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No one will know this Chocolate Sheet Cake is gluten free! It's moist and delicious, and the icing has just the right amount of chocolate.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 12
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, unsalted, room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup applesauce, unsweetened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup melted semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1 ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup superfine almond flour
- 1 ½ cup gluten free all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Christmas nonpariels, optional
Frosting
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup melted and cooled, dark or semi sweet chocolate
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add the applesauce, vanilla, pure maple syrup, and melted chocolate chips and mix again until combined.
- In a medium sized bowl add all the dry ingredients; almond flour through salt and whisk.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the almond milk to the mixer bowl. Mix on low for a few seconds each time.
- Pour batter into a 13 x 9 inch cake pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Cook on the middle rack of the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
- Cream butter in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time mixing well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla, chocolate, and salt and continue to mix well. Frost the cake when it is completely cooled.
- Store with a lid or covered with foil in the refrigerator for up to four days.
Notes
- I always use Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour
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