Who said you have to deprive yourself of dessert to take care of your health? Certainly not naturopath Aurélie Canzoneri. If she recalls through her new book (A naturopath in my kitchen – ed. Marabout), how taking the time to balance your diet is essential to feeling better in your body and in your head, she also shows that it is possible to enjoy a chocolate dessert, without exploding his cholesterol level!
Known for her cooking recipes and followed by 50,000 subscribers on Instagram, she shares a recipe for chocolate cake … butter-free and gluten-free! His secret? Replace the butter with the zucchini. “ After tasting this cake, you will no longer want to add butter to your recipes, but replace it with zucchini! The cake doesn’t taste like vegetables and it’s very soft as if it had butter. Have it tasted without saying anything, no one will suspect anything! “, she assures.
Want to check it out for yourself? Test the recipe below!
The recipe for chocolate cake without butter and without gluten
Ingredients for 6 to 8 people : 100 g of organic dark chocolate, 100 g of organic zucchini, 2 organic eggs, 40 g of coconut blossom sugar or whole grain sugar, 1 tbsp. to s. unsweetened cocoa powder, 30 g of gluten-free flour (e.g. buckwheat flour), 1 pinch of baking soda, coconut or chopped hazelnuts, almonds, sesame seeds (in option).
Preparation time: 15 minutes + 30 to 45 minutes of cooking
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Melt the chocolate. Peel the zucchini and grate it finely, then drain and reserve in a bowl.
Separate the whites from the egg yolks and whisk the yolks alone with the sugar. Add the cocoa powder, mix, then add a little grated zucchini.
Then add the buckwheat flour and the cooled melted chocolate (keep 3 tablespoons of chocolate for the topping at the end!), and mix well.
Add the rest of the grated zucchini and mix.
Add the pinch of baking soda.
Beat the egg whites until stiff and gently incorporate them into the mixture.
Pour the mixture into a mold and put it in the oven at 180°C for 30 to 40 minutes (remember to prick it regularly with the tip of a knife to check cooking).
Once the cake is cooked, wait until it has cooled before unmolding it, then cover it with the melted chocolate you have reserved.
You can also add coconut, chopped hazelnuts or almonds, sesame seeds… as you wish.
