An easy gluten free chocolate cake that's topped with brown sugar frosting makes a perfect weekday cake.
I am still playing around a bit with this recipe - a version I think will definitely go into my cookbook, with a little ground cinnamon and cayenne pepper to make a Mexican hot chocolate-inspired cake - but oh, I am so very pleased with it. It is tender and not-too-sweet and a bit nutty from the oats and just everything I wish for in a chocolate cake. Use certified gluten-free oats here to make this cake safely gluten-free
Chocolate Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
An easy gluten free chocolate cake that's topped with brown sugar frosting makes a perfect weekday cake.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground flax seeds, plus 2 teaspoons of boiling water
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- ¾ cup non-fat or low-fat plain yogurt
- 3 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ¾ cups old fashioned (rolled) oats, or 1 ¾ cups oat flour
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
Frosting
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- ¼ cup brown sugar, light or dark brown sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk, more if needed
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8-inch round baking pans and line with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk the ground flax seeds with the boiling water to form a paste. In a food processor, process the rolled oats until very fine.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flax seed paste, vegetable oil, yogurt, brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs. In a medium bowl, whisk together the ground oats, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir well to combine.
- Evenly divide batter between pans and bake for about 30 minutes, until cake is firm and a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool in pans 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Fill and frost with the brown sugar frosting.
Frosting
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the chocolate and vanilla and beat well to combine. Add the powdered sugar and beat well until smooth. Add a little milk if frosting is too dry.
Nutrition
Calories: 533kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 5gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 83mgPotassium: 264mgFiber: 4gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 250IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 2mg
Disclaimer: Nutrition information is automatically calculated and is an estimate (I'm not a nutritionist and can't guarantee accuracy!). Even when not specified, be sure to check that all the ingredients you use are gluten free if you need them to be by reading labels on all packaging and/or confirming with the manufacturer.
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little kitchie says
This looks incredible... the brown sugar frosting sounds AMAZING. Need to give this one a try!