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You Won’t Believe It’s Paleo: Chocolate Cake

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Cornell chapter.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, what better way to celebrate than chocolate cake. This delicious dairy, grain, and sugar free dessert will love you as much as you love it. Who knew that you could eat cake and still be healthy? (We did) It’s the perfect paleo dessert that will make you wish everyday was a holiday.

Medium

Prep Time: 30-45 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50-65 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients:
1/4 cup roasted sweet potato
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 overripe bananas
2 eggs, separated
3 T honey
Spray coconut oil

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. In a bowl, mash the bananas with the cocoa powder and egg yolks.
3. Transfer to a blender with the roasted sweet potato and pulse until fully blended.

chocolate cake

Photo by Jacky Falkenberg

4. Whip the egg whites until firm peaks form.

chocolate cake

Photo by Jacky Falkenberg

5. Fold the blender mix into the egg whites.
6. Grease a small baking dish with the spray oil, add the batter, and bake until the cake bounces back to the touch.

chocolate cake

Photo by Jacky Falkenberg

7. Enjoy!