USN BLUELAB HIGH PROTEIN CHOCOLATE CAKE

High-protein chocolate cake

Try this indulgent, high-protein, low-sugar cake. Ideal for any celebration or as a dessert treat. Curb those sugar cravings with a healthier alternative to high-sugar, calorie-dense confectionaries.

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 3 medium eggs (2 egg whites, 1 whole egg)
  • 4 tablespoons sugar-free apple sauce
  • 100 ml almond milk, or cow's milk
  • 200 gram cake flour
  • 125 gram chocolate 
  • 85 gram baking cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder

For the icing:

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C.
  2. Beat two egg whites until stiff. Whisk 1 whole egg with applesauce and almond milk.
  3. Mix flour, protein powder, cocoa and baking powder.
  4. Add wet ingredients and mix briefly but vigorously to form a homogeneous dough. Fold in beaten egg whites.
  5. Pour dough into a small silicone mould and smooth out.
  6. Bake the cake for about 17 minutes - not too long, otherwise, it will be dry.
  7. Let cool. Then decorate with frosting.
  8. To do this, mix the cream cheese with protein powder and cocoa and spread it on the cake. Decorate with berries as desired.

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