PALEO CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO CAKE

Paleo Chocolate Espresso Cake image

My husband loves chocolate and so does most of our family! I must be weird because chocolate has never been a first choice for me but every now and then I may take a little corner. I had just mixed up some fresh almond butter at my local store and had all of the other ingredients to create this paleo chocolate espresso cake and it was a big hit!

Provided by Cindy Anschutz Barbieri

Categories Desserts Cakes Sheet Cake Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 teaspoon melted coconut oil, or as needed
1 cup almond butter
4 large eggs, beaten
⅓ cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup coconut flour
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup miniature chocolate chips (such as Enjoy Life®)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush the inside of cake pan with melted coconut oil.
Beat almond butter, eggs, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add cocoa powder, coconut flour, espresso powder, baking soda, cinnamon, sea salt, and baking powder to almond butter mixture and beat on low speed until incorporated. Fold chocolate chips into batter using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Carbohydrate 15.3 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Fat 17 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 355.1 mg, Sugar 9.1 g