Guilt-free Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake

𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀!⁣
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Here’s a recipe to sweeten your long weekend - 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘨𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦!⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗔𝗞𝗘:⁣
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🥮 2 medium sweet potatoes, grated⁣
🥮 4 flax eggs* ⁣
🥮 ¼ cup honey ⁣
🥮 ¼ cup maple syrup⁣
🥮 1 tbsp vanilla extract⁣
🥮 ½ cup coconut oil, melted⁣
🥮 1 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened) ⁣
🥮 2-3 tbsp coconut flour⁣
🥮 1 tablespoon baking powder⁣
🥮 1 tsp baking soda⁣
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*4 tbsp ground flax seeds + approx 10 tbsp water. Mix and let sit until gelatinous, approx 5-10min ⁣
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*or you could sub 3 medium-sized 🥚⁣
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𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴:⁣
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1. Preheat oven to 365 degrees F.⁣
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2. Combine the sweet potato, flax egg/egg, vanilla, honey, maple syrup & coconut oil in a large bowl. ⁣
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3. In a smaller bowl, combine the baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and coconut four and stir.⁣
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4. Stir this into the wet mixture until combined. ⁣
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5. Line an 8x8 cake pan with parchment paper or liberally coat pan with coconut oil. Spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 35-45min.
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6. Brownies are done when a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. ⁣
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7. Allow the cake to cool before icing (refrigerate if short on time). ⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚:⁣
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· 3 tbsp Almond Milk (unsweetened) ⁣
· 2 tbsp maple syrup⁣
· 3 tbsp coconut oil⁣
· ¼ cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)⁣
· 2.5 tbsp coconut butter⁣
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𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴:⁣
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1. Once cake is cooled… Add all the frosting ingredients into a medium bowl and mix over a double boiler until smooth (or in a small pot on very low heat). You can add extra almond milk or maple syrup if needed for consistency.⁣
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2. Spread on top - cool in fridge to solidify if desired.⁣
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3. Throw on some summer berries 🍓- and 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮𝙮𝙮𝙮!⁣
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Adapted from a recipe by Nicole Dinardo @nicole.nutrition She’s a nutrition genie - give her a follow! 🧞‍♀️⁣
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𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 & 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱!⁣
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