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Deep Dish Dark Chocolate Cake with Almond Butter Swirl: Guest Post by A Clean Bake

I cannot tell you how happy I am to introduce today’s guest poster, Nora Schlesinger of A Clean Bake. Nora is such a sweetheart, and her recipes are incredible. I’ve been begging her to guest post since October, but her November wedding (congrats Nora!) had us push it back until now. A former self-proclaimed “Carb Queen,” Nora claims she used to live off pasta, bread, cheese, cookies, and cupcakes. After becoming extremely sick, she switched from a vegetarian diet high in carbs and sugar, to a Paleo-based diet. She started her blog so people who had similar health issues could still enjoy the foods they love. Which, is exactly why I enjoy Nora’s blog so much. She’s not a Paleo perfectionist, nor does she claim to be. She just enjoys recreating treats and favorite foods for people who never thought they’d be able to eat those things again. And speaking of treats, you’re about to melt when you see this recipe!! Thanks for sharing Nora! -Kara

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I’m so excited to be here to share this recipe with you today for two reasons: first, because this is the cake to end all cakes (TRUST ME), and second because I adore Hayley, Bill and Kara and the incredible, paleo-friendly recipes that they share. They never cease to amaze me with their talent for recipe development (I mean have you seen their new cookbook??) and I am honored to be here posting alongside them.

Deep Dish Chocolate Cake by A Clean Bake

I briefly considered contributing something healthy, which I try to do fairly often on my site ACleanBake.com, to balance out the decadence. No one, including me, eats dessert all the time, and that’s why, when I do have dessert, I like to go big or go home. Which brings us to this cake. When I say go big, I mean big – deep dish! Dark chocolate! And did I mention the almond butter swirl? To say nothing about the chocolate drizzle to top it all off? It’s almost hard to believe this is all paleo-friendly, but miraculously, it totally is.

Deep Dish Chocolate Cake by A Clean Bake

It’s also deeply chocolatey, low-glycemic, profoundly satisfying, and guaranteed to sweep you off your feet. This is the perfect crowd-pleasing paleo dessert for anyone who loves chocolate, paleo or not!

Deep Dish Chocolate Cake by A Clean Bake

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Deep Dish Dark Chocolate Cake with Almond Butter Swirl

Serves: 8

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Ingredients

Process

Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
  1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat a 6" springform pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
  2. In a large microwave-safe mixing bowl, melt the chocolate chips and butter/coconut oil together by microwaving on high for about 60 seconds until nearly melted, and stirring until completely smooth.
  3. Stir in the rest of the wet ingredients (eggs, vanilla, applesauce).
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (almond meal, cocoa powder, baking soda, sweetener, and salt) and then stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth into an even layer.
  6. In a separate bowl, prepare the swirl by stirring together the almond butter and granulated sweetener. Distribute spoonfuls of the almond butter across the cake (or pour into a zip top bag, seal it, snip off the corner, and use it to pipe thick lines of almond butter across the cake), then gently drag a butter knife or toothpick through to create the swirl pattern.
  7. Bake for 35-40 minutes until tester comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, before removing from the pan and cooling completely on a wire rack.
  8. Melt the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips and, while still warm, drizzle over the top of the cake. Allow to set before serving.

Notes

Serve immediately, or store the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Sweetener note: I used semi-sweet chocolate chips when creating this recipe, and I like super-dark chocolate flavor, so I only needed 2 Tablespoons of sweetener. Depending on your chocolate, your cocoa powder, and your sweet tooth, you may prefer a few more Tablespoons of granulated sweetener. Taste the batter and adjust the amount of sweetener to your preference.

Check out A Clean Bake’s other recipes on Primal Palate:

Simple Grain-Free Biscuits  Olive Oil Spice Cupcakes with Bourbon Persimmon Frosting Veggie Packed Quiche Carrot and Sweet potato Latkes with Salmon Grain Free Cranberry Bars Grain Free Pecan Tart Pumpkin Mug Cake Lemon pound cake Thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies

 

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