Chocolate and mushroom gateau

A light, moist gateau with a rich, slightly decadent chocolate flavour and just a subtle hint of mushroom. Serve and ask everyone to guess the two veg hiding inside this cake!

Serves: 15

Time to make: 55 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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Cake
125g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
¼ cup vegetable oil
¹⁄³ cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon instant coffee
250g button mushrooms, roughly chopped
125g almond meal
3 eggs, lightly beaten
½ cup wholemeal flour
1 tablespoon baking powder

Ganache
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 ripe avocado

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 170°C fanforced. Grease and line a 20cm springform cake tin.

2 Place chocolate, oil, maple syrup, vanilla, cocoa, coffee and a pinch of salt in a saucepan and melt together over a low heat, stirring often.

3 Place mushrooms into food processor and blitz until fine. Add to a large bowl with almond meal, eggs, wholemeal flour and baking powder. Pour in wet mix and stir until combined.

4 Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted.

5 Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before turning out onto a serving dish.

6 To make the ganache, place cocoa powder, maple syrup and avocado into the clean food processor and blitz until smooth. Spread over cooled cake and serve.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 213 cal

Kilojoules 891 kJ

Protein 4.9 g

Total fat 14.6 g

Saturated fat 3.4 g

Carbohydrates 14.6 g

Sugar 9.4 g

Dietary fibre 2.9 g

Sodium 117 mg

Calcium 44 mg

Iron 1.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

One comment on Chocolate and mushroom gateau

25280496 April 13, 2023 at 6:06 am #

I had my doubts about this recipe but I was curious to test it out. It’s delicious. The mushrooms are undetectable but contribute a secret umami flavour that really lifts this chocolate cake.

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