Amaranth Chocolate Cake with Spiced Pear
Perfect cake for 2 with healthy ingredients. It is for those days when you crave indulgence in moderation.
Servings: 5 inch round cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup amaranth flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 cup coffee concoction 1 cup boiled water + ½ tbsp coffee powder
- ¾ cup castor sugar powdered
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180 °C. Grease & line a 5 inch mould.
- In a bowl sift all the dry ingredients except sugar.
- In another bowl mix all the wet ingredients along with sugar. Now fold dry ingredients into the wet. Pour this mixture into a greased tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Let it cool down at room temperature.
- At the time of serving, top with spiced pear & sauce.
Notes
- minimally adapted from Baking Flavours
- You can use 1 cup sugar for a sweeter cake