From the wonderful cookbook Plant Powered Families by Dreena Burton.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Spray coat 8x8 baking pan and line with parchment to fit.
For this recipe I used 4 med sized sweet potatoes.
In a large bowl mix:
1 cup flour, white, spelt or white whole wheat
1/3 cup coconut sugar*
1/4 cup non-dairy chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
In a blender place:
3/4 cup cooked, peeled orange sweet potato
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Blend until smooth and place into the dry ingredients above.
Place in the pan and bake for 20-25 min.
Frosting:
Place all in a blender and puree until smooth:
3/4 cup coconut sugar (blend until powdery 1 1/2 cup of sugar with 1 T arrowroot or corn starch)
1 cup cooked, peeled sweet potato
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 - 3/4 cup powdered sugar to taste* (opt my addition to make a sweeter frosting. )
1/2 cup raw cashew butter or almond butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
2-5 T nondairy milk
1 teasp vanilla
*why coconut sugar?
