This moist, tender chocolate cake proves you don’t need butter, sugar, or eggs to enjoy a rich dessert. Completely vegan, gluten-free, and low in calories, each slice has just 100 calories—but you’d never guess from the flavor. Perfect for satisfying a sweet tooth without straying from a healthy eating plan.

Image source: The Big Man’s World

Ingredients:​

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (gluten-free if needed)
• 1 cup sugar-free granulated sweetener of choice
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 6 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup water

Directions: ​

1. Prep the pan: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
2. Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk flour, sweetener, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
3. Add wet ingredients: Stir in vanilla extract, vinegar, and applesauce. Pour in water and mix until fully combined.
4. Bake: Transfer batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out just clean.
5. Cool & serve: Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Frost if desired, or enjoy plain.

Thanks to The Big Man’s World for this guilt-free chocolate indulgence! Have a favorite healthy dessert or frosting idea? Share it with us in the Cooking & Recipes forum—we’d love to try it!

 

[Gayle B.]

If either one of us were still capable of making any on our own cake as wonderful as this one is we would make this once a month at least! Yummy!