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Chocolate Cake

Outstanding, moist, sweet but not too sweet chocolate cake recipe made with real food ingredients.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups maple syrup
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 cups unbleached or sprouted flour
  • 1 cup milk

Instructions
 

  • Add the butter, maple syrup, vanilla, and eggs to your bowl.  Stir this together.
  • Add your cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
  • Stir together well. A hand mixer is very helpful to get it to mix smoothly.
  • Add half the flour, then milk, then the other half of the flour. Beat well.
  • Pour the cake into two 8" round or 8 x 8" square pans. A 9 x 13 would work, or it should make 18-24 cupcakes.
  • Bake at 350ºF for 25-30 minutes (test for doneness by sticking a toothpick in the center -- if it comes out clean, it's done).
  • After the cake cools, frost or top as desired and serve!