Almond Flour Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil to grease the pan
• 1 ¼ cups almond flour
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp sea salt
• 4 large eggs
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 3 oz crushed 72% dark chocolate
• 1 Tbs vanilla extract

Directions

• Pre-heat the oven to 325F.
• Line an 8-inch spring form pan with parchment paper and grease it generously with coconut oil. Set aside.
• Mix the almond flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Add in the maple syrup and vanilla extract and whisk until fully combined.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until thoroughly combined.
• Add the crushed dark chocolate and mix.
• Pour the batter into the greased pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let it cool on the kitchen counter for 10 minutes.