I was thinking of naming this ‘the chocolate cake you’d bring to a family lunch with Aunty Sheryl and your dairy intolerant cousin in one room.’ That’s a little lengthy, and perhaps a bit offensive to Aunty Sheryl. To me, this cake tastes like my memory of Coles cake (fellow ‘strayans, you know.) As far…
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Gluten free, low FODMAP chocolate brioche
Marbled chocolate, sea salt, hazelnut and Nutella bark
Before we begin, let’s establish a fairly obvious fact: this is not a health food. Nutella is not a health food, nor are two different varieties of chocolate, nor is combining the two and sprinkling a few nuts on top. Now that we’ve cleared the air, let’s establish, the next, even more obvious fact. Marbled…
Read MoreFlourless chocolate cake with peanut butter and chocolate buttercream
Flourless chocolate cake has been on heavy rotation ever since I went gluten free 5 years ago. Not only is it densely, richly chocolate-y in flavour, but it’s flourless nature means that it is a foolproof addition to any dinner or birthday (unless your friends are allergic to nuts and gluten, then we’re back to…
Read MoreChocolate zucchini sheet cake with chocolate avocado icing
Yes, a chocolate zucchini sheet cake. What is a zucchini doing in a chocolate cake, you might be asking? I’m glad you are, because I am about to tell you. The humble zucchini is somewhat of a FODMAP friendly superfood – it is filling, mostly liquid, rather bland (no offence, zucchini, I’m bland too) and…
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