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This is one of my favorites.

Really chocolaty, not too sweet and the nuts and bits of chocolate add texture to it's rich moistness.

If you want it to be on the sweeter side replace the rice syrup with maple syrup, either partially or completely.

• 2 3/4 cups 85% Spelt flour
• 1/3 cup Cacao powder
• 1 Tbls baking powder
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp vanilla powder or 1tsp vanilla extract

• 1 small jar Amazake 300ml (1 1/4 cup)
• 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup rice syrup
• 1/3 cup deoderized sunflower oil

• 1 1/2 cups washed and lightly toasted walnuts broken in pieces
• 1/2 cup 70-85% organic chocolate broken in small pieces

1. Preheat oven to 180c or 350f
2. Oil and flour 24cm cake pan (91/2 inches)
3. Oil cake pan and then dust with flour, tap out any excess.
4. Whisk wet and dry ingredients seperately and then with a rubber spatula mix the dry into the wet and quickly combine.
5. Once combined add the walnuts and the chocolate pieces.
6. Spread into cake pan and bake for about 30 min or until wooden skewer comes out clean.
7. Remove from oven, let stand 10 min. and then remove to cooling rack or plate to let cool.
8. To make a simple chocolate frosting:
9. Melt one large organic quality chocolate bar (about 100 grams), add a pinch of vanilla powder and enough soy cream (Soy Cuisine) to make a creamy consistency.
10. Heat the mixture double boiler style and be careful not to heat to much as the chocolate will get a grainy texture.
11. When mixture is smooth and creamy stir in 3 drops of essential oil of orange.
12. Spread over cake and let cool.