Apple, Peanut Butter, Chocolate and Pecan Fudge Cake

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 200 g unsweetened applesauce
• 60 g peanut butter (About 1 heaped tablespoon; some is added to the decoration after baking.)
• 10 g peanut butter (For decorating after baking.)
• 170 g gluten-free or wholemeal flour (Choose gluten-free or wholemeal flour; the video also indicates that regular flour can be used.)
• 0.5 sachet baking powder
• cinnamon (Quantity not specified.)
• 40 g pecans (Reserve some for the topping.)
• 80 g 85% dark chocolate (Chopped into pieces; reserve some for the topping.)
• 20 g 85% dark chocolate (For the topping.)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Prepare a cake pan; the type and dimensions are not specified.

2. 2

   Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl. Add the applesauce and 60 g of peanut butter, then mix well.

3. 3

   Add the baking powder and flour, then mix. The flour can be gluten-free or regular; the description also suggests using wholemeal flour.

4. 4

   Add the cinnamon, followed by the chopped dark chocolate and pecans. Mix the batter well.

5. 5

   Pour the batter into the pan and bake at 180 °C for approximately 25 minutes.

6. 6

   Once removed from the oven, decorate the cake with the remaining 10 g of peanut butter, along with the reserved chocolate pieces and pecans.

Notes

The description does not specify the amount of cinnamon, the size of the pan, or the exact amount of chocolate and pecans to reserve for the topping. The flour quantity is given as 170 g for the gluten-free or wholemeal option; the transcript also mentions that regular flour can be used.

Nutrition per serving

• snack
• dessert
• cake
• vegetarian
• can be gluten-free
• baked
• chocolate