Television presenter and fitness coach Joe Wicks appeared on Lorraine this morning to teach last-minute lovebirds how to make the easiest Valentine's Day dessert for their other halves.
The 36-year-old appeared on the popular daytime television show on Monday morning as he showed the audience how to create the perfect Valentine's dessert for February 14 - a fruity chocolate fudge cake.
Here's how the bestselling author made his chocolatey dessert this morning:
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Joe Wicks' Valentine's Day Chocolate Fudge cake
Ingredients
- 80g coconut oil, melted, plus a smidge for the tin
- 50g self-raising flour
- 100g ground almonds
- 2 scoops (60g) vanilla protein powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda salt
- 80g cocoa powder (over 70% cocoa solids), plus more for dusting
- 150ml maple syrup
- 200ml coconut milk
- Zest of one orange
- Coconut yoghurt
- Strawberries and/or raspberries, to serve – optional
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan 140°C, gas mark 3).
- Grease a 20cm round cake tin with a little coconut oil and line the base with baking parchment.
- Mix the self-raising flour, ground almonds, vanilla protein powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the cocoa powder with 150ml boiling water until well combined.
- Then whisk in the melted coconut oil, maple syrup, coconut milk and orange zest.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and give everything a good whisk until you have a smooth runny batter.
- Pour into the cake tin and bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin. When cool, dust with a little cocoa powder and serve topped with coconut yoghurt and berries if you like.
Once Wicks was finished, he was left with the perfect Valentine's Day dessert, all made in under 45 minutes - meaning it's quick and easy for tonight's meal!
Check out more meal ideas by the Body Coach on the ITV website, here.
