Super Healthy Chocolate Cake – Easy and Very Moist

I was overjoyed when I perfected this healthy chocolate cake, overjoyed I tell you.   

There is NOTHING nasty in it, nothing at all.

And yet, the kids love it. Oh, happy day. Small wins in motherhood.

I came up with this tasty yet healthy chocolate cake when I was looking for a simple after school snack to take in the car when I picked the twins up from school. I had bought some coconut flour, it took me ages to pluck up the courage to start using it. And it wasn’t easy to work with…. but I persisted….

I also wanted to try using my macadamia nut butter in a cake, and gave it a whirl whilst creating this one… it works well, but it isn’t compulsory.

It took more than a few trials to create a nutritious chocolate cake that the kids would actually eat, even though it has no sugar or flour in it.
 

Super Healthy Chocolate Cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes 15 seconds

Total Time: 30 minutes 15 seconds

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Ingredients

• 30 g (1/4 cup/ 1 oz) cocoa or cacao powder
• 35g (1/4 cup / 1 1/4 oz) coconut flour*
• 1 tsp (5 g) gluten free baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• Pinch of sea salt
• 4 eggs
• 60g (1/4 cup/ 3 tbs) honey or maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 60g (1/4 cup / 2 oz) macadamia nut butter (or oil or melted coconut oil or butter)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 150 C.
2. Mix the cocoa, coconut flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sea salt in a bowl
3. Add the eggs, honey, vanilla and macadamia nut butter
4. Mix well until smooth and combined.
5. Spoon into muffin cases, I make 6 – 8 with this amount. Or you could try it as a round cake.
6. Bake muffin size cakes for 15 – 20 minutes.

Notes

Less is more when cooking this cake, it’s much better slightly underdone as it gets dry when overcooked.  It's better to have a fudgy, brownie-like consistency.

 

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 325Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 129mgSodium: 180mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 8gSugar: 3gProtein: 14g

If this recipe appeals, you’ll love my Super Healthy Banana Bread recipe!

This Simple Spiced Zucchini Cake is also excellent.

Why did I spend so many years making cakes with butter and white flour and sugar when there are such great healthier recipes around?

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