Best. Birthday cake. Ever.
Author: Dr. Fuhrman
Prep time: 45 mins
Cook time: 60 mins
Total time: 1 hour 45 mins
Seriously Healthy Chocolate Cake. Seriously.
Ingredients
  • For the cake:
  • 1-2/3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3-1/2 cups pitted dates, divided
  • 1 cup drained pineapple chunks
  • 1 banana
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 cup shredded beets
  • ¾ cup shredded carrots
  • ½ cup shredded zucchini
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ½ cup currants
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1½ cups water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • For the icing:
  • 1 cup raw macadamia nuts or raw cashews, unsalted
  • 1 cup vanilla nondairy milk
  • ⅔ cup pitted dates
  • ⅓ cup brazil nuts or hazelnuts
  • 2 tablespoons natural non-alkalized cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
  3. In blender or food processor, purée 3 cups of dates, pineapple, banana, and applesauce.
  4. Slice remaining ½ cup dates into ½-inch thick pieces.
  5. In large bowl, mix sliced dates, shredded beets, shredded carrots, shredded zucchini, cocoa powder, currants, walnuts, water, vanilla, and flour mixture.
  6. Add the blended date mixture and mix well.
  7. Spread in a 9½ x 13½-inch nonstick baking pan. 
Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. -OR- I have the best results making this as cupcakes. Regular sized or mini. I line cupcake pans with paper wrappers, fill just below the top and bake for about 1 hour. Note, I've never actually gotten the toothpick to come out clean...
  8. Using a blender or food processor, combine all icing ingredients until smooth and creamy. Place a dollop of icing over warm cake and serve, or spread icing on cooled cake.
Recipe by Veggies for Dinner at https://veggiesfordinner.com/2012/06/best-birthday-cake-ever.html