Healthy-ish Chocolate Cake recipe

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Ingredients

⅔ cup agave nectar
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
½ cup raw sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon sunflower seed oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
⅓ cup coconut flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded zucchini
½ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

219.2 calories
carbohydrate: 40 g
cholesterol: 31 mg
fat: 5.9 g
fiber: 3.2 g
protein: 4.6 g
saturatedFat: 1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 369.5 mg
sugar: 22.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.

  2. Beat agave nectar, applesauce, raw sugar, eggs, sunflower oil, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Whisk all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl. Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture and stir until combined.

  3. Fold zucchini and walnuts into applesauce mixture until batter is evenly-mixed. Spread batter into prepared baking dish.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

12 servings

Recipe Note

I started out trying to make healthy brownies and ended up with this moist and healthy chocolate cake!

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