Chocolate Olive Oil Cake with Blood Orange Frosting

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This cake truly is a celebration cake. It is dense, chocolatey, moist, satisfying, creamy, and bright with natural flavours! My favourite part is the beautiful colour of the blood oranges on top, and the amazing taste of chocolate, tahini, and orange coming together.

Ingredients

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake:
1 cup cocoa powder
2 1/2 cups white spelt flour + 2 tbsp arrowroot
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 cups plant milk + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup maple syrup
100g chopped dark chocolate, melted (either in microwave or double boiler)

Tahini Blood Orange Coconut Cream Frosting:
2 cans coconut cream, refrigerated overnight (or preferably 2 days)
2 tbsp tahini
juice of 1 blood orange
1 tbsp maple syrup
orange zest and slices to decorate

Instructions

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