Description
This Chocolate Hazelnut Snack Cake is a rich, sugar-free dessert with deep cocoa flavor, fluffy almond flour crumb, creamy chocolate frosting, and crunchy roasted hazelnuts.
Ingredients
Almond flour
Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
Eggs
Sugar-free sweetener (erythritol or monk fruit)
Baking powder
Unsweetened almond milk
Melted butter or coconut oil
Vanilla extract
Roasted hazelnuts
Frosting:
Cream cheese
Sugar-free powdered sweetener
Heavy cream
Cocoa powder
Vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease baking pan.
2. Mix almond flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and sweetener.
3. Add eggs, almond milk, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
4. Stir until smooth batter forms.
5. Fold in roasted hazelnuts.
6. Pour into pan and bake for 25–30 minutes.
7. Let cake cool completely.
8. Beat frosting ingredients until fluffy.
9. Spread frosting over cake and top with crushed hazelnuts.
Notes
Do not overbake to keep cake moist.
Cool fully before frosting.
Toast hazelnuts for better flavor.
Store refrigerated for up to 5 days.
Best served slightly warm or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: PT15M
- Cook Time: PT30M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 65mg