This rich and decadent chocolate keto cake is shockingly delicious… Every time I serve it, people always ask for the recipe!
The Ultimate Flourless Chocolate Cake
Why should you make this chocolate cake?
Simply put, because it is quite possibly the best chocolate cake you will ever make, even if you aren’t on a keto diet.
The first time I made the recipe was for a friend’s birthday party, where not a single person in attendance aside from the host was on a low carb diet, and yet people went absolutely crazy for this ultra fudgy chocolate cake. In just a single night, I was already asked by three more friends to make cakes for their birthdays too!
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It’s almost too good to believe!
This exceptionally bold chocolate cake recipe—without any flour to get in the way of the soft texture and intense chocolatey flavor—will change everything you thought you knew about chocolate cake. There’s no oil required, and NO coconut flour either!
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The simple keto cake recipe can absolutely hold its own against any cake mix or bakery style chocolate cake.
Super dense and fudgy, it can be naturally gluten free, dairy free, oil free, and vegan… and I’ve served it to enough people by now who aren’t on any kind of special diet that I can confidently say: even if you’re used to traditional sugar-and-flour desserts, you will fall completely in love with this delicious and moist chocolate cake. Just try it and see!
Want a single serving version? Try this Keto Mug Cake Recipe
Keto Frosting Recipes
For the chocolate cake in the photos, I used this Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.
Feel free to use your favorite vanilla or chocolate buttercream frosting, homemade or store-bought.
Or change up the flavor by topping the cake with cream cheese frosting, peanut butter frosting, whipped cream, ice cream, sliced strawberries, or coconut frosting. Just be sure to let the cake cool completely before spreading icing on top.
It’s also really good topped with Coconut Whipped Cream!
Can You Use Regular Sugar?
Yes, if you’re not counting carbs, the cake recipe works just fine with regular granulated sugar as well. I know this because I tested it on myself (the things I have to do for my job…).
Even if you use real sugar, you still only need 2/3 cup total for an entire double layer cake, which is crazy low in comparison to traditional chocolate cake recipes that often have at least double that amount!
For A Vegan Keto Cake
While flourless chocolate cake recipes usually call for eggs, making a vegan version was surprisingly easy. I simply mixed three tbsp Bob’s egg replacer with 150g water (half cup plus two tablespoons), let it sit for a few minutes to thicken, and then used that as my three eggs in the recipe.
If you need six eggs for a double layer cake, just use six tablespoons of the egg replacer mixed with 1 1/4 cup water instead. I haven’t tried making a version using flax egg yet, but be sure to report back if you experiment!
For A Paleo Or Gluten Free Cake
For a paleo cake, sweeten with either the erythritol option listed in the recipe or use 1/2 cup date or coconut sugar instead. The low carb cake recipe is naturally gluten free, no substitutions necessary. It’s made with almond flour, which is simply ground up almond meal. (For a cake that’s made with regular flour, I recommend this Vegan Chocolate Cake.)
(Above – watch the video of how to make the keto cake)
The recipe was adapted from these Keto Muffins
Chocolate Keto Cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups fine almond flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp dutch cocoa or additional regular
- 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup water or milk of choice
- 3 eggs (including the vegan option listed earlier in the post)
- 1/3 cup granulated erythritol or regular sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- *For a double layer cake, simply double the recipe and bake in two 8-inch pans. I listed a few keto frosting ideas above in the post. And if you're a visual person, be sure to check out the recipe video above!Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an 8-inch pan, and line with parchment. Stir all ingredients together very well, then spread into the pan. If needed, use a second sheet of parchment to smooth down. Bake 14 minutes on the center rack (some ovens require more baking time, so continue cooking until firm if needed). Let cool completely before frosting. If you try the recipe, please feel free to leave a comment or rate it below!View Nutrition Facts
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I cooked it in the bread maker because i cant be bothered. I just want “bread-like” something to eat. I chucked the wet ingredients (i added some mashed bananas because they were rotting away) and then mixed the dry ingredients outside. On it for mixture and voila. It didnt rise much but who cares? It was great!!!!
Can I use a loaf tin instead? If I can, how long do you think the baking time would be?
Thanks!
We are sure you can but do not know baking time or how much of the loaf pan it will fill. Katie is planning to experiment with a keto chocolate loaf soon, so hopefully you will see that on the blog later this year 🙂
How long can this be stored for (frosted/unfrosted)?
Absolutely delicious chocolate cake! We used the frosting too.
A question: What if a person is allergic to almonds? That is my predicament. I hope you will answer. thanks.
Hi, could you tell me how long this will keep and can it be frozen? Can’t see anything about that in the recipe so sorry if I missed something. Thanks!
Hi, it keeps about four or five days in the fridge or absolutely it can be frozen.
Great, thanks so much for the speedy reply!
I’m not even keto but even I loved this chocolate keto cake recipe. I made it for my husband and he wanted a second slice!
Could I sub Bobs red mill paleo flour? Could we have a yellow cake version too
Here is a white or yellow cake version 🙂
Sorry we do not know how substituting paleo flour would turn out.
https://lett-trim.today/keto-birthday-cake/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Can we please have a yellow or vanilla version?
Done! https://lett-trim.today/keto-birthday-cake/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
thank you!!!
I’m rating the chocolate cream cheese frosting that I just made, and left the milk out since I didn’t have any dairy free on hand and it is really good. I’m about to make the cake and was wondering if anyone had success doing them as cupcakes? If so, did you change the 14 min bake time?
Here you go! https://lett-trim.today/chocolate-keto-cupcakes/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
All the comments are spot on – this tastes even better than a regular chocolate cake. Made it for non keto friends and they are hooked! Just served it with some raspberries to keep it simple and low calorie!
This is great. So simple. Delicious. Shockingly fluffy.
This is probably good if made right. As my first attempt at a keto dessert, I’m not impressed — yet. I think I have a lot to learn. Without frosting, my cake has little flavor. Maybe I should try a richer cocoa? Or another sugar sub? I used:
Trader Joe’s unsweetened cocoa
Bob’s Red Mill almond flour
Lakanto
Nielsen-Massey vanilla extract
Would this work for a 9×13 pan also? Would the recipe need to be doubled? Thanks!
Double the recipe for a 9×13 🙂
Can i make cupcakes with the recipe? How long should I bake cupcakes?
Hi! Jut use this recipe instead: https://lett-trim.today/chocolate-keto-cupcakes/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Brilliant!
This cake is super tasty, and easy to make.
In fact, it takes longer to cool down than to prepare and bake. In our oven, the baking time was closer to 20 min.
The whole family loved it and is now definitely a favourite.