Healthy chocolate cake
This chocolate cake is moist and chocolatey. It is just 4 ingredients and doesn’t contain any flour, added sugar, butter or oil. The cake texture is just like regular chocolate cake and will satisfy your chocolate cravings.
From: https://kirbiecravings.com/healthy-chocolate-cake/
- 2 cups pitted medjool dates (295 g)
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (42 g)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder (9 g)
- 3 large eggs
- 1st Step
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease the interior of a 6 inch springform pan and then line with parchment paper.
- 2nd Step
Add dates to a food processor and blend until a smooth paste forms. The dates should pull away from the sides of the food processor and form a ball. See photo in post for reference. See notes section regarding possibly needing to rehydrate the dates before blending.
- 3rd Step
Once date paste forms, add in the cocoa powder and blend until fully incorporated.
- 4th Step
Add in baking powder and eggs. Blend until smooth. You will need to scrape down your batter a few times and you may want to alternate between pulsing and processing to make sure all of the dates are blended. It can take several minutes to make your batter smooth. Very tiny bits of dates can remain but you don't want too many date pieces because then you'll just taste the dates in your cake.
- 5th Step
Pour cake into prepared pan. Bake for about 30-35 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out mostly clean. It's okay if your batter is not fully set. You don't want to overbake the cake. Let cake cool completely before serving. The cake will deflate slightly as it cools. If desired, you can frost the cake before serving. See notes section for the frosting I used.
Serving Size 1 slide
Servings 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 115kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Sodium 85mg4%
- Total Carbohydrate 23g8%
- Sugars 19g
- Protein 2g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
