Last month I wrote an article on the “Health benefits of Flax seeds” for the health column of a newspaper. The goodness of flax seeds just
got reiterated.
My grandmother
roasted them and had them every day. My father grinds them fresh and adds them
to his food. We grew flax seed plants last year and harvested half a bottle of
these healthy seeds from the tiny round pods.
I use flax seeds regularly in my breads and cookies. Some
of these recipes can be found here.
Having written about the immense health benefits of
Flax seeds, it was natural to have an urge to use them in my bakes. I used them
in a chocolate cake. I tweaked the recipe and added ¾ cup whole wheat flour. The
cake was chocolaty, moist and very delicious. Children loved it. It was a great
feeling to have used half a cup of flax meal in cake. It was definitely Omega-3
of all the chocolate cakes!
Flaxseed and Whole
Wheat Chocolate Cake (Diary free)
Recipe source – King Arthur Flour
This is how I made Flax seed and Whole Wheat Chocolate
Cake
Ingredients
1 cup all purpose flour
¾ cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup cocoa powder (I used Cadbury’s)
¾ cup olive oil
1 ¾ cup powdered sugar
½ cup flax meal (Grind the flax seeds finely and measure ½
cup)
4 eggs
1 ½ cups water
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
Method
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Line, grease and dust
an 8 inch round cake tin.
Whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda,
salt, coffee powder and flax meal.
Pass the cocoa powder through a strainer to remove lumps.
Add to the flour mix.
In a bowl, beat eggs lightly. Add oil and vanilla extract
and beat until smooth.
Add dry ingredients to wet in three shifts adding water
each time to get a lump free and smooth batter.
Pour the batter in the cake tin, bake for 35 -40 minutes,
or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and remove from the tin after 10
minutes. Cool in the rack.
Slice when cold.
Very inviting cake. that too with flax seed. yummy
ReplyDeleteVery innovative ans super healthy. Remember loving that article. It was such a great read.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there is any way that I could sub out those eggs? This cake looks exactly like the kind of moist dense cake that I adore but as a vegan I can't add those eggs...might have to experiment a bit methinks...I wonder if besan or chia could be used? Now you have me thinking of the possibilities... love your new look to the site by the way :)
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty pictures Namita! I love that scattering of the flax seeds around that delicious looking slice of healthy cake! I am tempted to try mixing in flaxseed powder into my next cake experimen! Thanks for this lovely recipe.
ReplyDeleteHi, I tried this today.. Got a moist cake.. Thanks for d recipe..
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