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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Hi Katie,
Love this cake! What chocolate frosting did you use on your cake in the photos?
Thanks. Made the cake for my husband’s Birthday tomorrow….wanna frost it like yours.
She said it is not posted yet, but I highly recommend either the chocolate reeses frosting or the chocolate frosting shots: https://lett-trim.today/category/healthy-frosting-recipes/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Can’t wait to try this! What do you think about subbing coffee for the water? I always did this in traditional recipes and it brought out the chocolate flavor beautifully, but would it be the same principle in a non butter based cake?
Sounds like a fun experiment! If you do try it, be sure to report back!
This is so simple and good! I made it yesterday and I used (lo-fat) almond flour and whey protein powder (chocolate) 50/50, and instead of sugar I used banana. Perfect way to start new week! 🙂
I made this and it was delicious! Would love to see a one serve version of this!
How about this one?
https://lett-trim.today/2011/11/06/one-minute-chocolate-cake/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
I made this for breakfast (I used oat flour and I reduced all ingredients by half)! It turned out more like a brownie. One of the awesomest chocolate-y stuff I have ever tasted! Thanks to you Katie I have a new favorite recipe!
Can this recipe be doubled to make in a 9×13? Thanks!!
I would double it in that case.
Hi Katie! I’m a big fan of your blog! Do you have a vanilla version of this recipe? Is there something I can replace with the peanut butter?
I am working on a vanilla version! 🙂
I’m not a big chocolate fan but I do crave it on a few occasions. I came across this recipe and decided to try it. I ran out of Xylitol so I used the rest of my Xylitol and some coconut palm sugar. I taste tested the batter before putting it in the oven and did not like it. In any case, I went ahead and baked it and frosted it as per the instructions. The instructions are spot on and I gotta say the taste is fantastic! My husband tried it out and he liked it as well. The consistency is moist and mushy. I’m so happy it’s only 100 calories because we will definitely be finishing the entire batch! Try this recipe; you will love it! Thanks Katie!
hi katie,
thank you so much for the recepie! is there any (vegan) way i can cut out the nut butter?
greetings from germany
Rebecca…nut butters are vegan. They are called ‘butter’ because they are ground nuts to which a little oil is sometimes added to make them creamy. They don’t contain dairy
Hiya most ur recipes say about using spelt flour Iam from the UK and we have white, whole meal flour
Not really sure what you are asking here. This recipe and most of her others also list all purpose white flour as an option.