LOW CARB CHOCOLATE MINI CAKE

[Wirrallass]

MINI CHOCOLATE CAKE (3 Minutes microwave)

Per Serving
319 kcal
3g Carbohydrate
15g Fibre
32g Fat
9g Saturated fat
170mg Sodium

Ingredients
4 Tablespoons ground almonds
1 Tablespoon cocoa
1/4 Teaspoon baking powder
2 Tablespoons granulated *sweetener (Stevia; Truvia; Xylitol or Erythritol)
2 Tablespoons butter - melted
1 Tablespoon water
1 Egg

Method
1. Mix the ground almonds, cocoa, baking powder& sweetener in a glass bowl
2. Stir in the melted butter, water & egg. Mix well with a spoon or fork
3. Scrape batter down evenly with a rubber spatula. Cover with cling film & vent by cutting a
small slit in the centre
4. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute 20 seconds until set but still a little moist on top
Cool slightly and serve warm topped with whipped cream - ice cream - squires cream

ENJOY!

Source: X-pert Diabetes Education Programme ll

 

[Wirrallass]

Has anyone tried this yet?
WL

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Looks yum!

 

[Wirrallass]

Looks yum!

Go on Lucy - then plz let me know what you think x
WL

 

[Wirrallass]

@Lanny. Above is the recipe for a low carb mini chocolate cake. It is a small individual cake for one person.
WL

 

[Wirrallass]

Giving this a bump.
Has anyone else tried this little beauty?

 

[Lanny]

Thanks wirralass. Ohhh! Yum. I think I’ll try this when things have settled down with me. But, I would change the Sweetener for sugar?
I’ve managed to lower my weight, lower my insulin & maintaining blood sugars by cutting out the Sweeteners about 6 months ago. Reading about a news item posted by doctors at my health centre on their facebook page. Artificial Sweeteners confuse the brain & make you eat more. I posted a thread about it under the newbie section.

 

[Wirrallass]

Thanks wirralass. Ohhh! Yum. I think I’ll try this when things have settled down with me. But, I would change the Sweetener for sugar?
I’ve managed to lower my weight, lower my insulin & maintaining blood sugars by cutting out the Sweeteners about 6 months ago. Reading about a news item posted by doctors at my health centre on their facebook page. Artificial Sweeteners confuse the brain & make you eat more. I posted a thread about it under the newbie section.

I'll go and read it Lanny before I comment here.

 

[Wirrallass]

Personally I wouldn't substitute sweeteners for sugar in this recipe. I mean, how often are you going to eat the chocolate cake? If you were to eat it for breakfast, lunch and evening meal ~ and snacked on one or two in between meals then, you'd be consuming a hell of a lot of sugar just in one day😱 For the odd occasion that you'll eat this choc cake, I think the amount of sweetener that would have an adverse effect on your bg, is neglible. But it's a matter for you to decide whether or not you want to use sugar in this recipe as opposed to using sweeteners🙂
WL

 

[Carolg]

Made sweet potato and chilli soup from new cook book. It was delicious, but don’t know how they worked out portion size. Said it would do 4 but I doubled it up and got 5 portions. Maybe I am a greedy guts. Plus side as well, it only took about 25 mins to make and BG after 2 hours up by 2,

 

[Wirrallass]

Made sweet potato and chilli soup from new cook book. It was delicious, but don’t know how they worked out portion size. Said it would do 4 but I doubled it up and got 5 portions. Maybe I am a greedy guts. Plus side as well, it only took about 25 mins to make and BG after 2 hours up by 2,

Think you've posted this in the wrong thread Carolg🙄

 

[Vince_UK]

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MINI CHOCOLATE CAKE (3 Minutes microwave)

Per Serving
319 kcal
3g Carbohydrate
15g Fibre
32g Fat
9g Saturated fat
170mg Sodium

Ingredients
4 Tablespoons ground almonds
1 Tablespoon cocoa
1/4 Teaspoon baking powder
2 Tablespoons granulated *sweetener (Stevia; Truvia; Xylitol or Erythritol)
2 Tablespoons butter - melted
1 Tablespoon water
1 Egg

Method
1. Mix the ground almonds, cocoa, baking powder& sweetener in a glass bowl
2. Stir in the melted butter, water & egg. Mix well with a spoon or fork
3. Scrape batter down evenly with a rubber spatula. Cover with cling film & vent by cutting a
small slit in the centre
4. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute 20 seconds until set but still a little moist on top
Cool slightly and serve warm topped with whipped cream - ice cream - squires cream

ENJOY!

Just spotted this WL,,, definitely going to try

 

[Carolg]

Think you've posted this in the wrong thread Carolg🙄

Thinks so as well wirralass. I’m maybe a bit of a tattie heid

 

[Flora Peach]

This cake looks soooooo yummy Wirralass. I'm printing it off as I write.
I'll let you know how lovely it is when I am off this diet.
Thank you for that.
Regards, Flora.

 

[Wirrallass]

*Bump*

 

[Flora Peach]

Hi Wirralass,
I made your yummy choccy cake and it was WONDERFUL 🙂, only trouble was my husband wanted some of it too, so I had to share . I'm going to double the ingredients next time and bulk his up with ice-cream, then I can have one all to myself. Not sure if I can eat ice-cream?????
Thank you for that.

There was a question I would like to ask: I have now been told that I am in the pre-diabetic range (46) but the doctor still wants me to keep taking Metformin 500 mg morning only daily. Why is that do you think?
I have only been diagnosed since January, and have managed to diet down to 8 3/4 stone and now pre-D. Started at 10stone. Bit too thin now, I think, but finding it hard to put any weight back on eating only veg, some low carbs food and meat, eggs, cheese etc.
Would value any advice. Should I insist on stopping them or go with the flow?
Kind regards, Flora.