Refined Sugar and Flour Free Chocolate Cake
This gluten, grain and sugar free chocolate cake is divine. It is both rich and moist without being soggy or too dense. Whether you eat gluten, sugar and grains or not this cake is a MUST try, and very straight forward to bake.
I’m not in my immediate comfort zone baking… in fact is something that slightly intimidates me and if I’m honest never more so since I stopped eating gluten, grains and refined sugar. I see some amazing creations on other blogs such as the mega talented Clean Eating With a Dirty Mind and think if its possible to create such marvels..then surely I can bash out a cake?!!
At the weekend I was cooking for some friends and had lots of fresh organic berries for pudding, so I thought what better time to bite the bullet and if it all went tits up I could just serve the berries with a sorbet or cream.
I decided I’d ease myself in to it by adapting one of my favourite cake recipes by the wonderful Ms. Lawson. I have long been a fan of her Flourless Chocolate cake and previously posted it here Yummy Chocolate Cake#Team Nigella but this time I thought I’d try it without the sugar.
I did some research and replaced the sugar with 100% maple syrup, I also replaced the crushed almond nuts with macadamia nuts. As subbing the sugar for maple syrup was adding moisture I used one less egg and reduced the cooking heat. I mixed all the ingredients together and held my breath.
Dare I say the result was even yummier than the original recipe (thank you Nigella) and my friends were full of compliments which is always a bonus. So now I have taken this first baby step I’m hoping to tray and experiment in some more sweet but refined sugar treats and puddings sometime soon. In the mean time I hope you enjoy this little adaptation.
Sugar and Flour Free Divine Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 150 grams, 5.29 oz, x dark 70% or more cocoa chocolate, gluten-free, chopped and ideally organic
- 150 grams, 5.29 oz, x soft unsalted butter, plus some for greasing, (ideally organic)
- 5 x large eggs
- 1 x cup, 236 ml, Organic 100% pure Maple Syrup
- 100 grams x macadamia nuts
- 4 x teaspoons best-quality, gluten-free, cocoa powder, sifted (ideally organic)
- Your choice of fresh berries to top and again ideally organic 🙂
TO COOK
- Pre-heat the oven to 160°C, gas mark 3, 325°F and butter the base and sides of a 23cm, 9inch springform cake tin
- Melt the chocolate and butter together either in a heat proof bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water
- Beat the eggs and maple syrup until about tripled in volume, using a freestanding mixer, a hand-held electric whisk or if your feeling strong by hand is possible
- Bash (this is my type of cooking termanology) your macadamia nuts into a fine granules, I used my pestle and moratar, but you could use a food mixer or the end of a rolling pin with the nuts in a bag.
- Mix the ground nuts with the cocoa powder and fold this gently into the egg and sugar mixture, followed by the slightly cooled chocolate and butter
- Pour and scrape this mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for 40–45 minutes (though start to check at 35)
- When the cake is ready it will be firm on the tops but still have a slight wobble. Place the cake tin on wire rack and leave to cool before taking out of the tin.
- Dust with coca powder and then add the berries of your choice. Enjoy!
Notes: This cake will keep well covered for up to 3 days.
Tabitha’s Edit 
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Thank you!
Looks fabulous!
Thank you, it was so lovely and without leaving you with the feeling you shouldn’t have or crash from a refined sugar high.
Thank you, it’s really very yummy.
Yum! I love all Nigella’s recipes and frequently bastardise them on my blog as well. This looks absolutely delicious, and welcome to the obsessive world of baking; we’ll make you one of us yet!
Thank you. Yes I’m hoping this could be the start of me finding my baking mojo… watch this space, I guess…
Looks lovely, I have my fave special occasion gf chocolate cake but I am really keen to try this! :)!
Thank you. It was very simple to whip up and can be very adaptable with different toppings depending on the occasion/what you ingredients you have in so maybe a good addition to your cake artillery…:-)
It sure does look and sound divine! Mmmm! I’ve got nearly black bananas to use up, so am planning to make a chocolate-banana loaf this week, but would be trying this is it wasn’t for those pesky bananas!
Oh chocolate and bananas are always a winning combo. This recipe will keep for another week if your looking for something quickly and chocolately.. enjoy!
Yum! I’ll be trying this. Thanks!!
Excellent, let me know what you think! 🙂
Thank you for converting all of the measurements!
I too am afraid to bake, but now I will save this recipe as my first attempt in the near future. Thank you!!!
Excellent. It really is simple just melt the choc, whisk the eggs with the maple syrup and stir everything together and cook in the oven. Oh I could just eat some more now…. yum!!
Immediately going to make this grain free deliciousness!
Love it! Bookmarking it! 😀
Thank you! I’m already thinking of a reason (any) to make it again 🙂
Hahaha…love it!
You had me at the words “chocolate”, “flour free” and “sugar free”! 🙂 Definitely going to put this on my must make/bake list, when I have more time. Thank you Tabitha! 🙂 Your presentation of the cake is beautiful! ^^
Thank you Violet. I don’t like to put times of my dishes other than the time in the oven etc as everyone cooks at their own pace, the phone rings, life happens…. but this is super quick to make, and without distraction or disruption should only take 15 or so mins. Enjoy!
I love how it takes 15 mins or so!! Perhaps I do have time this week to fit it in! 😉
It’s worth it if you do 🙂
It must be really delicious!!!!
It is 🙂
Mm, all kinds of berrylicious!
Yes, its lovely on its own but the berries do add the extra goodness and make it feel summery, which is always a good thing 🙂
Looks so very lovely. Cakes like this are perfect for hitting the sweet spot but not feeling regretful in any way 😉 So nice to think one is actually eating something nourishing as a treat
Thank you so much, yes that’s the idea but obv. just once in a while 😉
FANTASTIC! cant wait to make this!
Thank you. Enjoy!!
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