CHOCOLATE GLORIOUS CHOCOLATE😁😁😁

It looks like rain again this Thursday morning in Lagos and I couldn't be happier or more at peace💃💃💃

Have I mentioned that I just love the rains? It's just an amazing miraculous work of The Most High. Utterly amazing😁😁😁

Moving on, so I have a sweet tooth and that's been my greatest challenge upon making the switch to a healthier lifestyle but alas with Facebook and twitter and the internet one comes across healthy alternatives for the sweetest cravings. Some hit the spot and some fall flat but with twicking and experimentation one comes up with a recipe that works and makes you not wallow in guilt and self pity at the calories 😁

I bring to you "our yummy chocolate cake"

I've been baking this cake for quite a while now and I didn't make up the recipe sad to say but I give kudos to Hershey's for their amazing chocolate recipe book.

I know you're thinking Hershey's? No way hozay! That can't be healthy abi? Well once I swop the original ingredients for healthier options we get a chocolate cake that is filled with absolutely finger licking goodness😁💃💃💃💃

1/2 a cup of light brown sugar

11/2 cups of natural raw honey( these 2 items could be substituted for 2 cups of raw honey)

1/2 a cup of white flour

11/4 cups of wheat flour(these 2 items could also be substituted for 13/4cups of wheat flour)

11/2 teaspoons each of baking powder and bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon of salt 

1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1/2 a teaspoon of ground yellow pepper( I usually use 1 teaspoon if paprika but mine looked dodgy hence the substitute)

2 eggs

1/2 a cup of olive oil or coconut oil

1 cup of skimmed milk 0.3% fat( couldn't find almond milk)

2 teaspoons of vanilla essence( need to make my own extract really)

1 cup of boiling water

On a whim I added the juice of 1 whole lemon

I had my nephew and his friend help with the mixing and tasting and they both did a pretty great job😁😁. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of that process.

Mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the wet ingredients and whisk for about 2 minutes making sure there are no lumps. Add the vanilla essence( use extract it's a whole lot better) and lastly the boiling hot water which thins out the consistency of the batter.

Put in a pre heated 350F/180C/ gas mark4 oven for 30-35minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. I generally under bake by just a few minutes so the cake retains it's moistness and is kindly fudgy inside.

This quantity makes roughly about 2 dozen cupcakes. I made 12 cupcakes and a loaf.

Now doesn't that just want to make you go bake?

You can also use coconut oil instead of olive oil, it works quite well. I have also used all honey before and it was absolutely delish. 

Let me know what you think when you try it out😁😁😁