At this time of year, I always end up buying a ton of zucchini for super cheap at local farms, but then struggle to use it all up later. That’s what my low-carb double chocolate zucchini cake recipe is for. It’s great to hide it in a dessert when you get tired of eating it as a side dish for your main meals. Oh and it incredibly moist and delicious too!
Keto Double Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe
Wet Ingredients
- 1 large zucchini (around 13oz), grated
- 2 large eggs (*Use chia/flax egg for vegan.)
- ⅓ cup [homemade vegan butter](https://feednflow.com/blog/post/vegan-butter-keto-low-carb-vegan-dairy-free [*Or u unsalted butter if not vegan.]
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk, unsweetened coconut milk beverage (*Or other unsweetened non-dairy milk.)
- 1 tablespoon raw cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon [vanilla-flavoured liquid stevia](https://amzn.to/2Wrutx3
Dry Ingredients
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup pea protein powder(*Or more whey isolate.)
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ⅓ cup chocolate whey isolate (*Or chocolate vegan protein powder if vegan.]
- 2 tablespoons oat fibre
- ¼ teaspoon glucomannan (*May sub [xanthum gum].)(https://amzn.to/2s06aob), but glucomannan is healthier.)
- ¼ cup unsweetened red or dark cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder](https://amzn.to/2WvR4Vy), Turkish coffee powder (*my favourite), or instant coffee
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup granulated erithrytol
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt,
- ½ cup shape-as-you-like chocolate, made into chunks
- ½ batch keto chocolate glaze
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350F. Wrap the
grated zucchini in a cheese cloth or clean kitchen towel and squeeze all of the water out. Add zucchini to a large mixing bowl along with all of the wet ingredients. Mix evenly.In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix with a silicone spatula. The batter won’t be pourable, but thick enough to be scooped up with a spoon.
Spray a bundt cake mould with cooking spray and spoon the batter into it. Spread evenly. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the top has firmed up.
Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely. While the cake cools, prepare the chocolate glaze according to the recipe.
Drizzle the chocolate glaze over the cake. Garnish with chopped toasted nuts or sugar-free sprinkles, if desired. Slice and serve!
Did you make this keto double chocolate zucchini cake recipe? If so, please let me know how it turned out in the comments. Or if you share pics of your creations on Instagram, please tag me so I can see them. Enjoy! :)
