Low Sugar Chocolate Cake – Diabetic Friendly Grain Free Chocolate Cake
Low Sugar Chocolate Cake – Diabetic Friendly Grain Free Chocolate Cake
A perfect low sugar chocolate cake recipe:) For those of you that have followed me for a while, you have probably noticed, I don’t bake much:) Baking isn’t quite my thing probably because most baking requires gobs and gobs of sugar!! But, this diabetic friendly grain free chocolate cake recipe will amaze you!
So I generally have avoided it and found other treats that I like that are somewhat low sugar and I eat them in moderation. For example, I like ice cream and I’ll buy a high quality brand and just have a bite or two. I also buy dark chocolate bars that are low in sugar and have one square of chocolate at a time.
But, I’m getting off the baking topic. In my baking life, I have made 2 things regularly. A flourless chocolate cake recipe I received from my good friend, Aubree, from college. The second is the cheesecake recipe I received from my grandmother. I only bake the cheesecake for Christmas and Thanksgiving sometimes. So it isn’t a normal recipe that I’ve tried to remove the sugar.
However, the flourless chocolate cake, aka grain free chocolate cake aka diabetic friendly grain free chocolate cake, I make more often for my kids birthdays, half birthdays and sometimes just for fun!! The recipe originally had 1/2 cup of sugar (yep, gasp, white sugar which I normally don’t even have in the house). But, over the years I’ve decreased the sugar to 1/4 cup of sugar. But, still I can’t post a recipe that contains white sugar, I mean it’s pretty much the worst food a diabetic can eat.
So, I tried a few variations and came up with one that includes Truvia which is stevia and erythritol (all natural) that was the reason I liked this variation and it turned out SPECTACULAR!!
This variation turned out a little creamier than the original and it was almost like a mousse in the middle!! AND it’s super chocolatey!!
It also only has a few ingredients, so to me it’s a total win!!
One other thing I bake is my breakfast bars, they are grain free & low carb and very filling:) I make them ahead and then have breakfast for the week ready to go. Here’s the recipe: Nut Breakfast Bars
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Cook Time | 25 minutes |
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- 1/2 cup butter
- 8 oz dark chocolate look for the one with the least sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 Tbs truvia
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar helps form the stiff peaks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Melt the chocolate & butter in a saucepan over low heat.
- In a mixer, mix the 4 eggs, egg yolk, vanilla & cream of tartar until it doubles in size.
- Once the chocolate is melted, let cool (a couple of minutes) and add the truvia and mix.
- Gently fold the chocolate mixture and the fluffy egg mixture together.
- Add to a 6x9 greased pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the center is just barely jiggly.
- Let cool, cut into 12 squares and enjoy:)
