Low Carb Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Dark Chocolate Cake

Delicious, Moist & So Simple!

 Ingredients:

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely ground almond flour

1/2 cup Lakanto Baking Sweetener**

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (regular or special dark)

3 tablespoons whey protein powder (I use coconut or vanilla flavored.)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt

6 tablespoons butter

3 eggs

2/3 cup unsweetened macadamia or almond milk***

3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 cup sugar free semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips

1 1/4 cups whipped cream, optional

5 strawberries, optional

Method:

Grease the insert of a slow cooker or instant pot. (I used butter and a light coating of coconut oil spray.) Melt butter and set aside. Whisk flour, sweetener, cocoa, protein powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Stir together the melted butter, eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix into the dry ingredients and stir until all combined.  Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the greased insert. In a slow cooker, cook for 2 1/2 hours on low heat. If using an Instant Pot, select the slow cooker mode, at normal heat, and cook for 2 1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted, comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Cut into 10 slices. If desired, garnish with a small dollop (2 tablespoons) of whipped cream and half of a sliced strawberry.

**Lakanto Baking Sweetener has a finer texture than the regular Classic Sweetener. If you do not have the Baking Sweetener in your pantry, you can process the Classic Sweetener in a food processor, to create a finer texture.

***I used macadamia milk.

Nutritional info per slice without garnishes, approximately:

183.4 calories ~ 17.3 grams fat ~ 3.4 grams net carbs ~ 7.37 grams protein

Nutritional info per slice with whipped cream & strawberry garnishes:

236.8 calories ~ 22.7 grams fat ~ 4.3 grams net carbs ~ 7.85 grams protein

Note: My non-Keto husband loved this cake! It is moist, rich and flavorful. He had a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of his warm cake & I had whipped cream and half of a strawberry on my slice. Especially when chilled, I think this cake tastes like a fudgey  brownie.