If you have been reading my blog over the years, then you already know my obsession with chocolate cake.
Chocolate cake has gotten me through many hard times. Whether I was eating or making the cake, it somehow has healed all of my mental and emotion wounds. Pretty sure that's what Saturday night looked like for me in college...
If you look back through my website, you will notice a large recipe collection of chocolate cakes. It's because I can't stop. Won't stop. Cause we get down baby. We get down baby.
Scroll through and click on which cake you want the recipe for!
These images remind me how much I LOVE sprinkles WITH chocolate cake. I have a serious problem.
Obviously I couldn't stop at 1, 2, 3...ok so there is a lot of chocolate cake recipes. I was really looking for the perfect recipe for the Holidays, like Thanksgiving and Christmas. The holidays where you over indulge A lot.
I think my FAVORITE part about this chocolate cake is the frosting. It reminds me of a rich chocolate ganache. But what makes it incredible is that it's made with a secret hidden veggie. I've been on the lookout for a healthier frosting, and I almost cried when this came together!
This cake is naturally sweetened and not overly loaded with sugars and unhealthy fats, which pairs perfectly with the 18 sides of stuffing that most likely I'll give into come Thanksgiving day. Balance.
Healthier Holiday Chocolate Fudge Cake
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups Flour
- 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. Cloves
- 1 TB. Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1 cup Coconut Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Cups Applesauce Unsweetened
- 1 TB. Vanilla Extract
- 6 oz. Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup Canola Oil
- 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, spices, salt, and baking soda.2. In a medium bowl whisk together oil and sugar. Then add the eggs and applesauce. Followed by vanilla and greek yogurt. 3. Whisk together the dry ingredients with the wet. Don't over mix. 4. Pour batter into two prepared 9 inch cake pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until done. Be careful not to over bake. Let cool on cooling rack completely.
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Ingredients
- 1 can Pumpkin Puree
- 3- 3.5 ounces 70% chocolate Bars, chopped
- 1/4-1/2 cup Coconut Sugar
Instructions
1. In a sauce pan add your pumpkin puree. Turn the heat on medium low and constantly stir to heat up.2. Once heated, remove from heat and add the chocolate and sugar. If needed, start with 1/4 cup of the sugar. Taste, and add more if desired. 3. Set in the fridge to thicken and set, about an hour or so, or until completely cooled. You can cook this before you make the cake so it's ready to be used by the time the cake has cooled.
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