Heart Healthy Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe
Decadent, gluten-free chocolate cake is a dessert that can win anyone over. Cocoa powder, egg whites, and butter combine to create this unbelievably rich, heart-healthy cake.
Ingredients
Recipe yields 12 servings
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
4 oz fine-quality dark chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 egg whites
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tbsp confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling
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Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375° and lightly coat an 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom with a round of wax paper or parchment paper. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter and chocolate on high for 20 seconds, stir, and continue to microwave at 20-second intervals until melted. Remove from microwave and whisk mixture until smooth.
Step 2
Whisk granulated sugar into chocolate mixture. Add egg whites, oil and vanilla and whisk well. Sift cocoa powder over chocolate mixture and whisk until just combined.
Step 3
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until top has formed a thin crust. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Turn onto a serving plate.
Step 4
Dust cake with confectioners sugar.
Step 5
(After being cooled completely, cake keeps in an airtight container for 1 week.)
Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 162
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Dietary Review:
Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT
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Nutrition facts
Serving Size: 3/4-inch slice
Per serving:
calories:162
total fat:11g
sat fat:6g
cholesterol:22mg
sodium:81mg
total carb:17g
fibers:1g
proteins:2g
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About This Healthy Recipe
Cake made without flour? Yes, you heard that correctly. This gluten free chocolate cake recipe has all the decadent chocolate taste, without the flour or wheat. Made with 8 simple ingredients, and just 162 calories per ¾ slices, this chocolate cake is easy to make and perfect for any occasion. This recipe calls for dark chocolate and cocoa powder giving the cake a very rich chocolaty taste that both adults and kids will love. In addition to being delicious, this recipe is also an ideal option for those who face dietary restrictions.Not only is this cake celiac friendly, but it is also low in both saturated fat (6g) and sodium (81mg) making it a heart healthy option. Even better, this cake is diabetic friendly, containing just 17 grams of carbohydrates per serving. Nobody will ever know this cake is flour free, enjoy!
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