Moist Chocolate Cake (Gluten-free, Lactose-free and Low Sugar!)
This rich, moist and decadent chocolate cake is gluten-free, lactose-free and low sugar! It's a perfect crowd-pleasing option for those looking for a classic chocolate cake without compromising their diet.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 240 g Gluten-free flour mix I like Dove's farm plain white flour
- 63 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 200 g white sugar
- 9 g baking powder
- 5 g baking soda
- salt
- espresso powder
- 1 tsp powdered stevia optional
Wet ingredients
- 240 ml lactose-free milk plant milk is also good!
- 114 ml oil I use melted coconut oil
- 2 eggs 100g
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 240 ml boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175C (350F). Grease two 9-inch pans with butter or line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients: Gluten-free flour, cocoa, sugar, optional stevia, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder.
- Add lactose-free or plant milk, oil, eggs and vanilla to the dry mixture and mix until combined (I recommend using a stand mixer on low to medium speed). Do not overmix!
- Carefully add boiling water or hot coffee and mix until smooth.
- Pour cake batter into the pans and bake for 22-28 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks.
- FILL, STACK AND FROST! For the frosting, I used my lactose-free, less-sweet buttercream. Get the recipe here: https://bowlsbyalyssa.com/silky-less-sweet-lactose-free-buttercream-frosting