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Chocolate Paleo Snack Cake

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This paleo snack cake recipe is gluten-free, grain free, dairy free, nut free, soy free and sugar-free. Whew! In spite of what it is lacking in potentially allergenic or unhealthful ingredients, the paleo snack cake is good enough to be served as a more formal dessert. The texture is like a dense, moist cake—a little like a heavy souffle or flourless chocolate cake.

Ingredients

  • 10 whole Medjool Dates
  • 1 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
  • 3 whole Eggs
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • ½ cups Virgin Coconut Oil
  • ½ cups Strong Coffee
  • ½ cups Coconut Flour
  • ½ cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Fine Celtic Sea Salt

Preparation

Place the medjool dates in a food processor and pulse until completely pureed. Add applesauce (or banana) and continue to pulse until pureed and combined with the dates.

Add the fruit purée to the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the eggs, vanilla, coconut oil and coffee and mix on low-medium speed until well combined.

Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix on low-speed, scraping down the sides, until you have a smooth batter.

Grease a 8×8 glass pan with coconut oil, pour in the batter and smooth it with the back of a spatula. Bake at 350ºF for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean.

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kmac on 2.16.2014

Very very good!

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hnighti on 2.4.2013

I love this cake! I use grass fed butter instead of coconut oil, but otherwise, make exactly as stated. I’ve made both a cake and cupcakes out of this, both are delish! YUM!

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Sarah Schneider on 10.6.2012

My absolute favorite grain-free dessert! So moist and chocolatey.

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