Healthy Chocolate Cake / Wafer Paper decor.

Hello you guys!

So I know this image doesn’t exactly say chocolate cake but look how beautiful this colors and layers are! well, underneath all this beauty there’s a delicious + healthy chocolate cake!

here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 egg

• 8 oz monk fruit sugar replacement

• 1.5 oz cocoa powder

• 0.25 oz baking soda

• 0.25 oz salt

• 5.25 oz whole wheat flour

• 3.5 oz Greek yogurt

• 4 oz applesauce

• 4 oz brewed coffee

Coconut cream whipped ganache

• 1 can (13.5 oz) coconut cream

• 5 oz dark chocolate

Directions

• Preheat the oven at 350 F

• Prep your cake pans with butter and flour or parchment paper

• in a stand-alone mixer or with a hand mixer, whisk egg + monk fruit until ribbon stage.

• In a bowl, mix and sift all dry ingredients

• In another bowl mix all liquid ingredients.

• Slowly add dry and liquid ingredients to the egg mixture. add liquid, add dry, add liquid, add dry until everything is incorporated into a smooth batter.

• Bake at 350 for 25-35 min.

• While your cake is baking, place the dark chocolate in a bowl, in a saucepan bring the coconut cream to a boil and pour over the dark chocolate. Mix well, use the whisk if necessary and make sure you have a smooth ganache with no chocolate lumps. Refrigerate overnight.

• Cool cakes and wrap in plastic overnight.

• Once your ganache has rested at least 8 hrs, whisk for a fluffy finish and build your healthy cake!

Notes: Because this cake is avoiding ingredients like butter, buttermilk or oil if it’s served without the creamy ganache it might feel a little bit dry, together they make a beautiful healthy cake.

Would you like a video tutorial on how to make this wafer paper decoration?

let me know on my Instagram page! @chef.mariana

have an amazing day!