Easy Almond Flour Chocolate Cake
This rich and moist almond flour chocolate cake can be eaten on its own or dressed up with chocolate frosting for a celebratory cake. It's so delicious you won't believe it's gluten-free!
Servings: 8
Calories: 593kcal
Equipment
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/3 cup arrowroot flour or tapioca flour
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup almond milk
For the frosting
- 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet, dark or keto*
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF/180ºC and line 2 (8-inch) round pans with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients with a whisk till fully incorporated. Next add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract and whisk once again to fully combone the two.
- Pour equal amounts of batter into the two pans and tap them to help the cake batter settle and drive out any air bubbles.
- Bake for about 15 minutes till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for 5 minutes before taking them out and cooling them on a wire rack.
Make the frosting
- In a small microwave-safe bowl melt the chocolate chips in 20-second increments till completely melted. Add the cream and stir till fully incorporated.
- Once the cake layers are completely cool frost the cake. First the top of one and then place the other cake on top of the frosted cake and continue to cover both the cakes with the frosting.
Notes
- Although coconut sugar does have more minerals and fiber than regular table sugar, it is still sugar so although this cake is healthier, you can have too much of it.
- I use Lily's chocolate chips to keep the frosting low-carb.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 593kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 287mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 558IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 163mg | Iron: 2mg
