A healthy and low fat chocolate cake recipe that tastes so sinful you will never believe it!
There is NO oil needed for this chocolate cake!
The recipe gets rave reviews every single time I make it… even from people who aren’t normally fans of healthy desserts!
It can definitely hold its own against any high-calorie chocolate cake from a fancy restaurant or cake shop, and no one ever guesses it isn’t full of fat and sugar.
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Bonus points: There are no crazy ingredients in this recipe.
No offense to my cauliflower based Healthy Chocolate Cake.
By using yogurt (I like nondairy yogurt) you can cut way back on the fat and empty calories while still retaining all of the moisture and richness of a traditional cake made with oil.
Years of experience have taught me that chocolate tastes much better when some fat is included, and therefore I chose to add a little nut butter to the healthy chocolate cake recipe as well (for allergy-friendly, you can use Sunbutter or Peabutter).
Can you think of a better way to spend one’s birthday (my birthday was this past Saturday) than taste-testing chocolate cakes?
I couldn’t, and so this is exactly what I did!
Anyways, back to the chocolate cake…
What was your BEST birthday ever?
Although my best birthday was probably my 16th, this past birthday came pretty close. When it started to lightning and pour rain around 8 PM, I was initially worried no one would show up.
But the rain quickly dissipated, and I had an amazing night in downtown DC with around 30 close friends, none of whom I knew a year ago.
It was completely terrifying to start over when I first moved to the area, and I think last Saturday was the first time I realized I finally didn’t feel like an outsider anymore.
P.S. If you need ideas for your next birthday, please feel free to steal my idea of spending the day eating chocolate cake!
Watch the video above for how to make a low calorie chocolate cake
100 Calorie Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup spelt, white, or gf ap flour
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp each: baking soda and salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar of choice or xylitol
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, optional
- 1/4 cup yogurt (I like nondairy)
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup almond butter, peanut butter, OR allergy-friendly sub – For a nut-free cake, try my Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and grease an 8-in square or round pan. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, optional chips, and sweetener, and stir very well. (If your nut butter is not stir-able, gently heat it until stir-able.) In a new bowl, whisk together the nut butter, yogurt, water, and vanilla. Pour wet into dry and stir until just combined (don’t over-mix), then pour into the greased pan. Bake 25 minutes or until batter has risen and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out mostly clean. (I like to take it out when it’s still a little undercooked, let it cool, and then set in the fridge overnight. This prevents overcooking, and the cake will still firm up nicely as it sits.) If you can wait, I highly recommend not taking a taste until the next day… this cake is so much richer and sweeter after sitting for a day. Trust me! View Nutrition Facts
Notes
More Low Calorie Recipes
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars
Cinnamon Sugar Pillow Cookies (vegan recipe)
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Wow these look and sound really yummy! Keep up the good work!
~Katie@liliesofgrace.blogspot.com
How many servings does this make? 🙂
The info’s on the nutrition link below the recipe directions
Katie, I read your blog and just drool over your reciepes.
I must say you look beautiful with that Birthday sticker on your forehead. Hey have to be crazy right?
Happy Belated Birthday.
Keep up the great blog you have and for your little insight about you.
Larry
Thanks 🙂
You are soooooo beautiful!!!
My birthday is June 29. My best birthday ever was a surprise party when I turned 13 and I got to go out of town with my girlfriends and stay in a hotel (with a swimming pool) 🙂
This cake is just what I needed.
Hi Katie,
Love your website!
I cook for a woman who has diabetes. She loves your chocolate tofu pie.
Question: do you have any experience using rice syrup in recipes?
Mary Rose
Unfortunately, I don’t. Sorry I can’t be more helpful 🙁
This recipe is amazing! I have made it a few times now and I used coconut yogurt rather than soy and it was great. I frosted it with chocolate ganache which is similar to your 5 minute truffle recipe.
I made this for work and it disappeared in 2 mins. Unfortunately someone with a nut allergy ate some but they were okay after an antihistamine!
I can’t think of a better way to have cake–for 100 calories!!!
This cake is fantastic! I used spelt flour, coconut milk yogurt and almond butter. I frosted it with coconut milk whipped cream. Mmmm, fabulous! 🙂 Thanks so much for the recipe!
I just made the 100 calorie chocolate cake with reeses pieces frosting!! It is DELICIOUS!!! I can’t believe it is so moist. Your blog said wait and eat the next day but my husband & I could not help ourselves. We ate while still warm…. Can’t imagine how good it will be tomorrow!!! This recipe is a keeper. Thank you for sharing! Having so much fun with all your recipes but I had to post about this favorite.