Crazy Ingredient Chocolate Cake

MG_Fit

I love baking, especially cakes. Some of my favorites are Betty Crocker's Super Moist Triple Fudge and the Moist Deluxe Devil's Food. But there are so many dang calories in those. I found this recipe online and just can't keep it to myself. Cauliflower is the Crazy Ingredient if you were wondering.

3/4 cup spelt flour or white flour or Arrowhead Mills gf (120g)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (20g)
2 tsp ener-g powder, or 2 tbsp ground flax. You can omit; the cake just won’t rise as much.
1/3 cup xylitol or sugar (64g)
1/8 tsp uncut stevia or 4 nunaturals packets (or 1/4 cup more sugar)
1/2 to 1 cup mini chocolate chips (60-120g) (Do not omit. The recipe just won’t be the same if you do.)
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
2 loosely-packed cups frozen cauliflower, thawed completely but not cooked (250g) (Or omit and sub 1 cup canned pumpkin, if cauliflower is too weird for you. I might even like the pumpkin version better!)
1/2 cup milk of choice. For pumpkin version, use just 1/3 cup milk (or 1/2 cup if omitting oil).
3 tbsp oil (or omit and increase milk to scant 2/3 cup, for a lower-fat option)

Preheat oven to 350F, and grease an 8×8 square baking dish. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl, and mix very well. Combine all liquid ingredients and the cauliflower in a food processor and blend until super-smooth, so there are NO lumps whatsoever. (See nutrition link below, for an option if you don’t have a food processor.) Pour wet into dry, and mix until just combined, then pour into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes. (Or you can try my super-gooey way: bake only 14 minutes and then leave uncovered in the fridge overnight, and it’ll firm up and turn out like fudge! Not everyone likes this undercooked texture; I wouldn’t serve my gooey version to anyone but me!) Let cool completely. After a day, this cake is best stored in the fridge. (Edit: I frosted with my Reeses Chocolate Frosting, linked below the second photo in this post.)

Based on 9 big squares:
Calories: 120
Fat: 2.5g
Carbs: 25g
Fiber: 4g
Protein: 3.5g

WINNING. Now I can bake my cake and eat it too!