Sourdough Chocolate Cake
This needs an active, fed starter
Makes enough for: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 250 g active sourdough starter
- 150 mls water
- 35 mls cold espresso (I used a flavoured one)
- 285 g flour
- 105 g cocoa powder
- 7.5 mls bicarbonate of soda
- 5 mls fine salt
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 120 mls date syrup *
- 120 mls maple syrup
- 120 mls melted coconut oil
Method
- Place the starter, water, espresso and flour into a large bowl
- Mix to combine, cover and leave for 6 hours
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- Place the cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a mixing bowl and whisk to combine
- Place the eggs, syrup and coconut oil into a jug and whisk to combine
- Tip the cocoa powder into the eggs and whisk to combine
- Add this to the starter and stir until completely combined
- Pour into a lined, 22cm square tin and place into the oven
- Bake for 55 minutes then remove from the oven
- Leave to cool in the tin before turning out
Notes
* if you don't have date syrup then double up the maple syrup.