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chocolate peanut butter cake slice

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

4.20 from 5 votes
Treat yourself to a delicious Gluten Free Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting. The almond flour and cocoa powder made cake tastes delicious with a butter and peanut butter frosting and a rich chocolate drizzle!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: cake, Dessert, gluten-free
Cuisine: American
Calories: 735

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake
  • 3 cups almond flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
Peanut Butter Frosting
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup natural peanut butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3-6 tbsp almond milk
  • optional: 1/3 cup chocolate chips melted with 1 tsp coconut oil for drizzle

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease 3 6-inch cake pans. Alternatively use 2 8-inch pans.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, mix together almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and coconut oil. Add in maple syrup and vanilla.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir until combined. Divide evenly among cake pans.
  5. Bake for 26-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  6. While cakes are baking, use a handheld mixer to beat together butter, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. Add the powdered sugar slowly, cup by cup. Add almond milk as needed until frosting is fluffy.
  7. Let cakes cool ten minutes in pans then take them out and cool on wire rack.
  8. Once totally cool, frost cake. Add the optional chocolate drizzle.

Nutrition

Calories: 735kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 13gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 348mgPotassium: 255mgFiber: 6gSugar: 58gVitamin A: 572IUCalcium: 122mgIron: 2mg

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