Carob Chocolate Frosting Food

My son is allergic to chocolate so I spent several years perfecting the ultimate carob cake recipe. I have finally achieved it! Oh, and it also had to be Feingold friendly, since we are 100% feingold.

Provided by Mom2Eight

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 918.6, Fat 40.7, SaturatedFat 13.2, Cholesterol 81.8, Sodium 544.6, Carbohydrate 135.8, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 108.8, Protein 6.1

This works well on cake or brownies. Recipe adapted from Christopher Nyerges, the author of Guide to Wild Foods. A little information about carob: Today it is nearly impossible to avoid white sugar in any pre-processed or restaurant food. But not more than a few centuries ago, one of the major food sweeteners in the world was a type of healthful "chocolate" that grows on trees. It is believed that the fruit of this "chocolate" tree was used to feed Mohammed's armies. This fruit also sustained John the Baptist during his sojourn and meditations in the wilderness (Bible, book of Mark 1:16), and provided food for the Biblical prodigal son (Luke 15:16) who was hungry and without money. Spanish Civil War children who ate this fruit during the 1930s were able to remain free of malnutrition. As recently as WWII, isolated military troops and their horses on the island of Malta, and people in villages in Greece, credit their survival during the German occupation to the use of this "chocolate" tree's survival food. This "chocolate" tree is the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua). The carob fruit is a dark brown, flattened leathery pod (or legume). Carob is a native to the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and is common in the Middle East. These are the areas where the best commercial carob is grown. The trees propagated there from root stock produce the superior carob fruit. Southern Californians and Arizonans know the ornamental carob trees which are so widely planted as street and park trees. Each leaf is alternately arranged and is typically pinnately divided into six to ten round glossy leathery leaflets. Each pod measures about 1½inches broad and four to 10 inches long. Carob powder (or flour) is produced by a continuous process of drying, grinding, and roasting the pods. The resultant flour has a versatile array of uses for those who have rediscovered carob's secrets.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 1 cup, about

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1072, Fat 64.4, SaturatedFat 40.5, Cholesterol 210.5, Sodium 504.5, Carbohydrate 105, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 103, Protein 24.3

If you need more than a cup of frosting just double this recipe. The results will be the same. This is a great chocolate flavor frosting that is caffeine-free.

Provided by Vanessa & Valancie

Categories     Desserts/Baked Goods

Time 20m

Yield 1 Cup

Number Of Ingredients 6

• Ingredients

My son is allergic to chocolate and so I have perfected a carob cake that tastes just like a German Chocolate Cake. and I must say this is the best tasting GCC that I have EVER tasted! Every time I bake this it is gone within a day and the kids are asking for more. For faster decoration and preparation time, you can leave out the ganache and just use the filling for the "icing". I tend to do this a lot to save time. Just remember to have a thin layer running down the sides or the icing with collapse/fall to the bottom from all the nut weight.

Provided by Mom2Eight

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1305.1, Fat 99.7, SaturatedFat 45.4, Cholesterol 320.3, Sodium 565, Carbohydrate 100.9, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 77.2, Protein 10.8