5 from 75 votes
Chocolate Fig Cake
The Chocolate Fig Cake blends roasted ripe figs with coconut and brown rice flours, raw cacao powder, and warming vanilla. Roasting the figs softens them and enriches their flavor, which is then pureed with coconut milk for moisture. The resulting batter offers a dense, rich cake with natural sweetness and chocolate tones without refined sugar unless added optionally.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
246 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 figs halved and roasted, ripe
- 2 egg
- ¼ cup avocado oil
- 1 cup coconut milk full-fat, canned
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup brown rice flour
- ½ cup raw cacao powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut the figs in half, place them cut-side up on a baking sheet and roast them for 15 to 20 minutes, until they’re soft and juices are running out.
- Remove figs from the oven and allow them to cool (to speed up this process, put them in a bowl and stick them in the freezer/refrigerator just until they’re lukewarm or cold).
- Add the figs and the coconut milk to a blender and blend until smooth.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the blended figs/milks with the eggs, oil and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- Add the flours, cacao powder, baking powder and salt to the wet mixture and stir just until combined.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Pour the cake batter into a well-oiled 8” cake pan.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tests clean.
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Notes
- Avocado oil can be replaced with almond, canola, grapeseed, coconut, or olive oil depending on preference.
- Regular cocoa powder can be used instead of raw cacao powder if needed.
- To increase sweetness, add 1/4 cup coconut sugar or date sugar, or 2 tablespoons agave nectar to the batter.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Serving (of 8)
Calories
246kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
300mg
(13%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Serving (of 8) | |
| Calories | 246kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 300mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.