Sweetener Chocolate Cake with Frosting
Moist chocolate cake made with culinary sweetener instead of sugar, combined with eggs, oil, and milk. Topped with a rich chocolate frosting made from sweetener, cocoa powder, and butter. The cake bakes for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 xícara culinary sweetenersugar1:1 by volumesweetening
maintains traditional flavor
- ½ xícara vegetable oil
- 1 xícara milk
- 1 xícara cocoa powder
- 2 xícaras wheat flour
- 1 colher de sopa baking powder
- ½ xícara culinary sweetenersugar1:1 by volumesweetening
maintains traditional flavor
- ½ xícara cocoa powder
- 1 colher de sopa butter or margarinecoconut oil1:1dairy-freedairy-free
slight coconut flavor
- milk, for frosting
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F
- 2
Blend eggs, oil, milk, and culinary sweetener in a blender or mixer until homogeneous
- 3
Add cocoa powder to the mixture and continue blending
- 4
Incorporate wheat flour gradually while beating on low speed
- 5
Gently fold in baking powder with a spatula or wooden spoon
- 6
Pour batter into a greased and floured pan
- 7
Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
- 8
Remove cake from oven and let cool before unmolding
- 9
For frosting, combine milk, culinary sweetener, cocoa powder, and butter in a saucepan
- 10
Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens
- 11
Pour frosting over cooled cake and spread evenly
Tips
Fold baking powder gently to avoid deflating the batter
Use a toothpick or cake tester to check doneness; it should come out clean
Let cake cool completely before applying frosting for best results
Good to Know
Cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. Frosting may soften at room temperature.
Cake can be baked 1 day ahead and frosted before serving.
Serve at room temperature or chilled. Cut into slices.
Common Mistakes
Do not overmix batter after adding flour to avoid a dense cake
Do not skip cooling the cake before frosting to prevent frosting from melting
Do not forget to use low speed when incorporating flour to maintain the cake's texture