This is my thing. Friday evening after Austen sleeps I like to walk into the kitchen and improvise. More often than not I end up with some sort of chocolate cake (well…)

This cake was born one such Friday. I got so into it I was just placing seeds one at a time 😅 Let’s call it my weekly meditation.

Anyway, a tahini and honey swirl AND sesame and chia seeds sprinkled? YAS. When you’re taking a bite that gooey layer on top is delicious. You get a burst of rich sweetness from it which is balanced by the slight bitterness from the dark cocoa cake underneath. OK I’m working myself up for baking this recipe again, so… I’ll jump right into it.

If you give this a try, comment or leave a rating to let me know!

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5 from 1 vote

Chocolate Tahini Swirl Cake

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Servings: slices

Calories: 149kcal

Ingredients

Cake batter

1 egg beaten sub egg replacer
2 ripe bananas mashed (about 240 g) sub applesauce
1/4 cup sugar (48 g) additional sweetener for a very sweet cake
2 tbsp tahini or other nut/seed butter (28 g) you can sub any oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup flour (90 g) gf all purpose if desired
1/4 cup cocoa powder (24 g)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Topping / swirl

2 tbsp tahini or other nut/seed butter (28 g)
2 tbsp maple syrup (42 g) sub honey / other syrup
1-2 tsp water to thin I didn't need this
(optional) sprinkle of any seeds you want

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and line an 8×8 baking dish with parchment.
In a bowl mix together tahini and honey, add enough water to make it drizzle, set aside.
Mash the bananas with beaten egg, sugar, vanilla and tahini (or blend all in a food processor, which is my method of choice).
Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt.
Mix the two until just combined (do not overmix).
Pour into the prepared pan, drizzle the topping on and swirl it around with a knife. Decorate with optional seeds if using.
Bake 20-25 minutes until a knife inserted to the bottom comes out clean.
Let the cake cool and slice into 9. Enjoy! Keep leftovers refrigerated or freeze!