A decadent chocolate cake for that special occasion!

Yields16 Servings
Prep Time35 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr 25 mins
Cake:
 4 eggs
 ½ cup omegaNZ™ Avocado Oil
 ½ cup hemp seed milk
 ½ cup maple syrup
 2 tsp vanilla extract
 3 tsp baking powder
 ½ cup cacao powder
 2 ½ cups almond meal
 ¼ cup new hemisphere™ Hemp Protein
 ¼ cup new hemisphere™ Hemp Seed Flour
Chocolate Ganache
 250 g good quality dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao)
 250 ml cream
 pinch sea salt
Cake:
1

Preheat the oven to 160°C Fan Forced. Line a 20 cm round springform baking tin.

2

Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl then add the omegaNZ™ Avocado Oil, hemp seed milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.

3

Add the baking powder, cacao powder, almond meal, new hemisphere™ Hemp Protein and Hemp Seed Flour. Fold gently until combined.

4

Place into the lined baking tin and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a cake skewer or knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.

5

Cool completely.

6

To ice, pour a generous amount of chocolate ganache over the cake and allow it to run down the sides. This gives a smooth glossy finish. Chill for an hour or so to set.

7

Serve with a dollop of plain yoghurt and ENJOY!

Chocolate Ganache
8

Chop the chocolate up into small pieces.

9

Heat the cream over a medium heat in a small saucepan. Allow to simmer but do not boil. Remove from the heat.

10

Add the chopped chocolate and salt. Leave to stand for 3 minutes without stirring.

11

Stir gently until smooth then pour over cake.

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Notes:

To make your own hemp seed milk, click on the following https://www.newhemisphere.co.nz/recipe/hemp-seed-milk/

I used Lindt 70% cacao dark chocolate for the chocolate ganache.

You can substitute cocoa powder for cacao powder.

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Inspired by: Teresa Cutter, The Healthy Chef https://thehealthychef.com/blogs/recipes/naked-chocolate-cake-2 and https://thehealthychef.com/blogs/recipes/ganache

Ingredients

Cake:
 4 eggs
 ½ cup omegaNZ™ Avocado Oil
 ½ cup hemp seed milk
 ½ cup maple syrup
 2 tsp vanilla extract
 3 tsp baking powder
 ½ cup cacao powder
 2 ½ cups almond meal
 ¼ cup new hemisphere™ Hemp Protein
 ¼ cup new hemisphere™ Hemp Seed Flour
Chocolate Ganache
 250 g good quality dark chocolate (at least 70% cacao)
 250 ml cream
 pinch sea salt

Directions

Cake:
1

Preheat the oven to 160°C Fan Forced. Line a 20 cm round springform baking tin.

2

Whisk the eggs in a medium bowl then add the omegaNZ™ Avocado Oil, hemp seed milk, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.

3

Add the baking powder, cacao powder, almond meal, new hemisphere™ Hemp Protein and Hemp Seed Flour. Fold gently until combined.

4

Place into the lined baking tin and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a cake skewer or knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.

5

Cool completely.

6

To ice, pour a generous amount of chocolate ganache over the cake and allow it to run down the sides. This gives a smooth glossy finish. Chill for an hour or so to set.

7

Serve with a dollop of plain yoghurt and ENJOY!

Chocolate Ganache
8

Chop the chocolate up into small pieces.

9

Heat the cream over a medium heat in a small saucepan. Allow to simmer but do not boil. Remove from the heat.

10

Add the chopped chocolate and salt. Leave to stand for 3 minutes without stirring.

11

Stir gently until smooth then pour over cake.

Avocado Oil and Hemp Chocolate Cake