Recipes

Easy wheat chocolate pancake

wheat cake

Easy wheat chocolate pancake

Ingredients

¾ cup wheat flour
¾ cup milk
1 large egg
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
Fresh berries, cherries, bananas, or chocolate chips chopped (optional)

Directions

Whisk the egg in a bowl for around 2 minutes till frothy.

Add milk, sugar, and vanilla. Whisk again.

In a separate bowl sieve in the wheat flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Mix, and add into the egg mixture.

Mix well. Set the batter aside, to settle, for 10 minutes before cooking.

Heat a lightly oiled frying pan. Pour about a ladle of batter onto the pan. Brown on both sides. Top the pancake with fresh fruits or chocolate chips when in the pan (optional). Serve hot.

Carrot olive oil cake

Carrot olive oil cake

Ingredients

Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
½ tsp ground ginger
1 tsp sea salt
3 large eggs
1 ¼ cups sugar
2 cups grated carrots, from about 3 medium carrots
2 tbsp grated orange zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
Cream cheese glace
4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
½ cup Icing sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line with parchment and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.

In a small bowl, combine the flours, baking powder and soda, sea salt, and spices.

In a large bowl, vigorously whisk eggs and sugar for 30 seconds. Add grated carrots, zest, and vanilla. Switching to a silicone spatula, fold in half the flour, all of the olive oil, and then the remaining flour. Mix just until everything is well combined.

Scrape into prepared cake pan, bang pan on the counter three times, and slide into oven. Set a timer for 45 minutes. Check cake by inserting a toothpick into the center – it should come out with just a few crumbs attached. Cook cake for a total of 45 – 55 minutes, or until center is cooked through and cake is golden brown.

Cool 20 minutes, then flip on a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the glace , either with a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese and icing sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Set frosting in the fridge to chill.

To serve, spoon icing onto the cake and use an offset spatula to smooth frosting right up to the edges. Top with garnishes, slice, and serve.

Recipe Notes

Note: Garnishes, especially the carrot ribbons, can get in the way during slicing, so remove before you cut into the cake.