dark chocolate | A little Swiss, a little Canadian

I hope you all had a great first week of spring! The warmer weather had us go outside a bit more than during the colder month and we finally have the first spring flowers blooming!

I really like recipes that are easy and quick to whip up with ingredients you most likely have on hand already. This marble bundt cake is pretty and absolutely delicious, sweetened with maple syrup and using dark chocolate. A slice of this Marble Cake definitely works for every season!

Maple Dark Chocolate Marble Cake

Ingredients:

250 g butter, soft
200 ml maple syrup, at room temperature
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
5 eggs, at room temperature
300 g white spelt flour
2 tsp baking powder
150 g dark chocolate, melted with 2 tbsp of milk

-Butter and flour a 2 liter bundt form. Preheat oven to 350 F.

-Whisk together the butter and maple syrup. Add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla extract and salt.

-Combine the flour and baking powder, sift into the wet ingredients, stir until well combined. Pour half of the batter into the bundt form.

-Add the melted chocolate into the remaining batter and mix until combined. Pour into bundt form and with a knife or spoon swirl it all around to create that marble effect.

-Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean. Let cool completely before removing from baking form.

Enjoy!

Ursula

This crumble cake was amazing! Banana combined with chocolate and peanut butter is just so delicious, plus anything with crumbles is a win here, you’ll definitely have to give it a try!!!

Banana Chocolate & Peanut Butter Crumble Cake

For the Cake:

1 cup white spelt flour
1/4 cup organic cane sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup unsweetened cashew milk, or milk of choice, room temperature
1/2 cup butter, soft
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

For the Filling:

2 medium ripe bananas
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup dark chocolate chopped into small pieces or chocolate chips

For the Crumbles:

1 1/4 cup oats
1/3 cup organic cane sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 butter, soft

-Grease a 8×8 inch baking dish, or line it with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 F.

–For the Cake, mix together the flour, baking powder and the salt, set aside. In a separate bowl whisk together the butter with the sugar, add the egg. Mix in the vanilla and the milk. Add the flour and stir until well combined. Fill into prepared baking dish.

–For the Filling, cut the banana into thin rounds. Pour the lemon juice on top and stir. Place the bananas evenly over top of cake batter.

-Sprinkle the chocolate on top. With a spoon drizzle the peanut butter on top.

–For the Crumbles, combine all ingredients and with a fork mix together until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over the banana, chocolate and peanut butter filling.

-Bake in preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean.

– Let cool completely before cutting into squares.