Dark Chocolate Trifle

Serves: 4    Advanced and Core Plan Approved

This recipe is an amazingly decadent, sweet-tooth satisfying dessert with a beautiful presentation.  It has the added benefit of healthy ingredients like cocoa, coconut oil, and almonds.

Dark Chocolate Cake

1 1/2 cup almond flour
1 tsp stevia (pure steviosides)
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
scant 1/3 cup coconut oil (melted)
scant cup coconut water

Mix all ingredients and put into a 8″square or 8″ round baking pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Let cool

Vanilla Cream

1 cup almond flour
1/4 tsp stevia (pure steviosides)
6 tablespoons coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla

Mix everything in a bowl (a hand mixer works best)

To assemble trifle:

Cut cake into small squares, add dolops of vanilla cream and sliced strawberries.  Best presentation in a glass.

**NOTE:  stevia amounts may need to be adjusted if using spoonable or liquid stevia.  The amounts shown are using pure stevia extract.