CHOCOLATE YOGHURT LOAF CAKE

'Recipe adapted from Sainsbury's Magazine.co.uk' 

Ingredients:

 150g self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

50g cocoa powder

1/4 tsp fine sea salt

50g coconut sugar

3 medium eggs

175g natural yogurt

125ml vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp instant de-caff coffee granules, dissolved in 3 tbsp boiling water

For the glaze:

20g dairy free margarine

1 tbsp clear honey

50g dark chocolate, finely chopped

Method:

Grease and line a medium loaf tin and preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, or gas 4

Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt into a mixing bowl then stir in the coconut sugar

In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, yogurt, oil and vanilla pour this into the dry ingredients, along with the coffee. Stir until you have a smooth batter

Pour into the lined loaf tin and shake to level the top

Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean

Cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes, then turn out to a wire rack to cool completely

For the glaze, melt the margarine and honey in a small pan until bubbling

Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and set aside to melt, stirring until smooth

Spread over the top of the cake and leave to set