Chocolate Aubergine Cake
I have to thank The Clever Guts Diet for this original recipe, now tweaked & made my own. This cake is amazing, I particularly love the texture which is mousse-like and goey, more like a brownie. Delicious, and nutritious.
Ingredients
- 200g of aubergine, skin on
- 100g dark chocolate, I used Green & Blacks 85%, chopped
- 60g coconut oil
- 2 tbsp raw cacao
- 80g chopped prunes
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp good quality vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 medium eggs
- 80g ground nuts
- 80g chopped nuts of your choice, I used Tesco’s chopped mixed nuts
If you don't want to use nuts, substitute the ground nuts for plain or oat flour, and the chopped nuts for seeds or dried fruit
Method
- Grease or line a 20cm round tin.
- Heat the oven to 170 / 150 fan
- Dice the aubergine, either steam or microwave until very soft.
- Immediately after place in a large bowl that can take a hand blender, (if you microwaved then use this bowl), add the chopped chocolate, coconut oil & mix well so that they melt. Leave for about 5 minutes to then cool slightly.
- Add all the other ingredients except for the nuts, & whizz with a hand blender.
- Then add both types of nuts (or substitutes).
- Pour into the baking tin and level the top if you like, I didn't as I like the textured look!
- Bake for 30 mins, check after 25 minutes though as you don’t want this overcooked.
- Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then remove and place on a wire rack.
Servings:
6
Ready In:
45 mins
Good For:
Anytime
Health Benefits
Aubergine is a wonderful vegetable with its dark coloured skin that contains many anti-oxidants, which research has shown protect cells. Aubergine is also thought to help lower cholesterol. Traditionally aubergine was used to help stop bleeding. High in fibre, but amazingly low in calories and a variety of vitamins & minerals. Include it in your diet whenever you can.
Nuts are a fantastic source of protein, fibre & healthy fats as well as numerous other nutrients. Each type of nut offer specific different vitamins & minerals therefore try to include a mix of raw unsalted nuts across a week for the best benefits.
Cacao is an amazing food, packed full of nutrients. Do not confuse cacao with its lesser cousins such as milk chocolate, this is a health food that we should all be eating. Eaten raw, cacao has 1 of the highest levels of antioxidants of any foods—great for good moods, anti ageing, hair & nails, the liver, boosting metabolism, & protection from heart disease.
Eggs provide more nutrients per calorie than any other animal food, except milk. Often described as pretty much a perfect source of protein, rich in selenium (great for good moods), Vitamin A, many B vitamins, iron, phosphorous, calcium, magnesium & potassium. Buy organic ,or at least free range, if you can.
