Healthy Chocolate Cake

I based this healthy chocolate cake recipe on one from Teresa Cutter. It was so moist and yum! I didn’t wait long enough for the cake to cool before adding the icing because I’m impatient, so the icing ran everywhere. But it still tasted good! :)

Ingredients (cake)

• 1 1/2 cups almond meal
• 1 cup gluten free oat flour
• 1/2 cup cacao powder
• 3 eggs (or egg substitute if vegan)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup almond meal
• 1/2 cup honey or maple

Ingredients (icing)

• 5 tbsp softened coconut oil
• 5 tbsp coconut sugar (or sweetener)
• 1-2 tsp cacao powder

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160C (320F).
2. Combine dry cake ingredients in a bowl.
3. Add wet ingredients and mix well with a hand held blender.
4. Bake for 50-55 minutes.
5. Combine icing ingredients in a bowl. Wait for cake to cool completely before icing.

If you want to know how to fit treats like this into a balanced nutrition program, have a look and my eBooks! It has a step-by-step 8 week clean eating program (no 2 days are the same) and includes healthy treats like this xx

Article written by Rachael Attard

Rachael is an Australian born certified personal trainer and nutritionist who holds a Bachelor degree in Science.

After struggling for years to find an exercise and diet program that is tailored to women striving for lean and toned body with no bulk she designed her Lean Legs Program. This program is tailored to each body type and focused on helping women get toned but feminine bodies, without getting bulky.

Her mission is to empower women and help them stay in shape in a healthy and balanced way.