Cake Recipe Without Flour, Dairy And Sugar

Today we are going to talk about a cake recipe without flour, dairy and sugar.

Every day, more and more people want to be careful about what they eat and cut out of their diet those foods that they cannot tolerate, such as foods that contain gluten or lactose.

Other foods such as white sugar should be completely eliminated from our diets as they are not good for our health.

In this article we will give you a delicious cake recipe that contains no flour, sugar or dairy. It’s also very easy to make and contains some surprising ingredients that you’ll love!

Flower

Our diet today is mainly based on flour and flour. During every meal during the day there is a dish that contains this.

For example:

• Bread
• Pasta
• Pastries
• Pizza
• pancakes
• biscuit
• Cookies

Therefore, not only should people with celiac disease avoid flour and flour because it contains gluten, but we should all have good alternatives to replace flour. In this case, we can replace flour with chickpeas, which may come as a surprise.

Chickpea flour is very well known in some cultures. In this case, we will be using cooked chickpeas, which adds a great extra nutritional value and protein to our cake recipe. This is a delicious way to eat chickpeas!

Dairy products

In addition to those who are lactose intolerant, there are plenty of others who want to avoid dairy products because of their cholesterol content or because they may cause symptoms such as:

• mucus formation
• skin problems
• allergic complaints

You don’t need milk, yogurt or butter for this cake recipe and for this reason it is a cake that is healthy and easy to digest.

Sugar

White sugar is completely unnecessary to our diet. Several studies seem to indicate that it is unhealthy and demineralizes and acidifies the body. It would  worsen our health as we consume it in large amounts during the day.

In this cake recipe we will replace white sugar with a stevia, but we could also use honey or agave syrup as both are good alternatives.

A cake recipe rich in proteins

Most cakes often contain a lot of flour, sugar or fat. However, this cake is rich in protein thanks to the addition of chickpeas and eggs, making it very nourishing without causing weight gain.

Quite the contrary, because it will make a great recipe to eat for breakfast or as a snack. You can even consume it as a satisfying, low-fat dessert.

It is also an ideal recipe for children and athletes. And best of all, no one will notice that it’s made with chickpeas.

Ingredients

• 500 grams of cooked chickpeas (you can use the kind that are sold canned and already cooked or cook them yourself without salt).
• 2 cups of dark chocolate, which will be melted. Buy the kind without sugar and milk or an even amount of pure cocoa powder.
• 4 eggs.
• 2 heaped tablespoons of liquid stevia (unflavored and with a transparent color) or 100 grams of honey or agave syrup.
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
• 2 handfuls of peeled and chopped nuts.
• Optional: cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, vanilla essence.

Explanation

The preparation is extremely easy and very fast. You should follow these steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
• If you’re using chocolate to melt, you’ll need to do it au bain marie (put the chocolate in a bowl or small saucepan in a larger pan filled with water and heat it).
• Beat the eggs and add the chickpeas. You should whisk everything until it has a very fine texture. It will go a lot faster if you have a blender or food processor.
• Add the baking powder and sweetener you have chosen.
• Finally, add the melted chocolate or cocoa and the chopped nuts.
• If you want you can add a spice to hide the chickpea flavor even more, but this will already be done by the chocolate. You can also personalize it for a different taste by adding a bit of cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, vanilla essence, orange zest etc.

• Prepare the cake tin. Coat the baking pan with a thin layer of oil and flour to prevent the cake from sticking.
• Put it in the oven and let it cook for 40 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Then take it out of the oven and let it cool.

Images courtesy of Xavi Talleda, Uwe Hermann and Olya Sanakoev