Someone Forgot The Sugar; Dark Chocolate Cake
Author: Julia McPhee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 20 small
- Serving size: 20 small
- Calories: 187
- Fat: 15.7g
- Saturated fat: 8.0g
- Carbohydrates: 5.5g
- Protein: 3.6g
Recipe type: Desserts/cakes
Cuisine: Low Carb
A rich dark chocolate cake for lovers of dark chocolate. This cake was named after a comment made when I served it at a dinner party (or low-carbecue) I had for some new ‘not so low carb’ friends! Don't be put off, it was a popular dessert for all those who have a love of dark chocolate. Note that this cake is quite high in carbs due to the chocolate. I use this as a dessert occasionally as a treat and would not recommend that you try this recipe in your first few weeks of the low carb lifestyle.
Ingredients
- 250g Dark chocolate (85% cocoa)
- 150g Butter melted
- 2 tbsp Stevia powdered (sweetener)
- 1 tsp Vanilla paste or essence
- 5 Eggs
- 1 cup Cream or yoghurt ( or ½ cup of each)
- 1 cup Almond meal
- 2 tsp Baking powder
Instructions
- Melt chocolate, butter, stevia, and vanilla on a low heat, stirring continually. Stir in almond meal and baking powder, add egg yolks one at a time, followed by cream or yoghurt. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks are formed and slowly stir into chocolate mixture. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (or 160 fan bake) in a lined 25cm tin for 45 minutes or until firm to touch and cooked through. Be careful not to over cook, chocolate cakes are always best on the moist side.
2 Comments
Wondering how many drops of stevia to substitute for 2T powdered stevia please.
Recipe looks delish!!!
Hi Jill
I haven’t used liquid Stevia but my suggestion is to start with a few drops and taste the mixture. Keep adding until the mixture tastes sweet enough (but not too sweet)
Julia