Triple-Chocolate Fat Pants Cake

Name: Triple-Chocolate Fat Pants Cake
Yield: makes 25 slices
Ingredients: 3/4 cup garbanzo-fava bean flour; 1 cup brown rice flour; 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 cups evaporated cane juice; 1/2 cup potato starch; 1/4 cup arrowroot; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum; 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 cup coconut oil, plus more for the pans; 1 cup homemade applesauce or store-bought unsweetened applesauce; 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract; 1 cup hot water or hot coffee; 2 cups vegan chocolate chips; Vanilla frosting (page 91); 12 chocolate chip cookies (page 68)

December 9, 2011

I’m all for mindful eating—scanning each and every nutritional label, chewing each bite of food twenty times before swallowing—but we all know there comes a time when we want to slide into a pair of elastic-waisted pants and go to town. When that urge arises, I, for one, succumb. Composed of three of the bakery’s most popular items—frosting, brownies, and cookies—this extraordinary layered cake is an indulgence that would make even the lovely Paula Deen blush. Right with you, Ms. Deen!

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