Chocolate Cake with Streusel - High Protein, Sugar Free
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time22mins
Total Time32mins
Servings: 12slices
Calories: 111kcal
Course: Dessert, Post-Workout, Snack
Cuisine: American
Healthy Chocolate Cake with Streusel topping will blow you away! A high protein, sugar free and low fat chocolate cake with cinnamon crumb topping perfect for a snack, dessert or post-workout!
Ingredients
¾cup + 2 TbspChocolate Protein Powder (Whey-casein), 80g
⅔cupWhole Wheat Pastry Flour, see post for subs, 80g
¼cupUnflavored Protein Powder, 22g, see post for subs
¼cupCoconut Flour, 28g
¼cupUnsweetened Cocoa Powder, 20g
2tspBaking Soda
1½cupHot Water, 360ml
1cupUnsweetened Applesauce, 240g
1TbspMelted Butter, 14g
1Tbsp + 1 tspLemon Juice, 20ml
1tspVanilla Extract
Streusel:
⅓cupWhole Wheat Pastry Flour, see post for subs, 40g
¼cupZero Calorie Brown Sugar Replacement, 28g
1tspCinnamon
1½TbspCold Butter, in cubes, 21g
Icing:
1TbspZero Calorie Powdered Sugar Replacement, 8g
½tspUnsweetened Almond Milk, 2ml
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 8” cake pan or baking dish with parchment paper.
In a bowl, whisk chocolate protein powder, unflavored protein powder, flour, coconut flour, cocoa powder and baking soda.
In a large bowl, whisk together hot water, applesauce, butter, lemon juice and vanilla.
Add dry mix to wet, and gently fold until just combined.DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder will make the cake dense.
Streusel:
In a small food processor, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter.
Blitz until just combined and crumbly.Do not over-process or butter will get warm and melt.
Bake:
Pour batter into pan, sprinkle streusel on top.
Bake for 22-25 minutes.A tester inserted into the center should come out clean but moist.
Let cool for 10 minutes, transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
Icing:
Let coffee cake cool completely before icing.
In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and milk (add little at a time).Drizzle over cooled cake.
Slice into 12 pieces.
Notes
Nutrition details are calculated using products recommended below.
See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.