Gluten-free chocolate olive oil cake (gum free) - George Eats

Ingredients

• 100-150 g 70% dark chocolate ((see notes))
• 30 g Dutch Processed cocoa
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder or 1 tablespoon fresh black coffee (optional)
• 1/2 cup (125ml) boiling water
• 80 g (1/2 cup) fine white rice flour (see notes)
• 100 g (1 cup) almond meal
• 110 g (1/2 cup) white sugar
• 50-75 g brown sugar (depending on your sweet tooth)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 extra large eggs
• 1/2 cup (125ml) olive oil
• 1/2 cup (125ml) milk of choice (I used full fat lactose free milk)
• 100 g room temperature butter
• 160 g (1 cup) pure icing sugar
• 30 g cocoa (Dutch Processed makes a dark buttercream, regular makes a slightly more orange toned buttercream)
• 3-4 tablespoons cream or milk (to achieve your desired consistency)
• Pinch of fine salt (to taste)
• 150g 50% sweetened dark chocolate
• 150 full fat thickened cream (I used lactose free)