Reduced-Sugar Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• Cake

  • ½ cup (75 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (65 g) ground almonds
  • ¼ cup (25 g) cocoa powder, sifted
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • ½ cup (105 g) sugar
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) canola oil
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
  • 2/3 cup (150 ml) buttermilk

• Icing

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) maple syrup
  • 3 oz (85 g) 70% dark chocolate, chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter