Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Chocolate (or Carob) Cake
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Contributed by: RibbitAdded: May 11, 2009 at 07:38 PM


Description:

A moist, delicious cake.Note: You may use rice, soy or almond milk in place of the kefir, to make it dairy-free, but you will have to use less because the milk is not as thick. You will also have to use baking powder instead of baking soda, to give the soda something to react to.

Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (2 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (1 beneficials)
  • Type AB (3 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (2 beneficials)
  • Type B (3 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
  • Type O (2 beneficials)
  • Type O Non Secretor (0 beneficials)
Category:
  • Dessert
Ingredients:
  • 1 stick butter, melted, or 1/2 cup ghee
  • 1 1/3 cup agave or honey (you may use less if you want a less-sweet cake)
  • 1 cup golden flax meal (the regular brown works too, but not as well) mixed gradually with 3/4 cup hot water
  • 1 1/4 cup rice flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder or carob powder
  • 1/2 cup kefir or yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
How to make it:
  1. Spray bunt pan or round cake pan with oil.
  2. Set aside.
  3. Combine flax meal and hot water first.
  4. Set aside to cool a little.
  5. Mix melted butter or ghee with agave.
  6. Mix with flaxmeal/water.
  7. Add vanilla and kefir.
  8. Mix all dry ingredients.
  9. Stir altogether quickly.
  10. Bake at 350 till it's done.
    Comments:
    Depends on what size/depth pan you use, 20-30 min.

BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:

NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Carob  N N N N N N B N
Agave Syrup  N N N N N N N N
Flax Seed (Linseed)1 B B N N N N B N
Rice Cake/Flour1 ,2 B N B B B B N N
Baking Soda  N N N N N N N N
Chocolate/ Cocoa3 N N N N N N N N


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Herb/Spice Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Vanilla- N N N N N N N A

Sweetener Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Honey4 N N N A N N N A

Dairy Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Butter4 A A A A N N N N
Kefir- N N B B B B A A
Yogurt4 N N B N B B A A

[1] This recipe uses ingredients which may be genetically modified .
[2] This recipe uses ingredients which are high in phytates.
[3] This recipe uses ingredients rich in lignans.
[4] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth.

  • This recipe is low in common allergens.
  • This recipe is gluten free.
  • This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.

    If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.

    Please Note:
    When using any recipe, always check it for avoids and make the appropriate adjustments where necessary. The Blood Type Diet Recipe Database has been recently greatly enhanced. Also, the food lists changed somewhat a couple of years ago, and all recipes in the database may not reflect those changes in terms of the blood types for which the recipes are recommended. Volunteer Blood Type Diet Forums Members are working to review and update all the recipes to take advantage of the all the new features and food lists. Please be patient with us until the process has been completed.

    Revision History:
    • Revised Sep 01, 2009 at 10:47 PM By: Lola