Nut-free Chocolate Birthday Cake | Paleo | Gluten-free | The JOYful Table

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp golden flaxseed meal (fine ground)
• 125ml (1/2 cup) filtered water, to mix with the flaxseed
• 3/4 cup coconut flour
• 2/3 cup cacao raw powder
• 1/3 cup arrowroot flour, or tapioca
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda (bicarb)
• 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
• 6 Lge egg(s)
• 150ml coconut milk
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (100%)
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract (organic)
• CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
• 200g of 70% dark chocolate, roughly broken up
• 3 Tbsp coconut oil
• 2 Tbsp ghee
• 60ml (1/4 cup) carton coconut milk, (or a thin canned milk)
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup (100%)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (organic)