I'm so excited to see flowers like this again:
and these:
So because Spring is finally arriving I want to share this wonderful recipe for Chocolate Agave Frosting.
There are a few things I love about this recipe. First, its chocolate, and who doesn't love chocolate every once and a while? Second, its made with agave syrup. If you don't know what Agave Syrup is, I highly suggest you check it out. It is a low GI sweetener, which means you don't get the huge blood sugar spike your body receives when ingesting regular cane sugar or the other various high GI sweeteners. The other great thing is it is 25% sweeter than sugar so you can actually use less of it than you would sugar.
When I made this recipe, I used this cake mix:
Namaste Foods is one of my mixes to use if I don't have time to do everything from scratch. There are no artificial flavors, preservatives or anything, its 100% goodness. Also, it is free of most allergens which is perfect!
Here is the recipe for Chocolate Agave Frosting:
2 cups organic palm shortening
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
1 cup agave nectar
4 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon almond flavoring (optional)
Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat with an electric until light
and fluffy. Spread onto cooled cupcakes.
*Notes: When I made this I used the Earth Balance Soy Free Spread since I didn't have palm shortening on hand. It turned out a little runnier than it was supposed to, but you can counter act that by adding more arrowroot powder until you get the consistency you would like. Or, try placing it in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes first. Either way, once you let it set for about 30 minutes, it sets quite nicely. Here is a picture of mine!
annnnnnnd a close up!
Have a Happy Easter tomorrow! Remember that Jesus came to Earth died for you so that you could live :) Oh how thankful I am for that!
HPK
