The Best Churro Cake with Chocolate Filling & Frosting
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time22mins
Chill Time:30mins
Total Time1hr2mins
Servings: 8slices
Calories: 147kcal
Course: Dessert, Post-Workout
Cuisine: American
The Best Churro Cake with a protein cake, protein chocolate filling and protein frosting. Protein churro cake is low sugar, low fat and actually easy to make!
Ingredients
¾cupWhole Wheat Pastry Flour, see post for subs, 90g
⅔cupVanilla Protein Powder, Flex Whey-casein, 60g
½scoopUnflavored Protein Powder, Whey-casein, 15g
¼cupCoconut Flour, 28g
1½tspCinnamon
1½tspBaking Soda
1cup + 2 TbspHot Water, 270ml
¾cupUnsweetened Applesauce, 180g
1TbspLemon Juice
2tspMelted Butter, 10g
Filling:
⅓cupUnsweetened Almond Milk, 80ml
¼cupChocolate Protein Powder, Whey-casein, 22g
1TbspCocoa Powder, 5g
Frosting:
½cupNon-fat Plain Greek Yogurt, 112g
⅓cupChocolate Protein Powder, Whey-Casein, 30g
1TbspCocoa Powder, 5g
Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
2tspZero Calorie Sugar Replacement, 8g
¼tspCinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8” round baking pan with parchment paper.
In a bowl, whisk flour, vanilla and unflavored protein powder, coconut flour, cinnamon and baking soda.
In a large bowl, whisk together hot water, applesauce, butter and lemon juice.
Add dry mix to wet, and gently fold until just combined.DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder will make the cake dense.
Pour batter into pan, and bake for 22-25 minutes.Don’t let the batter sit out.A tester inserted into the center should come out clean but moist, and center of cake springy to touch.
Filling:
When cake is still hot, poke holes in cake(using rounded end of spoon) using about 1” apart.
In a bowl, whisk milk, protein powder and cocoa powder.Pour pudding into holes (fill completely), and let cool completely.
Place in fridge about 4 hours.
Frosting/Topping:
In a bowl, combine yogurt, protein powder and cocoa powder.Spread over base.
Combine sweetener and cinnamon in a bowl; Sprinkle on top of cake.
Slice into 8 pieces.
Notes
Nutrition details are calculated using products recommended below.
See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.