The Best Sourdough Chocolate Cake Recipe

sourdough discard

🥗Healthier: applesauce

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Applesauce adds moisture while reducing fat.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour provides more fiber.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: butter

Coconut oil adds a subtle flavor and is plant-based.

Melt 4 oz of chocolate over a pot of hot boiling water.

Add coconut oil to the melted chocolate and stir constantly to prevent burning.

Let the melted chocolate cool to room temperature.

Sift together all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl.

Add farm fresh eggs and the cooled melted chocolate to the dry ingredients and mix well.

Add vanilla extract and sourdough discard to the mixture and combine, being careful not to over mix.

Grease two pie pans with butter and dust with flour, then add the chocolate cake batter evenly to the pans.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for about 30 minutes.

Let the cake cool for about 12 hours to overnight before frosting.

For frosting, melt 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate over boiling water, then mix with powdered sugar and cream until thick.

Frost the cooled cakes, stacking them and decorating as desired.

Cooking Techniques

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