Makes 1 loaf
100g gluten-free plain flour
25g buckwheat flour
70g golden caster sugar
25g cocoa powder
½ tbsp gluten-free baking powder
1 tsp xanthan gum
¼ tsp salt
500g butter, melted
2 tbsp cold coffee
2 eggs
80ml milk
50g milk chocolate, broken into chunks
For the sauce:
100g light muscovado sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
150ml boiling water
To serve:
Ice cream or whipped cream
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas mark 4 and line a standard 900g loaf tin with parchment paper. Combine the flours, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Whisk the butter, coffee, eggs and milk in a separate bowl. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate pieces.
- Combine all of the ingredients for the sauce, then pour over the batter.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the surface of the cake looks firm, risen and crisp.
- Leave to cool for five minutes, then serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Per serving: 520kcals, 43.8g fat (27.4g saturated), 32.4g carbs, 20.2g sugars, 4.3g protein, 1.9g fibre, 0.368g sodium