This healthy upgrade of a classic favorite has an antioxidant-rich Black Forest twist. Even on those tough number-conscious days, this little indulgence won’t hurt. Vegan and gluten-free options!

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  • Preparation Time

    30 minutes

  • Cooking Time

    45-50 minutes

  • Difficulty Rating

    2

  • Health Level

    3

  • Serves

    25

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Ingredients

    Cake
  1. 1½ cups / 180 g whole grain flour*
  2. Sweetener equivalent to 1 cup sugar:
    • 1 cup / 150 g whole evaporated cane juice or coconut sugar
    • ¼ cup / 48 g monk fruit or Stevia sweetener
    • 1½ cups / 288 g xylitol
    • 2 cups / 480 g inulin sweetener
    • or a calculated combination of the above
  3. ¼ cup / 20 g pure cocoa
  4. 1 Tbsp. / 8 g organic cornstarch
  5. ½ tsp / 2 g baking powder, aluminum-free
  6. 1 tsp / 5 g baking soda
  7. ¼ tsp / 1½ g salt or substitute
  8. 1 Tbsp. / 15 ml apple cider vinegar
  9. 1 tsp / 5 ml vanilla extract or scraping of 1 vanilla bean
  10. ⅓ cup / 80 ml organic almond or hazelnut oil for nut flavor or
      for no nut flavor:
    • organic rapeseed/canola oil
    • macadamia oil
    • camelina oil
    • perilla oil
  11. 1 cup / 240 ml organic/grass-fed lowfat milk or:
    • unsweetened vegan milk
  12. 1 egg, organic omega-3/grass-fed or:
    • ¼ cup / 50 g flax gel (¾ cup / 180 ml warm water + 1½ Tbsp / 22 g flax seeds)
    13. Filling
  13. 8 oz / 240 g organic grass-fed or soy cream cheese (no hydrogenated fats), softened
  14. ½ cup inulin sweetener or xylitol
  15. 1 egg, organic omega-3/grass-fed or:
    • ¼ cup / 50 g flax gel (¾ cup / 180 ml warm water + 1½ Tbsp / 22 g flax seeds)
  16. ½ cup / 90 g semisweet dark chocolate (60% or greater cocoa solids), grated
  17. 1 cup / 123 g organic whole raspberries or chopped strawberries or cherries (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C.
  2. Spray bottom of 13×9-in / 33×23-cm pan with nonstick spray.
  3. If flax gel is to be used instead of egg, blend 1½ cups warm water with 3 Tbsp. whole flax seeds in a food chopper/processor for 10 seconds, then allow to sit for 5 minutes; strain mixture through fine mesh colander and collect the gel – target yield should be ½ cup. The moist flax seeds are reusable, if so desired, store them in the refrigerator or freezer.
  4. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sweeteners, and other powders (total: first 8 ingredients).
  5. Add in vinegar, egg or ¼ cup flax gel, vanilla, oil, and water, and blend well.
  6. Add berries (if desired), and stir gently. Pour into prepared cake pan.
  7. With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, and 1 egg or ¼ cup flax gel on medium until smooth and creamy. Stir in grated chocolate.
  8. Spread mixture over top of cake batter, and swirl the two gently with a knife to create a ‘marbled’ effect.
  9. Place pan on middle rack in preheated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out fairly clean (but not too dry, to ensure cake is done but moist
  10. Remove from oven and allow to cool before removing from pan, cutting, and serving.
  11. Garnish with additional berries, if desired (1 cup = 1 fruit exchange).
  12. To store, cover and refrigerate.

* Ready-made whole grain gluten free blends will work well here.

** ½ Carb if made with Stevia, monk fruit, and/or inulin.

  • 1 Carb with xylitol
  • 1¼ Carb with sugar

Serving Size: 1/25 (2×2 in or 5×5 cm square)

Exchanges per Serving: ½-1¼** Carb, 0-½ Pro, 1 Fat

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Comments 26

  2. griffi256

    There seems to be a lot of ingredients for this dessert, guess it is going to be quite expensive to purchase all this. Do you have other desserts which only have a few ingredients but also healthy to eat

  5. Jaq13

    I understand that this club doesn’t base meals on calorie content, which I love, but was just wondering if there’s a way to find out the calorie content from here, or is it just a case of add them up as I cook?

  13. user_mealplan_338512

    Is there some way to search desserts that are actually more healthy or help with weight loss? Can I send a dessert that you figure a quantity exchange? (Meaning, I have some recipes that seem way more healthy than this, but not sure how to fit it in this plan)
    Thanks

  16. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, Snowballing. Canola oil is a problem if it is not organic. Though “canola” is a trade name for the relatively bad stuff, it is better known than the healthier option that we recommend, which is “organic low-erucic acid rapeseed oil”.

  21. antdoe

    I may give this one a try. I have a lot of the ingredients already! On a tight budget which makes buying organic everything pretty difficult! I’m diabetic type 2 and watch the sugar and sodium. Almond Silk Milk doesn’t come fat free or is it already?

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