are you ready to make the easiest cake ever??
well a few days ago I Instagramed this breakfast
here is what Lori and I did – we followed our favorite cake recipe and threw in some cinnamon and cherries. we have been brainstorming some Valentine recipe ideas and naturally we came up with this one.
this cake recipe is so easy that your other half, the one that may not be the best in the kitchen, cannot mess it up.
the perfect breakfast for two.
great things about this cake recipe are:
- it is made with chocolate
- easy to make
- made with cherries, which we love with chocolate
- contains no added sugar, so great for people like us who cannot handle a lot of sugar
place cakes in oven.
DIG IN!
pure2raw recipe: cinnamon cherry hazelnut chocolate cakes (gluten free, grain free, soy free, sugar free)
prep-time: 5 minutes
bake-time: 30-35 minutes
makes 2 mini cakes or one large cake, servings 1-2
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons hazelnut flour (hazelnut meal- ground up hazelnuts)
- 5 tablespoons cocoa
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup sweet potato puree (or pumpkin or applesauce)
- as many cherries as you want (any fruit would work)
Directions:
Place your hazelnut flour, cinnamon, and cocoa powder into a bowl. Next add in your eggs, sweet potato puree, and apple cider vinegar.
Stir till combined. Lightly oil your ramekins and spoon the batter into the ramekins. Place cherries on top and press them into cakes. We used frozen cherries that we let come to room temperature a little.
Placed in a 350 degree oven. Bake for about 30- 35 minutes. To tell when these cakes are done – the sides will start to pull away from the ramekin and light to touch.
**note: if you use muffin pan I would just fill up two muffins liners.
Let cool for a few minutes and pop out of ramekin.
your loved one will thank you for making them this chocolate cake for breakfast!! who doesn’t want cake for breakfast?? plus being sugar free you won’t have a sugar rush first thing in the morning.
sorry for the short post today. we went to bed really really late, or early morning, depending how you look at. and we are still waking up! now looking at all these pictures we are getting hungry…mmm chocolate for breakfast!
thanks everyone for your sweet words and support of our fitness journey video! some people asked for more videos, what would you like to see us talk about? we do have a few ideas, just wanted to see what you all thought.
Twins Question: Do you like chocolate and cherries together? What is your favorite fruit with chocolate? Do you like having chocolate for breakfast?
Have a wonderful day!
Till next time,
Michelle
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Oh my goodness, those look so sinfully good! Wow! Cherries are great with chocolate! I would say I love it best with strawberries and raspberries!
Annie @ Naturally Sweet Recipes recently posted..Sugar Free Football Oreos
drool drool! YUMMM! thanks for the recipe. I definitely going to make it this weekend. Love that it’s so easy
This looks AMAZING!!! I need to make some STAT!!
I personally LOVE chocolate with fruit – esp banana and chocolate or raspberry chocolate. My boyfriend, however, cannot stand chocolate with fruit! I don’t know why. I might have to do his with choc chips or with nothing added:) Nevertheless, these are getting made!
Jess @ Truly.Into.Fitness recently posted..Roasted Curried Cauliflower
I am SO making this! What a great idea. Who doesn’t like a little chocolate for breakfast?
Erica recently posted..Waffles of Insane Greatness
Erica exactly xoxo
This looks sooooo amazing, girls!!! WOWWWW!
Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free recently posted..Day 26: Iced Coffee
brilliant! i don’t have cherries but I’m thinking of trying this mix soon. thank youuus
KaterinaBonVora recently posted..Altars on the Highway
Ironically, I actually DON’T normally like chocolate and fruit flavors together. But this does look amazing! My friends and I have potlucks every Thursday and a couple just started joining in, and they’re GF so I can’t wait to try out some of your recipes for them!
!!! i wondered what this was!! i absolutely love chocolate and cherries together! this would be the perfect valentines morning breakfast! btw, are you running any promos from the bakery for v-tines? nate absolutely LOVES your stuff (obviously i am already a convert
and thought it would be nice to pick up some extra special handmade treats! x i try to eat chocolate with breakfast a couple times weekly usually in a protein smoothie (a mocha-almond-hemp frosty usually).
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Melissa yes we are going to launch a sale starting tomorrow, we will share it here on blog. xoxo
These look amazing! I would definitely use cherries…they go perfectly (in my mind) with chocolate!
Lisa recently posted..Garden Plans and Brussels Sprouts
love love love! adorable. thanks for the idea!
lynn @ the actor’s diet recently posted..At the Coupa
Mmm, these look super good!! And they have sweet potatoes in them…super cool!!!
char @ char on a mission recently posted..thursday thoughts
There are no words but “friggin delicious”
Evan Thomas recently posted..Scrambled Tofu
Chocolate and cherries for breakfast…I’m sold! I love quick easy cakes especially when they are healthy and you can have them at breakfast! Get some rest today! I slept horribly and have to work late…it’s gonna be a long day.
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) recently posted..Tabata And Some Realizations…
OMG!! Grain free chocolate cake without sugar?! COME TO MOMMA!!!!!
These little cakes look amaze, thank you!
xxoo
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Oh these are perfect!! I don’t have hazlenut flour so I think I would sub it out for almond meal. YUM!
Salad Maggie recently posted..simple stirfry, siggi’s breakfast, & resolutions update
Salad Maggie yes almond flour would be great too!
I love how you’re pursuing the choc/hazelnut theme, and choc is a perfect addition. Choc doesn’t work so well for me, but I like the idea of choc for bfast anyway
You are so ahead of the game thinking of Valentines, but then again I guess it’s pretty soon!
love
Ela
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Pretty sure I just wanna eat these all day, not just for breakfast!!!
T
Oh my gosh these look DELICIOUS and so easy peasy! I loovvee chocolate + cherries. In fact, I love chocolate + anything, especially for breakfast
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance recently posted..January Santa
I don’t really like cherries because they have pits, but I do love chocolate…even better for breakfast. Does that keep you full? Also, what does the apple cider vinegar do for the recipe?
we use it to help lighten and lift the cake instead of baking soda or powder. and we just love ACV.
You think I could use peanut flour instead of the cocoa instead? I’m trying to stay away from anything chocolate but would love to try your recipe! They look great though!
Melissa @TryingtoHeal recently posted..Comment on Cleaning House by CJ @ http://healthy-happy-whole.com
yes Melissa that should work. or you could use carob as a great chocolate replacement.
Looka amazing.
Do you think you could substitute the eggs for Chia seeds soaked in some water?
Im thinking of trying these in the dehydrator with some raw sweet potato blended in the vitamix
and make them a raw cake.
we feel making chia seed gel for the eggs would be ok, and doing it in the dehydrator. just not the taste and texture will be different.
Whoa, is V-Day really coming up?!?! Wasn’t it just Halloween?
These cakes look great! I’m not a big fan of fruit in my chocolate (I’m kind of a chocolate purist), but I could get into them plain. I’d probably eat them both though.
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I know right Katie, were does the time go?
These are a great way to keep portion control in mind…and they’re too cute! I can’t wait to give them a whirl.
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Oh my goodness, these look so good! I can’t believe they are so easy. Looks like a perfect weekend treat – posted just in time.
I am so glad I found your blog – looking forward to reading more!
Happy Friday!
~Emily~
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Hello Emily, thank you! glad you found us too.
These look awesome! My plan is to sub the eggs out for flax seed meal and pop them in the dehydrator. Yum!
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fun! I want to make and eat those!
hihorosie recently posted..Thoughtful Thursday
these look wonderful for breakfast! what a good idea. (you may want to fix your type-o in “place cheeries into cakes”)
thanks for mentioning it- we shall fix thanks again
These look great! If it’s good for breakfast, it’ll be great for a healthy dessert!
Oh my goodness this looks so yummy!!! I might try it with blueberries for a different twist. I’m loving grain free treats atm….have a whole batch of GF orange cranberry muffins that i’ve been noshing on for snacks
Sarah @ The Healthy Diva recently posted..10 ways to Prevent and Ease Muscle Soreness
Awwwwhhhhh, I want one of those SO badly! <3
Definitely gonna try this soon
Thank you!
Cara recently posted..Sunday Funday – February 5th, 2012
Isn’t it illegal to not like chocolate and cherries together? Seriously, this recipe looks and sounds delish and healthy. A must try for sure! Thanks.
Jill Mant~a SaucyCook recently posted..Roasted Tomatoes, Spinach and Mushroom Spaghetti Pie
I made a little variation of these today! Thanks so much for sharing
I just discovered your blog and I absolutely love it, so many wonderful recipes I can’t wait to try!
Owhhh I love choc a lot. This look nice, simple and easy to bake.
Thanks,
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So fun! I have frozen cherries in the freezer… Can’t wait to use them in these adorable cakes! My son will be so excited to have chocolate for breakfast!
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These look super yummy! One of the kids have a nut allergy though, so what would be best to sub for the nut flour?
Theresa you could use any flour really, buckwheat, brown rice, etc.
I made these and doubled the recipe using applesauce instead of sweet potato puree…and they came out very bitter and tasted really bad! Was doubling the recipe what did that? Or the applesauce?
Lauren well it is kind of a bitter chocolate cake from not really adding any extra sweetness, the applesauce might have done something to the flavor instead of sweet potato puree. sorry about the bitter taste, maybe adding in some stevia or some of your favorite sweetener and/or vanilla might help next time. this cake was not that sweet- sorry guess we should have explained that more.
May i know is it alright to replace the hazelnut flour with almond flour? and apples for pumpkins?
Yes you can!!
Just found your blog and I’m SO excited!! I have a sugar allergy and I’m always looking for natural/sugar free recipes!! Definitely going to try yours!!!!
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