Gluten-Free Chocolate Sweet Potato Torte

So your sweetie can’t do gluten and you want your kids to eat more veggies. Here’s a tasty solution to both challenges in one delectable dessert.

Ingredients:

  • 1 c. cooked, mashed sweet potato
  • 1 ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup almond meal
  • ½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
  • 1/8 t. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 oz. bittersweet chocolate
  • 2Tbsp. soy milk
  • 1- 9 inch Spring form pan, greased & floured

Preheat oven to 375

  • blend mashed sweet potato with 1 cup sugar, almond meal, cocoa & salt until smooth.
  • separate 3 eggs
  • beat egg whites until they stand in soft peaks
  • add the rest of the sugar (1/2 cup)
  • beat until egg whites are stiff
  • add 3 egg yolks & 1 whole egg into sweet potato mixture
  • fold beaten egg whites into mixture
  • bake 45 minutes
  • cool 10 minutes
  • melt chocolate
  • stir in soy milk & mix
  • spread over torte
  • allow chocolate to harden…

ENJOY!