October 8, 2018

Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting (Gluten and Dairy Free)

Last Updated on March 24, 2026 by Deliciously Organic Editor

Deliciously Organic is 10 years old, so let’s celebrate with a Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting! The cake is not only grain-free, but also nut-free and dairy-free so we can all enjoy!

I started this blog ten years ago simply because I had friends who were attending my at-home cooking classes and kept asking me the same questions. I thought, “Well, I’ve heard about this thing called a ‘food blog,’ so I’ll start one so I can have a helpful resource for my friends.”

I never thought in a million years it would turn into publishing two cookbooks, having millions of readers each year, becoming a Nutritional Therapist for Biodynamic Wellness, and getting to know so many of you through this little corner of the internet.

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Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Yield: Serves 10-12
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American
Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Paleo

Ingredients

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For the Cake:

1 cup coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips (or semi-sweet chocolate), melted
1/2 cup maple syrup
8 large eggs
1/2 cup dairy-free plain whole yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Frosting:

1 cup palm shortening (if you'd prefer a buttercream frosting, check out this recipe)
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons arrowroot flour
1/2 teaspoon unflavored grass-fed gelatin
1/2 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips (or semi-sweet chocolate chips), melted and cooled

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and adjust the rack to the middle position. Place the coconut flour, sea salt, and baking soda in a small bowl and whisk to combine. In a medium bowl, whisk together the 8 ounces melted chocolate, maple syrup, eggs, yogurt and vanilla extract. Whisk in the coconut flour mixture until smooth. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes.
Pour the batter into two 9-inch buttered cake pans. Bake for 20-23 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool for 10 minutes, then revert onto a cooling rack.
Place the palm shortening, maple syrup, vanilla extract, arrowroot, gelatin and melted chocolate in the bowl of a standing mixture and whisk for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
To assemble: Place one cake layer on a cake stand and top with one third of the frosting. Spread frosting evenly on the cake. Place second cake layer on top and use remaining frosting to frost the top and sides of the cake.

Notes

I only test the recipes on my site with the listed ingredients and measurements. If you would like to try a substitution, you are welcome to share what you used and how it turned out in the comments below. Thanks!

Photography Credit: Becky Winkler