Basic Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 3/4 cup Dutched cocoa powder non-alkaline/non-, I use Dagoba
• 1 tablespoon baking powder look for non-aluminum type
• 3/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter barely melted, or coconut oil
• 1 cup maple syrup real, room temperature
• 2 eggs lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup coconut milk room temp
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate good-quality, shaved or finely chopped
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate chopped
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup heavy cream whipped to stiff peaks

Nutrition

• Calories : 550 calories
• Carbohydrate : 63 grams
• Cholesterol : 100 milligrams
• Fat : 34 grams
• Fiber : 4 grams
• Protein : 7 grams
• SaturatedFat : 22 grams
• Sodium : 310 milligrams
• Sugar : 34 grams