Whole-Grain Chocolate Cake

Whole-grain spelt and oat flours are used instead of all-purpose flour in this quick and easy chocolate cake sweetened with coconut sugar.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 320 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup oat flour
• ½ cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 cup coconut sugar
• ½ cup spelt flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan; line with parchment paper.

Step 2

Whisk coconut sugar, oat flour, spelt flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Pour in buttermilk, coconut oil, and vanilla extract; whisk until batter is well blended.

Step 3

Pour batter into the prepared pan; smooth top with a rubber spatula.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 25 minutes.