Part 1: Cake
Ingredients
Method- 345g Almond Milk
- 15g Apple Cider Vinegar
- 140g Granulated Sugar
- 235g Flour
- 20g deZaan True Gold Cocoa Powder
- 3g Baking Powder
- 108g Sunflower Oil
- 12g Cocoa Butter (melted)
- 10g Vanilla Sugar
- Zest of ½ Lemon
- Zest of ½ Orange
- Preheat the oven to 165°C/325°F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or lightly oil it and dust with a light, even coating of flour.
- In a bowl, combine the almond milk, vinegar, and granulated sugar and mix until just combined.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder into the bowl and mix until just combined; do not to overmix.
- Gently stir in the oil and melted cocoa butter.
- Scrape down the bowl, add the vanilla sugar and lemon and orange zests, and mix once more until just combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, checking for doneness with a knife.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Unmold the pound cake onto a wire rack and let cool completely.
Part 2: Glaze
Ingredients
Method- 90g Cocoa Butter
- 30g Grapeseed Oil
- 50g deZaan True Gold Cocoa Powder
- 50g Granulated Sugar
- 20g Puffed Quinoa
- 20g Coarsely Chopped
- Toasted Almonds
- In a bain-marie, melt the cocoa butter and grapeseed oil, stirring to combine.
- Mix in the cocoa powder and sugar with an immersion blender.
- Fold in the quinoa and almonds.
- Glaze the pound cake at 35°C/95°F.