Easy 3 Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake (No Added Sugar or Oil)
If you’re looking for a healthier dessert option, this cake is for you!
This cake is made with only a few ingredients and tastes like a dream. It all comes together in your food processor in less than 5 minutes. The baking time is also super quick at 30 minutes. You definitely do not want to overbake this cake.
If you like this recipe you will love my Healthy Chocolate Lovers Cake or my Flourless Chocolate Cake aka Sokolatopita. They are all decadent and perfect to satiate that sweet tooth.
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3 Ingredients Flourless Chocolate Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups medjool dates, pitted
- 6 tbs cacao powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 eggs
Chocolate Frosting:
- 3 tbs coconut oil
- 6 tbs cacao powder
- 3 tbs maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a 6 inch cake pan with parchment paper.
- Add the dates to a food processor and blend until a paste forms (if your dates are stiff, soak them in water water for 10 minutes and drain). Next add in the cacao and pulse until incorporated and a ball forms. Lastly add in the baking powder, salt and eggs. Pulse again until smooth – about 1 minute +. Transfer the batter to the pan and smooth out the top evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes – do not over bake. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting:
- Whisk together the oil and cacao powder until incorprated. Then add in the maple syrup and whisk til smooth. Add it to your cooled cake and spread out evenly.
Notes
Nutritional Information INCLUDES the Frosting!
Nutrition
Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 410mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 144IU | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 2mg
very nice und interessant
Thanks John!
This is my kind of cake! Quick to make and quick to bake!
Could I swap soft prunes for the medjool dates?
Hi Katie, I havent tried the cake out with prunes and I’m not sure how the flavor would be. As far as texture though, it should stay the same! Enjoy!
I’m sure it’s a silly question but what if you don’t have a food processor🙈?
Hi Rochelle, Keep in mind I havent tried it any other way but you need to be able to get your dates into paste format. If you have a hand immersion blender that would work no problem. A mortar and pestle will probably work too… let me know what you do!
is Cacao different from Cocoa powder? are they interchangeable??
Hi Caroline, Yes they are! Unsweetened cocoa powder is the same as raw cacao powder
I made this easy recipe for Valentine’s Day. Results were excellent. Cake is very chocolatey…..you’d never know there are dates in it. Hardest thing for me was removing pits from dates. Soaking the dates made a big difference. It was done in 32 minutes. Icing is very tasty—maple syrup was perfect sweetener. I hope it stays silky and shiny as I used melted solid coconut oil. Great recipe!
Hi Kathleen, thats fantastic! Glad it was a winner for you! Thanks for the kind rating <3
Thank you for your chocolate cake recipe. I made it today and it was very delicious.
HI Natasha, glad the cake was a winner!
This cake was excellent and so easy to make. Made for my husband and I on Valentine’s Day. Has a cake texture and that icing is amazing. Would make for company, I would double the recipe to make a bigger cake. I only had a 7inch pan, baked for 30 mins but could have brought out a few mins earlier. Amazing, thank you!
Hi Katheryn so happy you both enjoyed the cake on Valentines Day! Thanks for tryin git!
It looked like you baked it in the air fryer?? Can you give me a he time?
Hi Rachel, I baked this in a standard oven.
LOVE LOVE!! I added some vanilla bean paste and cinnamon to both the cake batter and the icing. It went together very well. I topped with dry toasted pecan pieces. My next try I want to add a touch of chipotle pepper powder to the cake and a little jalapeño jam in the icing. Once again thanks so much.
HI Michele, Sounds delicious! Love your additions! Thanks for sharing them with us!
is it two cups of dates pureed or two cups on crushed?
It’s two cups of pitted dates (pre-puree).
I made it twice and it was so easy n delicious even without the frosting but replaced with Greek yogurt and strawberries
Hi Anne, sounds AMAZING with the Greek yogurt! Thanks for sharing the tip!
Best flourless cake I have ever had! I can’t believe its made out of a few healthy ingredients and is so tasteful!
Hi Jana, glad you liked the cake recipe! Thank you for the kind rating!
I served this at a dinner party and my guests loved the cake. When I told them how it was made, they were stunned. It tastes very elegant!
Hi Elizabeth, So glad it went over well with everyone! Thannks for the kind rating!
I haven’t seen the question asked yet in any of the comments thus far so I will ask – is there a substitute that anyone can think if for the dates/prunes which may be able to create the needed paste for? Would a smashed banana be too much a killer in the taste profile? I am thinking the key flavor enhancer is the cacao powder.. Any thoughts?
OMG! Delicious!!! Outstanding, easy recipe! A decadent cake without the guilt! My friends were quite impressed.
What is the serving size for the nutritional information provided?
Incredible. I used Bobs redmill egg substitute. Marvelous desert. No frosting cuz i used up last of cacao in cake. I also soaked the dates as suggested. This is The Best Chocolate recipe ever for gluten free sugar free egg free (if you want to keep eggs out ).
Hello! I do not have a 6” round pan, but I thought perhaps a loaf pan would work. Are there other indications as for as “doneness”? Springy top? Clean toothpick? Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, can’t wait to try this! ☺️
207 cal. For whole cake?
Hi Anna, thats per slice (not the whole cake)
so delicious!! thankful that i have a healthier choice for chocolate cake cravings during my period, thank you!!
Its perfect for that time of the month! I make it too for those cravings!
Love this recipe. It is decadently rich. I modified it slightly by adding my eggs to the date purée versus the cacao powder. It creates a dense soufflé like textured cake. I then folded in the dry ingredients. I also added a tsp of cinnamon and vanilla. I have also substituted a tablespoon of instant expresó for a tablespoon of cacao to deepen the chocolate flavor. I topped the frosting with toasted coconut. It’s been a hit every time. Was the star of an annual spring brunch.
It was smaller than I thought but delicious and my kids LOVED it! Looks so decadent!
Hi Merryn, glad it was a family win! Thanks for the kind review too!