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Published: Mar 7, 2022 ยท Last Updated On: Sep 18, 2024 by Natasha Minocha

Chocolate Chickpea Cake

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The chocolate chickpea cake is a worthy and delicious companion for any day with all the good stuff you can dream of. The gluten-free cake is not light by any standard. Itโ€™s super-rich, with a hefty and amazingly decadent mouthfeel.ย 

Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake

Before you worry, putting together the flourless cake is easy. Itโ€™s a one-bowl recipe that needs no technique and only basic pantry ingredients. You just canโ€™t go wrong with it. Itโ€™s definitely a treat, one you donโ€™t have to wait for the weekend to bake. 

Thatโ€™s why I was so kicked to make it, and because I was baking with besan (gram flour). Not in my wildest dreams would I have thought that the kids would love it as much as I did. 

Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour
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  • Why You'll Love This Recipe
  • How To Make Chocolate Chickpea Cake
  • Pro Tips
  • How Do You Know When The Cake Is Done
  • Recipe Ingredients And Substitutes
  • How To Serve
  • More Chocolate Desserts
  • ๐Ÿ“– Recipe

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Gluten-free

Quick to make

Pretty darn delicious

Easy and needs zero technique

A much healthier way to indulge

Ideal for any festive occasion

Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour

How To Make Chocolate Chickpea Cake

The cake was such a joy to make and the consistency turned out to be very similar to my Swedish Chocolate Cake. Another flourless cake that I made two years ago for my sonโ€™s birthday. A small slice goes a long, long way, and making it is quick, apart from waiting (with barely restrained temptation) for it to cool.

Step 1: Set your oven to preheat. Grease your springform pan well, and then line it with parchment paper. 

Step 2: Melt chocolate with butter in a double boiler (a pan placed over another pan of simmering water). Stir till the chocolate melts, and you have a glossy, smooth mixture.

Step 3: Take it off the heat and combine it with the sugar while itโ€™s still warm.

Step 4: Sift chickpea flour (besan/gram flour), and almond flour, into the same bowl.

Step 5: Sift in cocoa powder and baking powder and whisk everything together really well. 

Steps for making Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake

Step 6: Lastly, splash your soy milk, and because I love, love the flavor of rose water, a few drops of it. 

Step 7: Pour the thick, almost pudding-like batter into your prepped pan, smooth the top with your palette knife, and slide it into the oven.

Step 8: Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour

Pro Tips

  • Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature, barring the soy milk (more on that later).
  • Follow the ingredient grammage to the T, and youโ€™ll have a moist, gluten-free chocolate cake worth the bake. 
  • I know itโ€™s very convenient to melt chocolate in the oven, but the double boiler will give you more control.
  • Soy milk has to be lukewarm, so it doesnโ€™t seize the chocolate when you mix it in.
  • Donโ€™t overbeat the batter. The crumb of a flourless chocolate cake is dense and gooey. When you overmix the batter, the cake becomes harder.
  • Donโ€™t even risk using a regular cake tin. I learned it the hard way when my first try refused to come out because it was too stuck in love with the pan base. Going forward, I just baked in a loose-bottom pan, and the result is evident in the photos. 
  • Once the cake is in the oven, resist the urge to open the door again and again. 
  • If youโ€™re worried about overbaking, keep an eye out after you cross the 30-minute marker.
  • Tent the cake with foil in case the top starts browning too fast.
  • Let the cake cool in your pan, and then place it in the fridge. Donโ€™t be in a hurry; give it at least an hour. It should do the trick, but itโ€™s best to keep it overnight. A chilled cake makes your life so much easier by sliding right out of the pan. 
Pouring chocolate sauce on the Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour

How Do You Know When The Cake Is Done

There is no proper way to test if the chickpea cake is done. Because the eggs and flour are missing, it doesnโ€™t rise like a regular cake. I deem the cake done when the top is cooked, and the center is just a tad wobbly.

Recipe Ingredients And Substitutes

Generally, I offer as many ingredient substitutions as I can with my recipes because baking should be fun and all about experimenting. But for this cake, I only have the vegan alternative for this flourless chocolate cake!

How to make a vegan chocolate chickpea cake?

Switch to dairy-free chocolate and plant-based butter to make the recipe vegan. The percentage of dark chocolate you use is your choice. The only recommendation I give is to pick the best quality. Which one did I use? 55% dark chocolate.

Do you need to use rose water in the cake batter?

Rosewater is optional in chocolate chickpea cake. If itโ€™s not your thing, avoid it. But if youโ€™re even a little bit unsure about it, I suggest not skipping it just for the delicate floral note that noses its way into the cake crumb. 

Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour

How To Serve

Okay, so hereโ€™s a trigger warning for bakers: the cake deflates. Donโ€™t panic when you see a little crater forming. Itโ€™s par for the course for this recipe. If it bothers you too much, simply camouflage it with garnish:

  • Dust with icing sugar
  • Top it with fresh berries or any seasonal fruit that makes your mouth water
  • Or cut it into little pieces and then serve โ€“ Holi would be a perfect time for it. 

A light, luscious layer of chocolate sauce, some slivers of pistachios, a handful of rose petals, and pomegranate arils (my go-to cake garnish when I have nothing else at hand) is how I decorated it.

The sauce is rather easy to make; just mix melted chocolate and cream till itโ€™s a soft pouring consistency. Let it set, and then sprinkle everything else. 

Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour

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    Avocado Chocolate Mousse
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    Chocolate Orange Tart
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    Easy Stovetop Chocolate Cake
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    Eggless Chocolate Lava Cake

Half the joy of cooking is sharing it with others.ย Thatโ€™sย whyย Iโ€™mย always eager to hear from you.ย So go right ahead & drop a comment or reach out onย Instagram,ย Pinterest,ย YouTube, orย Facebook. I hope you love this chocolate chickpea cake as much as we do!

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Chocolate Chickpea Cake | Eggless Chocolate Cake with Chickpea Flour | Glutenfree Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Chickpea Cake

Natasha Minocha
The chocolate chickpea cake is a worthy and delicious companion for any day with all the good stuff you can dream of. Itโ€™s super-rich, with a hefty and amazingly decadent mouthfeel.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Course Cakes, Dessert
Cuisine American, Indian
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 324 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup Dark chocolate (55%) chips
  • 6 Tbsp Butter
  • 1/2 cup Raw sugar You can use regular white sugar too
  • 1/2 cup Chickpea flour/ Besan
  • 1/4 cup Almond flour
  • 1/3 cup Cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Soy milk, warm
  • 1 tsp Rosewater Optional

Chocolate Sauce

  • 1/4 cup Cream
  • 1/4 cup Dark chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 170C. Grease a 8" spring bottom pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
  • Melt the chocolate and butter in a large bowl place over a pan of barely simmering water.
  • Take the bowl off the heat and stir in the sugar.
  • Sift in the chickpea flour, almond flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
  • Mix well.
  • Stir in the warm soy milk and rosewater ( optional). Don't overmix. You should have a nice, shiny thick batter.
  • Transfer to the prepared pan, smoothen the top, and bake at 170C for 35-40 minutes or until the top of the cake looks cooked and has the slightest wobble in the center.
  • Let the cake cool completely in the pan. Then refrigerate for at least 1 hour before taking it out of the pan.
  • Serve as is or top with chocolate sauce. Decorate with pistachio slivers, dried rose petals, and pomegranate arils. Enjoy!

Chocolate sauce

  • Gently heat the cream, add the chocolate chips, stir well until you get a smooth, shiny mixture. Let it cool before pouring on the cake.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 ServingCalories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 5gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 100mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 5gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 349IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Trina Vallbacka says

    February 24, 2024 at 6:56 pm

    I donโ€™t see the updates on cups instead of grams for measuring. Please advise

    Reply
    • Natasha Minocha says

      March 07, 2024 at 12:48 pm

      Hello Trina, please check the recipe, its been updated to include cup measurements. Hope this helps.:)

      Reply
  2. PAVNEET KAUR says

    February 12, 2023 at 9:51 am

    Hi. Can I substitute soy milk with normal regular milk and butter with oil?

    Reply
    • Natasha Minocha says

      February 16, 2023 at 11:31 am

      Hi Pavneet, I haven't tried either of these substitutions so I'm not entirely sure.

      Reply
  3. Joanna says

    December 06, 2022 at 7:05 pm

    Re Grams v Cups, I was so pleased the measurements were given in grams as I'm in the UK and don't have American cups! I noticed the pic of the chocolate cake shows it sunk in the middle - is this what happens with chickpea flour? (Just so I know whether I've done something wrong or not!)

    Reply
    • Natasha Minocha says

      December 09, 2022 at 2:53 pm

      So glad you liked the recipe and found it easy to follow! Yes, this cake does have a tendency to sink in the middle, so you are totally on the right track! Thank you for following along, means so much to me. xx

      Reply
  4. Ketan says

    August 23, 2022 at 7:50 am

    Wow Natasha. I will definitely try this recipe..is there a substitute for almond flour..can I grind some almonds instead pls

    Reply
    • Natasha Minocha says

      August 25, 2022 at 1:09 pm

      Thank you so much, Ketan! Yes, you can definitely use ground almonds instead. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Wanda Rosseland says

    August 17, 2022 at 7:41 am

    Natasha, this looked perfect for my gluten free grand daughter, until I got to the grams in the recipe. Sorry, there is no way I'm going to try and figure out the amount needed for cups etc. Maybe you could include them in your future recipes. Wanda Rosseland

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    • Natasha Minocha says

      August 17, 2022 at 10:08 am

      Thank you for your kind suggestion, Wanda. I have now started including both measurements in my recipes. I would love for your granddaughter to eat this cake and enjoy it. Please give me a couple of days, I will definitely update this recipe with cup measurements. I really appreciate your feedback.

      Reply

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