Of which 14.9 g sugars and 15.4 g saturated fat.
No-added-sugar version: 318 kcal and 2.5 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 C (cherries)
Allergens egg, tree nuts
Lighter Black Forest cake
Layers of chocolate, cherries and a mock coconut whipped cream.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups almond flour (144 g / 5 oz) — for the batter
- ½ cup cocoa powder (45 g / 1½ oz) — for the batter
- ½ cup sugar (100 g / 3½ oz) — for the batter; no added sugar: ¾ cup erythritol (142 g)
- 1 tbsp baking powder (12 g) — for the batter
- 4 eggs (200 g / 7 oz) — for the batter
- ½ cup coconut oil (103 g / 3¾ oz) — for the batter
- ¼ cup water (60 g / 2 oz) — for the batter
- 1 cup pitted cherries, fresh or frozen (150 g / 5½ oz)
- 1 cup coconut cream (solid part of the can, chilled) (225 g / 8 oz)
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar (24 g / ¾ oz) — no added sugar: 3 tbsp powdered erythritol (36 g)
- 20 g (¾ oz) 100% cacao chocolate, shaved — to decorate
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). Grease two 18 cm (7 in) round cake pans.
- Mix the dry ingredients for the batter: the almond flour, cocoa, sugar and baking powder.
The full method (8 steps), Rico's tip, the variations and storage are in the ebook. The English edition is coming soon.
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