Ian Knauer’s Chocolate Eggplant Cakes Recipe on Food52

Name: Ian Knauer’s Chocolate Eggplant Cakes Recipe on Food52
Ingredients: Vegetable or other neutral oil, for the pan; 1 pound eggplant, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes; 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken or chopped into pieces; 2/3 cup wildflower honey; 1/3 cup cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting; 1/3 cup almond flour; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 large eggs; Whipped cream for serving (Knauer adds a tablespoon or two of maple syrup and a pinch of salt to his)

"When Ian Knauer's wife Malaika showed up with 80 pounds of eggplant from their farm, he wondered if, steamed and blended, it could work its way into a chocolate cake. “Applesauce cake was what got me thinking that it could work,” Ian told me. Somehow the moisture from eggplant also makes the cakes incredibly forgiving. Not feeling honey? (Or going vegan?) Use the same amount of regular sugar, maple, or golden syrup (and the classic ground flax egg sub..."

INGREDIENTS

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Vegetable or other neutral oil, for the pan

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1 pound eggplant, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

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10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken or chopped into pieces

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2/3 cup wildflower honey

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1/3 cup cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting

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