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Offline EmeraldSue

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Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« on: January 14, 2012, 06:07:35 am »
This recipe has been adapted for a Thermo Chef

Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
400g (1 1/2 cups) of cooked chickpeas, drained & washed
4 eggs
2/3 cup orange juice (Approx 2 oranges)
zest of 1 orange
2/3 cup packed, brown sugar
1/2 cup dutch cocoa
2 teaspoons of GF baking powder
1 teaspoon of bi carb soda

Method:
Preheat oven to 180C
1. Puree chickpeas and orange juice on speed 7 for about 10sec, or until smooth.
2. Add eggs through hole in lid one at a time, speed 4/30 sec.
3. Scrape sown with a spatula
4. Add sugar, cocoa, zest, baking powder & bi carb soda & mix on speed 4 for 5 seconds, or until just incorporated. The batter will be really runny.
5. Pour into a greased & lined 20cm (8") square tin.
6. Bake in oven for approx 45-50 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
7. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack for 15 minutes before removing from tin.
8. Serve dusted with icing sugar.

Hints, tips:

This is yummy served with raspberries, but can also be iced.

A variation would be to add 1 cup of chocolate chips or walnuts.

I used a tin of chickpeas, but you could easily cook your own. It's important to remove any loose skins before pureeing.

This cake should keep for about 5 days if tightly wrapped, as it is very moist. However, I would store in the fridge in really hot weather.

I saw a similar recipe on the internet and was thoroughly intrigued by the thought of using a tin of chickpeas as the basis of a sweet cake. So far, no-one has been able to pick that the main ingredient is chickpeas. It's nice to find a gluten free cake is moist, contains no nuts and is really yummy.
« Last Edit: January 14, 2012, 06:09:56 am by EmeraldSue »
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2012, 08:42:24 am »
Thanks for the recipe as my SIL eats gluten free.BTW love your cakestand ;D
Denise...Buckinghamshire,U.K.
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2012, 06:09:30 pm »
This reipe looks great. Roughly, what size are the eggs you use?
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2012, 04:28:07 am »
Thanks Cornishcream, I found the cake stand at a fete a couple of months ago. I think it cost me $3!
Sorry about the poor quality of the photo, but I remembered to take a photo just before we ate it and the light was really low.

I buy extra large free range eggs which weigh 700g/ dozen or 59g each.
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2012, 11:07:30 am »
Nice conversion ES. Thanks for mentioning the TC.

We have a cookie on the forum which uses chickpeas too and that is really nice. What they don't know won't hurt them  ;)
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 07:59:24 am »
I made this today and it is delicious!  I doubt anyone would know it's made from chickpeas or even that its gluten & dairy free.

I'll be making it again on Sunday for a dinner with my in-laws and some relatives down from QLD (one of who is gluten free). I'm also making a gluten free lemon & blueberry cheesecake.  I think it will go down a treat  :D

I made it today as a trial run and it turned out perfectly.  Thanks for the recipe Emerald Sue  :)
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2012, 03:38:33 pm »
Thanks for the recipe. Love to have GF & dairy free recipes on hand. I have made biscuits with chickpeas and they are great too so will be keen to give this cake a go when there are no eyes watching to see what the ingredients are.

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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2012, 08:49:03 pm »
Congratulations on your prize for this cake in the Royal Show - WELL DONE!!
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2012, 11:46:06 pm »
perhaps you should add a pic of the cake with the first prize certificate/ribbon you clever girl  :D (could even rename it "Show Stopping Fudgey Chocolate Cake etc)  ;)
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #9 on: September 12, 2012, 11:27:55 am »
Thanks CP. I made a round cake (I think it was 7") and covered it with Isis's fabulous chocolate topping for cakes http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2801.0
I won a second prize in the gluten free class in the Royal Show. I went to the show yesterday, and here is the photo I took:
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #10 on: September 12, 2012, 11:38:36 am »
Oh well done ES you must've been overjoyed to see that ribbon. I wouldn't have stopped looking at it. Your cake looks delish x
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2012, 11:44:30 am »
Thanks, but I was prouder of DD who beat me with a first in the junior cookery for decorated bought biscuits.
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2012, 11:47:02 am »
They are gorgeous too. She's a chip off the old block by te looks of it. Well done both of you!
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2012, 12:25:52 pm »
Congratulations ES & DD.  CP how did you see the photos ES posted, all I have are 2 red crosses  ???
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Re: Fudgy Chocolate Cake (GF, Dairy Free)
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2012, 12:29:33 pm »
How exciting ES - congrats to you and your DD.  The cake and bickies look lovely.