Ingredients
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390 g All purpose flour
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180 g Cocoa
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200 ml HoneyMaple syrup
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1 tsp Baking powder
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1 tsp Baking soda
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1 Vanilla
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A pinch of salt
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700 ml MilkAlmond/rice/coconut milk
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250 g Butter, meltedCoconut oil
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380 g Apple sauce
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800 ml MilkAlmond/rice/coconut milk
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500 g Dark chocolate
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60 g Butter, meltedCoconut oil
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240 g Powder sugar
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1 Chocolate pudding
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2 tbsp Starch
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250 ml Whipping cream
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BerriesFor decoration only
Directions
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Preparation:Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. |
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Grease three 20 cm round cake pans. |
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Batter:In a bowl, mix together all dry ingredients for the batter. |
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In another bowl mix together the liquid ingredients for the batter. |
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Combine the dry ingredients and the liquids. Whisk to combine. Divide the batter equally in three cake pans. |
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Baking:Bake for 30 - 40 min or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely. |
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Frosting:Heat the milk until hot either in a microwave or on a low heat. Do not boil. |
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Add the chocolate chopped in pieces and melt it by constantly mixing in the milk. |
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Add the butter and powdered sugar and mix nicely. |
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In a small amount of milk, prepare the pudding mixed with the starch as instructed on the packaging. |
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Add the melted pudding to the rest of the frosting. |
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On low heat, mix the frosting constantly until it becomes thicker. Constant mixing will prevent the formation of clumps. Leave the frosting to cool completely. |
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Beat the whipping cream in a bowl. |
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Mix the whipping cream in the cooled frosting. |
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Assemble the cake. Start with the first layer of cake, then add frosting. |
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Cover the cake with frosting completely. |
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Optional:Decorate with berries. |
