Chocolate Zucchini Snacking Cake – Flavour with Benefits

Ingredients

• 2½ cups (280 g) whole grain flour (I used Red Fife)
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp pure Monkfruit (or 1 cup sugar)
• ¾ cup (108 g) cacao powder
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup nut butter + ¼ cup water mixture
• ½ cup (120 g) unsweetened apple sauce
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup (237 g) boiling water
• 1½ cups (290 g) graded zucchini, packed
• ½ cup (90 g) nut or seed butter
• 1 cup (280 g) date paste or 1 cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup (45 g) cacao powder
• ¼ cup (60 g) plant-based milk