AIP Chocolate Cake

To make the skeleton

1. First make the skeleton by combining 1/4 cup of coconut milk and the gelatin in a small bowl. Stir and then set aside.
2. Next heat the remaining 1/4 cup of coconut milk in a small saucepan until just hot. Turn the heat down to low and then pour the gelatin into the hot coconut milk mixture. Stir until the gelatin has melted and the mixture is smooth.
3. Remove from the heat and pour the coconut mixture into the skeleton mold and then set is aside to chill and solidify in the fridge.

To make the cake

1. To start making the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In the large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients wet ingredients and stir to combine. In a small mixing bowl combine all the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
3. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients then stir to combine.
4. Pour batter into prepared 8” glass square casserole dish and then place in oven.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until knife comes out clean. When the cake has finished cooking, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting

1. While the cake is cooling, make the frosting by adding all the frosting ingredients to a mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, combine all the ingredients until smooth.
2. Once the cake has cooled, pour the frosting onto the cake and using a pastry knife or small spatula, smooth out over the cake.
3. Next arrange the skeleton bones on top of the cake.