ALMOND FLOUR CHOCOLATE CAKE | EASY GLUTEN-FREE RECIPE -

Try this easy, airy almond flour chocolate cake. It's a heavenly treat for chocolate lovers, combining a fluffy texture with a rich chocolate taste.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Cooling time20

Total Time1

Cooking Tools

Hand blender
Round cake tin 8 inch (20cm)
Icing Spatula

Ingredients

Instructions

CAKE

Preheat the oven to 150 ℃, fan setting. Line the bottom of the cake tin with parchment paper.
Break the whole eggs into a large bowl and beat them with a whisk, hand mixer, or standing mixer with the whisk attachment until fluffy. Gradually add the erythritol (or sweetener/sugar of your choice).
6 large Eggs, 1/2 cup Monk fruit blend
Add vanilla extract and cocoa powder and beat again until smooth.
1 tbsp Vanilla extract, 2 tbsp Cocoa powder
Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and Xanthan gum until all the flour is incorporated.
2 cup Almond flour, 1 tsp Baking powder, 1 tsp Baking soda, 1 tsp Xantan gum
Pour the batter into the cake tin and smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake for 20 min or until the top is lightly golden and the toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Let cool down completely.

FROSTING

Whisk double cream (whipping cream), mascarpone, sour cream and cream cheese in a large bowl until combined.
1 cup Cream cheese, 1 cup Mascarpone, 1 cup Sour cream, 1 cup Double cream
Add vanilla, sukrin syrup (or iced sugar), and cocoa powder and whisk until firm.
2 tbsp Cocoa powder, 15 drops Stevia drops - Vanilla , 3-4 tbsp Sukrin syrup

ASSEMBLY

Take the cake out of the tin and gently remove the parchment paper.
Slice the cake to make 3 layers, using wooden toothpicks as a guide.
Cover each layer of cake with sliced strawberries.
Spread frosting over the strawberries, then all over the top. Spread on the sides if you desire.
Leave to chill in the fridge for at least an hour but best overnight.
Decorate with halved strawberries or any other fruit, chocolate or/and chopped nuts.
2 cup Strawberries

Nutritional facts in this recipe are only informative. The calculation might slightly vary, depending on the exact ingredients you use. For accuracy, enter your specific ingredients into a nutrition calculator like MyFitnessPal or Calorieking.

To calculate net carb use this method:

Carbohydrates - Fiber - Sugar alcohols = Net carb

Keyword almond flour cake, chocolate cake, sugarfree cake

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