Moist Chocolate Walnut Cake
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
-
1 ¼
cup
almond flour
-
3
ounces
walnuts
-
½
cup
low carb sugar
-
⅓
cup
coconut flour
-
⅓
cup
cocoa powder
-
1
tablespoon
baking powder
-
¼
teaspoon
salt
Wet Ingredients
-
4
large
eggs
-
¼
cup
walnut oil
-
1
teaspoon
vanilla
-
1
teaspoon
stevia glycerite
-
½
cup
buttermilk
Chocolate Ganache Glaze
-
2
oz
Ghiradelli Intense Dark Chocolate 86%
-
¼
cup
heavy cream
-
2
tablespoons
butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F and prepare an 8x2 inch cake pan with baking spray and parchment.
- Process walnuts with sweetener until finely ground.
- In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients including ground walnuts.
- In another bowl, beat wet ingredients together.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until fully mixed.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes, checking for doneness.
- Let the cake cool completely covered with a towel.
- For the ganache, microwave chocolate, cream, and butter until melted, then whisk until smooth.
- Spread ganache over the cooled cake and decorate with walnut halves if desired.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
12
Calories
264
Total fat
23g
Total carbohydrates
10g
Total protein
8g
Sodium
223mg
Cholesterol
0mg
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