Best paleo chocolate cake you will ever have! Made with sweet potatoes instead of flour and avocado chocolate frosting. This flourless and dairy free chocolate cake is made in the food processor and perfect for any celebration! Are you ready for this easy gluten free chocolate cake recipe?
When it comes to cake- I like mine in the dark chocolate version, covered in more chocolate.
Nothing beats a slice of chocolate cake; especially, when it’s packed with veggies!
This chocolate layer cake is probably the healthiest cake you’ll-ever-have-in-your-life.
Dead serious.
The base is made with raw sweet potato instead of flour and the frosting is oil-free and sugar-free; instead, I used sweet potatoes, avocado, and dates!
You better believe I’m craving seconds. 🙂
If you’ve ever seen the 1960’s Pollyanna film, then you know that those gigantic chocolate and vanilla cakes made for the bizarre were pretty much the most satisfying thing to watch being sliced and served.
This cake passes the Pollyanna cut test…
It slices like a cloud from heaven.
Btw, is there anything better than cutting into chocolate cake?
If so, please enlighten me! 🙂
Avocado sweet potato chocolate cake!
I’ve made this chocolate cake before, but since you all requested a video for this recipe, I figured I would go all out!
I tweaked the frosting recipe by the slightest and changed the overall concept and recipe a bit, but it’s still the same ol’ good paleo chocolate cake I made originally.
If you’re looking for the perfect birthday cake, celebration cake, or anything cake (you know, like: YOU JUST WANT TO EAT CHOCOLATE CAKE OCCASION CAKE) then this is the recipe you need in your life!
Tips for the pros:
You can make this recipe up and freeze the leftovers.
I like to individually wrap each of my slices, so when I’m craving cake- I’m all set to pound down a slice.
Or you can store a slice in these reusable stasher bags for on-the-go!
That awkward moment when your sister hears you saying, “I love you, you’re beautiful” and responds with “thank you”…
And you’re like, “You? I don’t even know you! I was talking to my cake…”
Hehehe, so been there done that. 🙂
Best Paleo Avocado Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups raw sweet potato minced
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup black cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or more salt to taste
- 1 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato see notes on how to make
- 1/2 cup avocado
- 1 cup medjool dates pitted
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line the bottom of two 6" spring form cake pans with rounds of parchment paper.
- In a food processor mince sweet potato. Then in a blender combine all ingredients for cake until smooth.
- Divide batter in-between the two cake pans. Bake on 350F for 45-50 minutes, then chill in freezer while you make frosting.
- For frosting, steam sweet potato cubes, then drain water, and combine with rest of frosting ingredients until smooth (about 5 minutes). Chill until ready to frost.