Ever thought that it would be nice to have a no sugar chocolate cake that actually tasted good? Look no further because this cake will take your taste buds on a no sugar chocolate adventure that is sure to satisfy your chocolate cravings without compromising the flavor or sweetness!
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Healthy Chocolate Cake
You can never have too many healthy cake recipes, right? There's something about chocolate cake that is a classic!
This no sugar chocolate cake is a cake for serious chocolate lovers. Dark chocolate lovers preferred, however, anyone can enjoy its rich and deep flavors.
It's also a chocolate cake for those that love a good moist cake but also can appreciate a dryer texture. This cake will be so moist when you take it out of the oven. If you pour that chocolate glaze over it and eat it right away, I can attest to its succulent softness. However, if you wait to eat it and place it in the refrigerator, be prepared for it to dry out a little bit. The top with become a bit more crunchy (just a little), and the inside will still be soft!
It's a very diverse cake as far as cakes go!
The best part?! It's all sugar free and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
What Happens if you don't put Sugar in a Cake?
You can never have too many healthy cake recipes, right? There's something about chocolate cake that is a classic! This no-sugar chocolate cake is a cake for serious chocolate lovers. Dark chocolate lovers preferred, however, anyone can enjoy its rich and deep flavors. It's also a chocolate cake for those that love a good moist cake but also can appreciate a dryer texture.
This cake will be so moist when you take it out of the oven. If you pour that chocolate glaze over it and eat it right away, I can attest to its succulent softness. However, if you wait to eat it and place it in the refrigerator, it will have a soft chewy texture.
When you don't put sugar on a cake, it obviously will be much less sweet. In fact, it will be pretty tasteless. However, you don't have to live sweet-less. There are plenty of sweeteners that are not filled with the toxicity of sugar, and can be used to add some sweetness to your life! Natural sweeteners are diverse and many. There sometimes seems like there is no limit to the number of natural sweeteners you can choose from.
- Gentle Sweet by THM
- Pure Stevia by THM
- Monk Fruit by Lakanto
- Powdered Monk Fruit by Lakanto
- Brown Sugar Alternative by Swerve
How can I Sweeten a Cake without Sugar?
For this recipe, we are going to use Gentle Sweet from Trim Healthy Mama as our alternative sweetener. THM has some of the best products that I have found for adding taste and sweetness to your low-carb or sugar-free lifestyle. They really have learned how to harness the power of stevia in a way that doesn't leave a bitter aftertaste. There certainly are other natural sweeteners that you can choose from to sweeten a cake, but for this no sugar chocolate cake it makes the most sense to use a sweetener that will balance out the bitterness of unsweetened cocoa power without adding more bitterness!
If you are loving the idea of living a more sugar-free lifestyle, I would love to invite you to join the 5-day sugar challenge! This challenge comes complete with a workbook and email course that will walk you through living a sugar-free lifestyle. We will cover information about the toxicity of sugar, the detox process, daily sugar-free challenges, and a myriad of other topics. Join me for this exciting challenge of beating the sugar beast!
What is the Healthiest Cake to Eat?
By now I'm sure you have figured out that I really like this no sugar chocolate cake! It's just THAT delicious! However, you may be wondering if there are other sugar-free cakes that I enjoy as well. Great question! I have to tell you that the inspiration for this recipe came from a number of sources. A few of which were in the Trim Healthy Table cookbook.
I wonder if you can guess the original recipe that I started playing around with? THMers can you guess it?! Alright, I'll tell you. The Trim Healthy Table cookbook has a Butter Bundt Cake recipe (pg 300) that is the recipe that I make every year for Christmas morning. I started thinking this past Christmas that the recipe would taste great with chocolate!
After playing around with that recipe and a few zucchini cake recipes (like this one from Brianna Thomas), this no sugar chocolate cake was born and it's one of my favorite chocolate cakes ever! I also can't help but love the Bundt pan, which I think makes this cake look completely stunning!
Isn't this Bundt Pan adorable! I love the design! I've never had a cake stick to this pan even a little, which of course is a nice bonus. Click Here
Making a Sugar Free Glaze
One of the toughest parts of getting this cake right was making the glaze. This glaze is not your average no-sugar chocolate cake glaze! Nope! It is going to use actual chocolate, which means that if you put it in the refrigerator, this cake will harden on top as the chocolate solidifies. This adds a nice texture to it in my opinion! If the cake does not already have ample air bubbles on top, you can poke holes in the cake for the chocolate glaze to seep into.
The Final Results of the No Sugar Chocolate Cake
This cake is best eaten right away after the glaze goes on, however, you can refrigerate the cake for up to a week. Are you ready to give this cake a try? It is great for birthdays, valentines day, or other special occasions. I think the results were pretty tasty! If you do try it, let me know what you think by visiting me over on Instagram and dropping me a DM! One of my favorite things to do is chat with all of you!
No Sugar Chocolate Cake
Ever thought that it would be nice to have a no sugar chocolate cake that actually tasted good? Look no further because this cake will take your taste buds on a no sugar chocolate adventure that is sure to satisfy your chocolate cravings without compromising the flavor or sweetness!
Ingredients
Cake
- Coconut oil or spray for the pan
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) softened butter
- 1 ¼ cup Gentle Sweet (or stevia substitute)
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup egg whites
- 2 cups Baking Blend or Low Carb Baking Mix (see my recipe link below)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon mineral salt
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Glaze
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2.5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- ¼ cup Gentle Sweet (or stevia substitute)
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a Bundt cake pan (10 inches) well with coconut oil.
- With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sweetener in a large bowl.
- Beat in the whole eggs and egg whites.
- Add almond milk and heavy cream and mix again.
- In a separate bowl add the Baking blend of Low Carb Baking Mix (link below), baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder.
- Add the wet and dry ingredients together and mix well.
- Scrape the batter into the Bundt cake pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Meanwhile make the glaze.
- Melt the butter, coconut oil and chocolate together in a small sauce pan. Alternatively you can melt in the microwave in a Pyrex or glass container.
- Add the Gentle Sweet (or stevia alternative) and mix well.
- Pour over the top of the cake.
- The glaze will harden if left out too long, so make sure to pour it over the top of the cake while it is still warm.
- This cake is best eaten right away. If you leave it in the refrigerator for too long uncovered it will harden and dry out.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 194Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 460mgCarbohydrates: 2.5gFiber: 1.1gSugar: .3gProtein: 5g
Online calculators are only esimates. Please use your best judgement when consuming.