Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Cake (Paleo, Gluten-Free)

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups almond flour

  or meal
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour

  cassava flour can also be used
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

  bicarb soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 2 large eggs

  at room temperature
• 1/3 cup sugar-free sweetener

  e.g. monk fruit, stevia/erythritol or see notes
• 2 tablespoon coconut oil

  melted
• 1 cup shredded zucchini

  squeezed between two paper towels to remove excess water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chocolate chips

  70% cocoa
• ½ cup coconut milk

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 180 C / 355 F. 
• 2 Grease a non-stick loaf pan (22cm x 12cm is what I used) with a little coconut
  oil and set aside. You can place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom and
  sides to prevent sticking (this depends on your loaf pan).  
• 3 In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients: almond flour, tapioca
  flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 
• 4 Then add the applesauce, eggs, coconut sugar, coconut oil, zucchini and vanilla.
  Mix until fully combined.
• 5 Transfer the mixture to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Pop in the
  oven on the middle rack for 40 minutes, or until deep golden brown and a
  toothpick inserted near the centre of the loaf comes out clean or with a few
  crumbs.
• 6 Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes, then use the parchment
  paper to remove the loaf from the pan and continue to cool to room temp on a
  wire rack. If not using parchment paper, insert a knife along the edges to
  loosen the cake and carefully remove it to a plate. You can do the upside-down
  flip onto a wire rack or a cutting board.
• 7 Add the milk to a microwave-safe bowl and heat for about 1 minute, keeping an
  eye on it. Remove from the microwave just before it bubbles up. Pour the warm
  milk over the chocolate chips and allow to sit for 3-5 minutes. If you don’t
  have a microwave, slowly heat the milk on the stove. 
• 8 Gently stir the milk and chocolate together until they come together to a smooth
  consistency. Then add the chocolate ganache on top of the zucchini cake. 

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