Grenada: Recipe for Crayfish Bay Chocolate Cake
Scroll down for a unique recipe from Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Farm for their chocolate cake.
The first time I visited Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Farm on the north western side of the the island of Grenada I absolutely fell in love with it. I felt a connection with the sense of peace and tranquility, the abstract way the cacao trees grow with the banana trees in between and the nutmeg trees appearing out of nowhere at the slightest turn.
I took part in the Grenada Chocolate Festival event to be a Cocoa Farmer for a Day – one of the hardest day’s work I have ever done. You can read the account here.
I brought home some Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Rolls and their recipe for a gorgeous chocolate cake. I first tasted it sitting outside on a warm Grenadian afternoon after finishing a simple and totally delicious lunch of home made dishes made with local produce. You will find the recipe below.
Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Balls are used to make a rich chocolate cake.
- 7 cocoa rolls Crayfish Bay Organic Cocoa Rolls
- 1 cup coconut oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 med-large eggs
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Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F.
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Melt the cocoa rolls and coconut oil together in a pan on the hob.
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In a bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon.
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Add the water and beaten egg to the dry mixtre.
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Add the melted cocoa rolls and coconut oil to the mixture.
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Pour the mixture into a greased and floured baking pan.
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Bake in the centre of the oven for about 45 minutes.
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The cake is done when a skewer or sharp knife tip inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
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Cool for approximately 5 minutes before taking the cake out of the pan.
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Allow the cake to cool completely before cutting into squares to serve.
Click here to read more about the Grenada Chocolate Festival. I will be attending the Grenada Chocolate Festival again this year – Why don’t you come too!!
If you like chocolate here are two posts to read about chocolate brownies:
Peanut Butter Brownies from Jan’s Family Notebook
Organic Cocoa in this recipe sounds good. Rich Chocolate cake looks spongy and moistred ..
Thanks – the chocolate really is rich in this recipe, even exotic!
The texture of the cake is very good.. Nice post.
Thanks – now to get down to the job of eating it all!!
Loved the addition of organic cocoa rolls.. Interesting ! Cake looks yummy and perfectly baked !
I will be bringing more of the organic cocoa rolls home with me this visit too, they also do a great hot chocolate!
Now that looks like my kind of chocolate cake. Really simple to make and delicious too.
Very quick recipe to put together and doesn’t take long to bake. The chocolate is really intense too.
Wow what an appreciation you must have for those ingredients when you’ve harvested them yourself. Absolutely wonderful! The chocolate cake sounds divine too 🙂
I have made the spices and chocolates part of my everyday life – I loved picking/harvesting them myself for sure!
Oh Heidi, How exciting this much have been! I wish I was somewhere warm whit a sweet scent of cocoa!
And that chocolate cake… Just yummy! 😀
X Louise
I do wish I was on the islands right now instead of the cold!
Wow! The chocolate cake looks so decadent! Lovely post. 🙂
Thank you – the taste of the chocolate is so intense when it comes straight from the source!
Wow! I’ve never seen cocoa rolls like this before. I’m so intrigued!
When you take them out of the packet they smell so strong – taking me instantly back to the island!
I hope one day to get to visit a cocoa farm, so up my alley. And the cake recipe looks just superb!
It is an amazing experience – completely changes how you eat chocolate!
I hope one day to get to visit a cocoa farm, so up my alley. And the cake recipe looks just superb! You might this twice the comment.
Love organic cocoa for their fantastic taste and health benefits! So wonderful to be able to visit an organic cocoa farm. Your chocolate cake looks absolutely delicious. 🙂
Thank you Daphne – the chocolate taste and smell is so intense!