1butternut pumpkinI had 750g once peeled and deseeded
125g70% chocolate
½ cupcoconut oilolive oil also works
½ cuprice malt syrup
2tspvanilla extract
1cupcocoa
2cupsoatsuse gluten free oats if need be or oatmeal if you don’t have a food processor
2tspbaking powder
Olive oil spray
Chocolate Ganache
125g70% chocolate
¼ cupcold water
1tbsprice malt syrup
1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C
Cut pumpkin into 2.5cm cubes, place on baking tray and lightly spray with oil
Roast in preheated oven for 45min to 1 hour (depending on size of pieces) until pumpkin is dark orange and can easily be mashed.
Place pumpkin in a bowl and use stick mixer/food processor or simply mash to form a puree (should have 1.5 cups)
Line cake tin and lightly grease with spray oil (use spring form tin if you have one)
Place chocolate, rice malt syrup, vanilla extract and oil in a saucepan on medium heat and stir occasionally until chocolate is melted and it is well mixed.
Meanwhile place oats, cocoa, and baking powder in a food processor and blitz to a fine powder (use oatmeal and combine well in bowl If no processor).
Once wet ingredients are mixed and chocolate is melted remove from heat and mix in pumpkin puree.
Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix into a cake batter
Pour into prepared tin and level out.
Bake for 25 mins T 180°C or until cake top bounces back when touched. Let cool for 10 mins before turning out on a wire rack.
When cake is cooling, add chocolate and water to a saucepan over medium heat and stir until chocolate is melted and it thickens. Add Rice Malt
Syrup and vanilla and combine well, mixture should resemble a ganache. Pour and spread on cooled cake.
If you want it really dense then refrigerate cake. Serve with a scoop of Greek yoghurt (optional)
Recipe Notes
208 calories a serve
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Healthy Chocolate Pumpkin Mud Cake With Chocolate Ganache
1butternut pumpkinI had 750g once peeled and deseeded
125g70% chocolate
½ cupcoconut oilolive oil also works
½ cuprice malt syrup
2tspvanilla extract
1cupcocoa
2cupsoatsuse gluten free oats if need be or oatmeal if you don't have a food processor
2tspbaking powder
Olive oil spray
Chocolate Ganache
125g70% chocolate
¼ cupcold water
1tbsprice malt syrup
1tspvanilla extract
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C
Cut pumpkin into 2.5cm cubes, place on baking tray and lightly spray with oil
Roast in preheated oven for 45min to 1 hour (depending on size of pieces) until pumpkin is dark orange and can easily be mashed.
Place pumpkin in a bowl and use stick mixer/food processor or simply mash to form a puree (should have 1.5 cups)
Line cake tin and lightly grease with spray oil (use spring form tin if you have one)
Place chocolate, rice malt syrup, vanilla extract and oil in a saucepan on medium heat and stir occasionally until chocolate is melted and it is well mixed.
Meanwhile place oats, cocoa, and baking powder in a food processor and blitz to a fine powder (use oatmeal and combine well in bowl If no processor).
Once wet ingredients are mixed and chocolate is melted remove from heat and mix in pumpkin puree.
Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix into a cake batter
Pour into prepared tin and level out.
Bake for 25 mins T 180°C or until cake top bounces back when touched. Let cool for 10 mins before turning out on a wire rack.
When cake is cooling, add chocolate and water to a saucepan over medium heat and stir until chocolate is melted and it thickens. Add Rice Malt
Syrup and vanilla and combine well, mixture should resemble a ganache. Pour and spread on cooled cake.
If you want it really dense then refrigerate cake. Serve with a scoop of Greek yoghurt (optional)