chocolate cake

[steady as she goes]

I really, really wanted cake, and what better kind than chocolate? I've done the microwave muffins and such, but was really missing the texture of an actual cake. having had good results with coconut flour, and nice results with almond flour for various things, I brainstormed and came up with this! I'd consider a filling and icing, but I have to find one I like first. it's a lot of ingredients, but it turns out soooo nicely. I'll post variations of the recipe. this was the recipe combo that was the best.

In a large bowl, whisk together:
4 eggs
1/2 cup cream
1 dropper full of vanilla stevia
1 tsp vanilla extract

in a microwave safe bowl, melt together:
6 squares (small) Lindt 99% cocoa chocolate
1/2 cup butter
3 squares chocoperfection dark chocolate

in a smaller mixing bowl, mix:
2 scoops protein powder (I've been using vanilla)
2 tbsp thickenthin not-starch thickener (I use one notstarch and one notsugar)
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup almond flour
1/4 cup cocoa (I don't mess around when it comes to chocolate!)
just under 1/2 cup xylitol or erythritol (or half and half)
1 tsp baking powder
pinch salt

mix the chocolate/butter mixture into the egg/cream/vanilla mixture. add dry ingredients, mix well. pour into a lined pan, bake at 375 for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

nobody believes it's low carb/flourless/sugarless!

If you don't have either of the chocolates I used, use 1/2 cup of GOOD quality cocoa, and add an extra egg. I think you could replace the thickenthin with xanthan gum. I haven't tried it, but it could work!

this recipe also works well as muffins/cupcakes.

I hope someone tries this! it really is delish! and not as big of a pain in the butt as it sounds.

[livesimply]

I have plain liquid stevia (not too thrilled with the taste) and liquid sucralose (prefer this). What would you recommend as a substitute for the "dropper full of vanilla stevia"? THANKS!

[steady as she goes]

maybe a drop of the sucralose if you don't like the stevia? is it clear stevia? if you're using xylitol, the taste of the stevia gets balanced out. give it a go. add extra vanilla too, maybe another half a teaspoon. good luck!

[futurebabe8001]

Grateful for the post... I'm going to try it. ..By the way, I recently looked at the ingredients for the ThicknThin No-Starch and No-Sugar, and they were exactly the same! So I think you really could use either anytime.. I think they must have labeled them differently for commercial purposes..?

[steady as she goes]

please let me know how it turns out for you!

btw, the starch seems a bit sturdier than the sugar thickener, but I'm sure you can sub out one for the other. I haven't tried with just one kind, but I want to make a cake, so maybe I'll give it a go.