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vegan gluten free chocolate cake

Vegan and Gluten Free Pressure Cooker Chocolate Cake

A rich and gooey chocolate cake that's both vegan and gluten free, made in a pressure cooker.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 2 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Author Adapted from Jill Nussinow's Vegan Under Pressure cookbook

Ingredients

  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free baking flour
  • 1/3 cup almond flour Note: We used oat flour in place of almond flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 6 T cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar
  • 1/4 cup Sucanat Note: We used 3/4 cup granulated sugar in place of both of the sugars mentioned here
  • 3 T. golden or brown flaxseeds ground
  • 1/2 cup plus 3 T. water
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 1 T. white vinegar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup chocolate chips or chocolate pieces

Instructions

  1. Spray a 1 1/2 - to 2-quart casserole dish that fits into your pressure cooker with cooking spray. Prepare the dish with a "helper handle" to enable you to lift the dish out of your pressure cooker: Cut two two-foot lengths of aluminum foil, and fold them lengthwise to make two long straps. Cross one over the other and staple in the center to make an x-shaped handle. Place the bowl on top of the "x"
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa, and mix well.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the sugar(s), flax, water, applesauce, vinegar, and vanilla. Let sit for five minutes, until the flax seeds get a little sticky.
  4. Quickly stir together the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients, along with the chocolate chips, until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Cover the dish.
  5. Add 1 cup water to the pressure cooker. Add a trivet or rack to elevate the dish above the water. Lower the dish into the pressure cooker using the helper handles.
  6. Lock on the lid. Bring the cooker to high pressure; cook for 22 minutes. Let the pressure come down naturally. Carefully open the cooker, turning the lid away from you. Use the helper handles to carefully remove the casserole dish, and uncover it.
  7. Let the dish cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes, and then invert it to turn out the cake. Turn the cake back over so the top side is up. Cool and serve with desired garnishes (we used powdered sugar and raspberries).