Vegan Chocolate Coffee Cake

Step 1/8

• oven
• cake pan
• pastry brush

Preheat the oven to 190 C. Gently grease a 20-25 cm round cake pan with a pastry brush. Dust with flour or wheat bran and set aside.

Step 2/8

• 6¼ g fresh coconut piece
• 31¼ g dark chocolate bar

• sharp knife
• zester

Chop the chocolate bar into chunks and set aside. Finely grate/shred the coconut piece with a zester or microplane. The store-bought shredded coconut could be easily replaced here.

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• 18¾ g banana/banana peel

• small bowl

Finely separate the inner side of banana peel with a teaspoon. It is possible to use the same amount of a ripen banana instead of peel. In that case, just mash it with a fork. Mix it together with the shredded coconut in a small bowl.

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• ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
• 2½ g flaxseed flour
• 10 ml water
• 25 g sugar
• 12½ g date molasses
• 12½ ml oil
• ⅛ tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp coffee liqueur/coffee extract
• ⅛ tsp salt

• mixing bowl
• whisk

In a large bowl, mix the ground flax seed with water. Let stand for 5-10 min. Add the coconut-banana mixture, sugar, date molasses, oil, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract and coffee liqueur to the flax mixture and whisk well to combine.

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• 37½ g flour
• 6¼ tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ⅛ tsp baking soda
• 18¾ ml espresso
• 6¼ tsp balsamic vinegar/dry red wine

• mixing bowl
• sieve
• rubber spatula

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, cocoa powder and both baking agents. Sift half of the dry ingredients over the wet mixture and mix once or twice. Stir in the espresso/coffee, then sift the remaining flour mixture over. Gradually pour in the balsamic vinegar and whisk/fold gently.

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Spoon half of the batter to the prepared pan and scatter half of the chocolate chunks over. Mix the remaining batter and chocolate pieces then distribute over the semi-filled pan. Smooth the top and bake in the oven for 30 min.

Step 7/8

• toothpick
• cooling rack

Reduce the oven temperature to 175 C and continue baking for about 10-15 more min. As usual, a toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean. Briefly cool the cake into the pan, then remove and cool completely onto a rack.

Step 8/8

Enjoy it as an intense but light desert, or maybe the next morning breakfast...

Enjoy your meal!