Spiced Chocolate & Walnut Cake

Ingredients:

• 110 g buckwheat flour
• 20 g coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
• 3 tablespoons tapioca starch or alternately potato starch
• 60 g brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon flax seed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 3/4 teaspoon agar agar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon espresso powder
  Pulse on and off to distribute.
  Add in the wet ingredients:
• 60 g cooked sweet potato puree
• 80 g melted dark chocolate
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 60 g agave syrup
• 90 ml chocolate rice milk
  (made with chocolate syrup)
• 2 teaspoons orange juice
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
  Cover and process the ingredients until a smooth batter forms.

Method:

1. Scrape and spoon the batter into the cake pan. Bake in the centre of a preheated oven till firm- about 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and chill.
2. Slice and serve with powdered sugar and candied orange slices.