Easy Refined Sugar Free Chocolate Cake
For whenever you are craving a chocolate dessert but you want to stay away from refined sugar, here is a great recipe for you. Refined Sugar Free Chocolate Cake, consisting of a chocolate moist cake sweetened with honey and topped with a cream cheese cocoa honey frosting. The cake is simply delightful and you don’t need special skills to create this irresistible cake.
Ingredients
Chocolate Honey Cake
- 1/2 cup (110g) unsalted butter , softened
- 1/2 cup + 1 ½ tbsp (150g) honey
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup (160g) buttermilk
- 1/2 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp (2g) instant coffee powder
- 1/2 tsp (3g) salt
- 1 tsp (4g) baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (3g) baking soda
- 1 ¾ cup (220g) all-purpose flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 14 oz (400g) cream cheese
- 3 tbsp (24g) cocoa powder
- 1 tsp (5g) vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp (60g) honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease a 8 inch (20cm) pan and line with parchment paper.
Prepare the chocolate honey cake.
- In a medium bowl whisk the flour, with cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, instant coffee powder and baking soda.
- In a large bowl add butter with honey and mix until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and mix to incorporate. Add buttermilk and vanilla extract and mix to combine.
- With the mixer on low incorporate the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Don’t overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely.
Prepare the cream cheese honey frosting.
- In a large bowl mix cream cheese with honey, cocoa powder and vanilla extract.
- Cut the top of the cake to create a flat surface. Invert onto a serving platter.
- Spoon the cream cheese frosting on top of the cake. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving out of 10Calories: 410kcalCarbohydrates: 40.9gProtein: 9.3gFat: 25.7gSaturated Fat: 15.7gCholesterol: 117mgSugar: 18.6g