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Protein Rich Chocolate Cake with Chickpeas

Protein Rich Chocolate Cake with Chickpeas

Ingredients:

Prepare Chocolate Chickpea Cake:

  • Semi sweetened dark chocolate 200g
  • Cooking oil 2 tbs
  • Safed chanay (Chickpeas) boiled 250g
  • Khajoor (Dates) soft & deseeded 8
  • Anday (Eggs) 3
  • Himalayan pink salt ¼ tsp or to taste
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Baking soda ¼ tsp
  • Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Prepare Chocolate Ganache:

  • Semi sweetened dark chocolate 80g
  • Cream 40ml

Directions:

Prepare Chocolate Chickpea Cake:

In a bowl,add dark chocolate,cooking oil & microwave for 1 minute then mix well until smooth & set aside.

In a blender jug,add chickpeas,dates,eggs & blend well.

Add melted chocolate,pink salt,baking powder,baking soda,vanilla essence & blend well until smooth.

Pour the batter to a 7 x 7” greased baking dish lined with butter paper & tap few times.

Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 25 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.

Let it cool.

Carefully remove the cake from pan & place it on a cooling rack.

Prepare Chocolate Ganache:

In a bowl,add dark chocolate,cream & microwave for 50 seconds then mix well until smooth.

Pour prepared chocolate ganache on the cake & spread evenly.

Cut into pieces & serve!