cup olive oil (80 ml)
1/4 cup molasses (60 ml)
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup hot water (60ml) + more as needed
8 ounces dark vegan chocolate (220 grams)
1 cup oat cream (240 ml)
1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional)
cranberries
rosemary sprigs
blended desiccated coconut
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
2. Grease and line a 10×14 inch Swiss roll tin.
3. Mix flaxseed with water and set aside.
4. Whisk dry ingredients together.
5. Whisk wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
6. Combine wet and dry mixtures.
7. Add more water if needed.
8. Pour batter into prepared tin.
9. Bake 20 minutes or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
10. Cool completely.
11. Cut round shapes with a 2″ cookie cutter.
12. Prepare chocolate ganache by heating oat cream and pouring over chopped chocolate.
13. Stir and chill overnight.
14. Pipe ganache onto cake rounds.
15. Stack into two or three layers.
16. Decorate with cranberries, rosemary, and coconut.
Notes
You can replace sunflower seeds with almonds if nuts are acceptable.
Coconut cream works instead of oat cream.
Ganache sets better when chilled overnight.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Chilling Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 678
- Sugar: 50g
- Sodium: 809mg
- Fat: 29g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 98g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 0mg