It's hard to find anyone who doesn't like a delicious, fluffy and moist chocolate cake.

Did you know that Is it possible to get health benefits from eating chocolate cake?

Well, with the right ingredients you can satisfy your craving for cake and enjoy a fluffy chocolate cake recipe!

If you prefer more nutritious recipes, but without losing flavor, this fluffy and moist chocolate cake is for you 😉

Round chocolate cake with hole in the middle with chocolate frosting on a light green plate

FLUFFY AND MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH ALTERNATIVE FLOURS

I have already created many chocolate cake recipes and I am always looking for my new favorite and I can already say that this recipe is simply divine.

To add more nutritional value For the recipe, I chose alternative flours, naturally gluten-free, to give the dough structure.

It is worth remembering that whenever we do not use wheat flour in recipes we need to make a combination of flours, the famous “mix" Gluten-free.

In this gluten free flour mix you will use the flours from:

Buckwheat (despite its name, it is gluten-free)
Cashew Flour
Sweet Tapioca Flour

REPLACING FLOURS IN THE MIX

If you don't want to use the flours for the mix, you can replace them with:

Instead of buckwheat use brown rice flour
Instead of cashew flour, use almond or peanut flour
Instead of sweet cassava starch, use arrowroot

Remember that whenever you do substitutions in the recipe, you will be changing the final result of the dough.

With brown rice flour the dough will be a little drier and more crumbly.

With almond flour the dough will have a similar flavor and texture.

But the peanut flour It will provide a very characteristic flavor to the dough, as peanuts have a strong flavor, the texture will also be similar to the original.

With arrowroot The dough will be very similar and even a little more risen, as the arrowroot traps the air bubbles better inside the dough.

Two pieces of chocolate cake on a small round plate, the cake is broken in the background

BENEFITS OF FLUFFY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Sweet recipes can be part of a balanced diet, but common sense and moderation should accompany each bite.

If you want to eat a fluffy and moist chocolate cake, choose recipes that are not only delicious but also beneficial.

See the benefits below:

Buckwheat Flour: Its composition has about 10% of fibers, common wheat flour has only 2%, fibers promote more satiety and help the intestinal tract. In addition, buckwheat has B vitamins, antioxidants, magnesium, manganese and copper. In other words, it is a flour to include whenever possible in preparations.

Cashew Flour: contains monounsaturated fatty acids, good fats that are beneficial for the heart. It is also a source of protein (15%), proteins are essential for building and repairing tissues. Eating more protein makes you feel fuller for longer.

Cocoa powder 100%: rich in flavonoids, a powerful antioxidant to protect the body's cells against free radicals. It also contains theobromine, a central nervous system stimulant that has an energizing effect, and phenylethylamine, which promotes a feeling of euphoria.