Gluten-Free Chocolate Coconut Flour cake
This Gluten-Free Chocolate Coconut Flour Cake is a rich and moist cake, made using low-carb coconut flour, a healthy alternative to regular chocolate cake.
Another early morning bake before my office starts. Yes, my son was complaining that you have not made a cake for long and even I was feeling that vacuum. One who loves to bake can understand this. So what if it is just 1 month I had not baked :D. So on the day, I did three back to back bakes. I made this Low Carb Chocolate Coconut Flour cake along with Eggless Gulkand Muffins and Keto Low Carb Coconut Flour Bread.
Chocolate
If you are a follower of my blog, you will know that I am a chocolate lover and so is my son. So most of the time my baked goodies will have chocolate in them. I just find an excuse to eat chocolate. But yes I cannot always eat cakes, due to health reasons off course. So I decided to make a healthy bake which even I can enjoy as a treat.
I thought of using coconut flour again for a cake. But since it was for my son too, I had to include his favourite chocolate.
Coconut Flour Bakes
As I have mentioned in my earlier bakes with coconut flour in Coconut Flour Orange poppy seeds muffins or Chocolate Coconut Flour Cookies that coconut flour uses a lot of eggs and the same is true with this recipe. It needs the binding and the eggs provides that. The cake is naturally gluten free as it is made using coconut flour and protein rich as loaded with eggs. Be sure to use gluten free cocoa powder, if you are allergic to gluten.
Why Cocoa powder?
Since it uses a lot of eggs, it might smell like eggs. So we need to have some ingredients that mask the smell and taste of eggs. Here the job is done with cocoa powder. The cake has a rich chocolate taste.
My son does not like to eat eggs on its own, so I think this is one of the healthiest and easiest ways I can feed him eggs. Secondly, the cake is made with coconut flour and not all-purpose or plain flour. Coconut flour is again low carb and rich in fats. So all in all it is a healthier alternative to regular chocolate cakes.
Low Carb Chocolate Coconut Flour cake
This Low Carb Chocolate Coconut Flour cake comes out moist and soft as you can see in the pictures. The best way to enjoy a cake is to wait for a couple of hours and let the flavors infuse. If you taste a cake hot or even after an hour, you will see that it is less sweet and lacks flavor. However, after a few hours, the same cake will taste sweeter and have the perfect flavors and taste.
I was not able to take a full pic of the cake, as I was in a hurry to put a slice of cake for my son's lunch box. Maybe next time I will update the full cake pic.
The Challenge
This time for our #202 Foodie Monday bloghop , theme was Chocolate. It was my turn to suggest the theme this week and I gave for 2 options Chocolate or Coconut. It was a close tie and chocolate did win by 1 vote :-). So it was decided that we will go with chocolate, aka #KuchMeethaHoJaye .
I decided to post this Low Carb Chocolate Coconut Flour cake which is bursting with chocolate flavor from the cocoa flour.
Few More Chocolate recipes on my blog
- Healthy Avocado Chocolate Mousse
- No-Bake Chocolate Ball (Chokladboll)
- Chocolate Oreo Milkshake
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Banana Pan Cake
- No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Zucchini chocolate Wholewheat Cake/Bread
- Chocolate Ice Cream
- Egg-less, Butter-Less, Chocolate Ragi Brownie
- No Bake Chocolate Weetabix Energy Slice
- Chocolate Coconut Ice
- Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bites
- Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti ~ A Perfect Christmas Treat
- Whole Wheat Chocolate Avocado Banana Muffins
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Eggless Whole Wheat Chocolate Cupcakes (with Vegan Option)
- Double Chocolate Whole Wheat Banana Bread
- Chocolate Coconut Flour Cookies (Gluten Free)
- 5 Ingredient Mint Chocolate Truffles
Gluten Free Cakes on my blog
- Gluten-Free & Vegan Ragi Banana Cake (Processed Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free)
- Flourless Quinoa Vegetable Muffins
- Flourless Nut and Seed Bread (Vegan and Gluten Free)
- Eggless Jowar Chocolate Cookies (Gluten Free)
- Gluten Free Double Chocolate Banana Bread
- Chocolate Coconut Flour Cookies (Gluten Free)
- Quinoa Chia Multiseed Bread (Vegan ~ Gluten Free ~ Dairy Free)
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So here goes the recipe of Low Carb Chocolate Coconut Flour Cake:
Gluten-Free Chocolate Coconut Flour cake
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Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Coconut Flour
- ¾ Cup Dark Brown Sugar - One can use white sugar
- ½ Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 6 tablespoon Butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 6 Large Eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 Deg C.
- Grease a 8-inch square cake pan with butter and flour.
- Sift together the Coconut flour, baking powder and salt.½ Cup Coconut Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Check to make sure there are no lumps in the dark brown sugar or else just sift or break it using a fork.¾ Cup Dark Brown Sugar
- In a separate bowl melt the butter.6 tablespoon Butter
- Once melted add in the sifted cocoa powder.½ Cup Cocoa Powder
- Mix well until combined. Let the mixture cool slightly.
- In a separate bowl whisk in the egg6 Large Eggs
- Add in the sugar and vanilla extract and beat until light and frothy¾ Cup Dark Brown Sugar, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Now add in the cooled or slightly warm cocoa butter mixture. If you add it too hot, the eggs will start cooking immediately.
- Add in the sifted coconut flour, baking powder and salt mixture. Whisk until smooth.½ Cup Coconut Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Let it rest for 10 minutes. This helps in coconut flour absorbing the liquids.
- Bake the cake into a preheated oven for 25-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake onto a wire rack after 30 minutes.
- Let it cool completely. Enjoy with a cup of dark coffee.
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Notes
- 1 Cup = 235 ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml
- Oven time varies for baking , do keep an eye after 25 minutes.
- Be sue to use gluten free cocoa powder, if you are allergic to gluten.
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Wow! The cake looks moist and rich and absolutely delicious! I love that you have used coconut flour to make this cake - that's one ingredient I have never used.
Chocolate cake with coconut flour sounds absolutely delish and healthy ! Love the moist texture of the cake.
Loved your healthy and yummy chocolate cake. Using coconut flour instead of refined flour made this cake nutritious. Cake looks soft, moist and delicious.
Coconut flour was too temperamental to bake with till I found a workaround ! this bake with eggs and coconut flour sounds very inviting and decadent...
Love the use of coconut flour in this cake. It is So healthy and scrumptious with such a perfect crumb.Fantastic share Renu.
Chocolate cake with coconut flour is an amazing idea to prepare cake Renu. It baked perfectly, looks fluffy, moist and more over very healthy.
Renu I am also big fan of chocolate. This cake looks so moist, soft and spongy. Delicious treat to chocolate lovers. I bookmarked your chocolate cookies with coconut flour long back yet to try them. Now this also adds to list. Should use my coconut flour soon.
Thanks, do give them a try. They are delicious
Chocolate Cake with coconut flour looks so moist and rich with beautiful crumb.. I also have recently started baking with coconut flour kids too like the taste of it!!
The cake is looking so so decadent. I am sure it is a pure bliss for the chocolate lover 😉 use of coconut flour is a wow here
I have never baked with coconut flour before, it's so great that it's naturally gluten free too. It's amazing to be able to bake a healthy chocolate cake!
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I am a chocolate lover too and for that matter a cake lover. Great recipe and I love you used coconut flour.
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Lovely chocolatey traybake Renu! Quick and easy to put together and with only few ingredients, perfect! Delicious, gluten-free alternative to any chocolate cake! Thanks for sharing with #BakingCrumbs 🙂
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What a light and fluffy cake! It looks packed full of chocolatey depth too. I love to bake for my children. It feels great to have them excited about my food! Thank you for sharing this brilliant cake with #BakingCrumbs
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This cake looks chocolate heaven. When I make this I'm going to have to hide this from my family if I want any for myself.
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This cake is lovely and everything I need. Low-carb, chocolate, and coconut oil. What a flavorful combination in one bite!
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I love the idea of using coconut flour! I haven't baked with it, but I'm always excited to try something new. Thanks so much for sharing!
I use coconut flour for most things these days, just trying to cut back on gluten in general. This cake is the bomb, can't wait to make it!
I love chocolate cake, and I love the fact that this one is low carb. Yum!
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I bet the coconut flavor is so yummy in these brownies. I love to find recipe with adaptations that can work for everyone! I can't wait to try it.
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I've never had much success baking with coconut flour so I'll have to give your recipe a try some time. Plus, you just can't go wrong with chocolate cake!!
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Your son must get it from you! I am also a chocolate lover, so this cake would be right up my alley!!
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I mostly make desserts for my family. They love fruity "Stuff". However, I am a chocolate lover like some others of you and I am sooooo making this one for me. I love the way you can "See" how moist it is.
Great option for those time you need to make a cake but make it quick and easy! And the texture is marvelous - just the way I like my cake to be 😉
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I buy coconut flour now and again, but then always have lots left and no good recipes to use it on, so I will definitely be trying this one. It looks so light and airy!
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I love how few ingredients this low-carb chocolate coconut flour cake needs and it looks perfectly fluffy and soft! I would dig right into this and enjoy it for any cake-worthy occasion (or any other night of the week too!).
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I've never used coconut flour before, I can't wait to try it out. The cake looks amazing!!
Katie xoxo
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I've never baked with coconut flour before but I do love chocolate and this cake looks incredibly moist! The ingredients are simple, I'm going to bake this up asap! Thanks for sharing!
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I so love the aspect of this and the fact that you have used coconut flour, I am making this today as I do have some coconut flour that I need to make use of, perfect timing. Thank you for sharing.
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Could I substitute flax eggs for regular eggs? I have a kiddo with a dairy and egg white allergy. We are looking into gluten as well.
You would need to give a try . I have yet to try with coconut flour and flax eggs but seems it works
I just made your cake, and for some reason, the butter&chocolate mixture did not blend in with the egg mixture. I baked anyways and came out with a speckled chocolate cake, which still tastes yum, BUT I am confused as why the two would not blend... hoping you can shed some light. Thanks!
Hi, Thank You for trying. Did you let the chocolate and butter mixture cool down a bit. I think it split if the mixture was a bit hot, and the eggs started cooking. Thank You, Renu
Could I use coconut sugar?
Yes you can. Thank You
Although the title of this recipe says it is low carb it isn't. 3/4 cup of brown sugar is over 160 carbs by itself!! It may be gluten free but definitely NOT low carb.
Thank you for your comment. Coconut flour is a low carb and gluten free flour and as compared to bakes using other all purpose or whole wheat flour this is a low carb cake. You are right the sugar is 3/4 cup which is a lot of carbs, but that amount calls in for the whole cake and I am sure when someone is watching diet or even eating as is without any diet, they would just enjoy a slice or two at the max and that much carbs is needed for our body.
Recipe sounds good...could I substitute some applesauce for 1-2 of the eggs?
If so, how much of the applesauce for how many eggs?
Thanks!
Hi, I have not tried with applesauce and coconut flour. Applesauce works for normal flours, I am not 100 percent sure with coconut flour. Perhaps you can reduce the overall quantity of cake by half and give a try. Let me know. Thank You
Brilliant! I took a few liberties, like replacing the sugar with stevia, olive oil instead of butter, a chocolate chips instead of cocao powder (melted in the olive oil), but the result was excellent.
I think the key is to use lots of eggs and very little flour (and that's why I failed before).
Also thanks for providing metric measures, as I have no idea how big a cup or a oz is.
That is so good, that you tweaked the recipe and it worked. Glad you liked it. Yes for coconut flour we need eggs. I am trying to update and write my post in cups as well as metric as useful for everyone. Thank You so much
So I have a partner who doesn't like chocolate cake, strange I know, but how would I make this into a vanilla cake? Would I have to replace the cocoa powder with a small increase in coconut flour?
Hi Liz, Yes you can give it a try, you can increase it by say 2 tbsp but not much. Also, be sure to add vanilla extract, or else you will taste the egg. Let me know how it turned out. Thanks
Can I use melted coconut oil instead of butter?
Yes you can, but use it melted at room temperature
Hi, do you know if I can substitute butter for olive oil? Thank you
You can give it a try, I think it should work.
White sugar can we use?
Yes you can
Can you substitute maple syrup for the brown sugar or a different sugar?
Hi Tina, you can give a try with maple syrup, I have not used liquid sweetener for this recipe. Any other sugar like white is also fine.
What did I do wrong? Tastes great but not light fluffy. It’s like there wasn’t enough liquid for that tiny amount of coconut flour.
It should work, have made more than 10 times and works perfectly. Even others have tried it and worked for them too. My kids eat this too, so it definitely comes out good. May be the coconut flour you have used absorbs more liquid. Next time try adding 1/4 cup milk and check. I hope your baking powder is not expired or about to expire.
I love this this recipe, however I think it could use a little less cocoa powder to make it less bitter, possibly a third of a cup. Cake was nice, soft and moist and the best a cake I have made with coconut flour has turned out.
Hi, Thank you for your feedback. You can reduce the cocoa powder if you feel. For us we do not find it bitter and it is perfect. This may happen due to different types of flours and powders.
Hi, just wanted to say this cake was soo delicious, made it yesterday. Used jaggery sugar instead of dark brown sugar, and frosted it with ganache made from coconut milk/cream.
That's great to hear. Thank you for the feedback. If you can please rate the recipe too it would be great.
Wow, great recipe Renu. Thank you. I have few queries; can I use jaggery instead of sugar? and can I use plant based butter instead of regular butter? and lastly instead of cocoa powder, can I use cacao powder?
Please reply. Thank you
Hi Deepali, I believe it should work, but I have not tried it yet and you would be doing multiple changes at once. But use jaggery powder which would be closer to dark brown sugar texture. By Plant-based butter you mean nut butters or margarine? I think margarine or oil will work. Cacao Powder should work instead of Cocoa powder.
Just since you are making changes, try with a small portion to test.
Thanks,
Renu