Of which 14.3 g sugars and 14.5 g saturated fat.
No-added-sugar version: 322 kcal and 1.9 g sugars per serving.
Values are for the first option listed in the ingredients; substitutions and variations change them. Carbs exclude fiber; energy uses the EU conversion factors (fiber at 2 kcal/g). Source for sugars and saturated fat: Portuguese Food Composition Database (Base de Dados da Composição de Alimentos), Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, I. P. — INSA, v 7.1 - 2026.
Quantities and times are a starting point: adjust them to your taste. Two things don't change: poultry and ground meat must be cooked all the way through, and allergens — always check the labels.
Highlights Complete protein (egg) · Choline (egg) · Vitamin E (almond)
Allergens egg, tree nuts
German chocolate cake
A two-layer chocolate cake topped with coconut and pecans.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups almond flour (144 g / 5 oz) — for the batter
- ½ cup cocoa powder (60 g / 2 oz) — for the batter
- ½ cup white or brown sugar (100 g / 3½ oz) — for the batter; no added sugar: ⅔ cup erythritol (133 g)
- 1 tsp baking powder (4 g)
- 3 eggs (150 g / 5½ oz) — for the batter
- ⅓ cup coconut oil (67 g / 2¼ oz)
- ¼ cup hot water (60 g / 2 oz)
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (80 g / 2¾ oz) — for the topping
- ½ cup chopped pecans (50 g / 1¾ oz) — for the topping
- ½ cup coconut milk, the creamy part (120 g / 4 oz) — for the topping
- 2 tbsp white or brown sugar (24 g / ¾ oz) — for the topping; no added sugar: 3 tbsp erythritol (38 g)
In the no-added-sugar version, eating too much erythritol or xylitol can have a laxative effect.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Mix the dry ingredients for the batter (almond flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder).
The full method (7 steps), Rico's tip, the Thermomix® or similar version, the variations and storage are in the ebook “Desserts”. The English edition is coming soon.
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