Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake
Decadent almond flour chocolate cake with a rich dark chocolate ganache frosting. Every slice is fudgy, moist and deeply chocolatey.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 200 g almond flour
- 60 g cacao powder
- 150 g powdered erythritol
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp xanthan gum
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 4 eggs
- 80 g butter, melted
- 120 g sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 60 ml strong brewed coffee, cooled
- 200 ml heavy cream (frosting)
- 80 g dark chocolate 85%+, chopped (frosting)
- 30 g powdered sweetener (frosting)
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3484 kcal · P 85.1g · C 121.9g · F 307.1g
Estimated from 14 of 14 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Preheat oven to 170°C/340°F. Grease and line two 20cm round cake tins with parchment paper.
- 2Mix all dry cake ingredients: almond flour, cacao powder, erythritol, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt.
- 3In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, melted butter, sour cream, vanilla extract and cooled coffee.
- 4Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until a smooth batter forms.
- 5Divide between the two tins and bake 30 to 35 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
- 6Cool both layers completely before frosting.
- 7For the frosting: heat the heavy cream until just simmering. Pour over the chopped dark chocolate, let sit for 2 minutes and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in the powdered sweetener and cool until spreadable.
- 8Spread frosting over one cake layer, place the second layer on top, then frost the top and sides.
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Questions and answers
How long does Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake take to make?
About 50 minutes: 15 min prep and 35 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake?
14 ingredients: almond flour, cacao powder, powdered erythritol, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, eggs, butter, sour cream, vanilla extract, strong brewed coffee, heavy cream and 2 more.
How many servings does this Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake recipe make?
12 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake?
About 290 kcal, with 7.1 g protein, 10.2 g carbohydrate and 25.6 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake recipe suit?
It is gluten-free, keto and sugar-free.
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