Chocolate Cake

I finally got to make my chocolate cake.  I must say, it is DE-LISH.  I modified the recipe from mariahealth@blogspot.com to fit me a little better.  To see the original recipe, click here.    Below is my version, tweaked just a bit be a little more "Stefanie Friendly".  This is a good enough recipe to serve to anyone, any time.  Noone would even wonder if there was anything different about it.  Yep, it can still be our little secret.  **wink***

Chocolate Birthday Cake

1 1/4 cup Truvia, Splenda, or my favorite, Ideal Sweetener
1 3/4 cups peanut flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp Celtic sea salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk (the original recipe called for unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
1/2 cup coconut oil or butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water

1/3 cup butter
2 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cups Truvia, Splenda, or my favorite, Ideal Sweetener  (ground in coffee grinder into a powder)
1/3 cup milk (or almond milk if preferred)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch cake pans.

In a medium bowl, stir together the Truvia, peanut flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, almond milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.

To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and sweetener (powdered) alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency.

Cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake. Serves 12.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving):
Using white flour, skim milk and sugar = 655 calories, 111 carbs, 5.8 fiber
Using peanut flour, almond milk and Truvia = 314 calories, 13.8 carbs, 7.1 fiber