The Scoop

Sometimes I just want cake. But I don’t usually like store bought cakes or cake mixes so I always make my own. This is a cake recipe that I have made most of my adult life. I take it right off the back of the cocoa powder box but I make several changes.

I use organic coconut sugar in place of sugar and I use half the amount. The recipe calls for two cups of sugar so I use one cup of the coconut sugar. This sugar is amazing. It is only 15 calories a teaspoon and it is organic and sustainably made.

Next I use boiling coffee instead of boiling water. A strong cup of coffee adds so much richness to this cake. It makes it seem more like a grown-up’s cake.

For vegetable oil, I always use a good olive oil.

For the frosting I just sprinkle on chocolate chips right out of the oven and put a cover on it just until they start melting and then I spread them out. So much better than a think frosting that is full of butter.

Anyway last week I made this cake and we truely enjoyed it to the last bite.

I always try to use organic when I can in everything I use. Linking most of what I use. Pyrex dishes are getting harder to find each year. If you see one at a thrift shop pick it up!

Thanks for stopping by!

Peace!