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Keto Hershey’s Chocolate Flaxseed Cake

This keto chocolate flaxseed cake is the perfect way to add more fiber and nutrition while on a low-carb keto diet. Personally, I’m always looking for delicious ways to add more fiber content while doing keto.

Flaxmeal on its own isn’t the most appetizing food to embrace, but when it’s coupled with chocolate, well, it’s a whole other thing. 

If you are looking for a way to add more Omega-3 to your keto diet, my low-carb chocolate flaxseed cake may be the solution you’ve been looking for.

If you can’t consume nut or gluten flour, flaxseed meal could be your flour. This makes a rich, moist chocolate cake. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo, and keto-friendly.

Top with a powdered confectioner’s sugar substitute. If you prefer a more classic chocolate cake, then make sure you check out my Keto Hershey’s Chocolate Cake or my Keto Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake

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Keto Chocolate Flaxseed Cake 

Keto Chocolate Flaxseed Cake
Keto Chocolate Flaxseed Cake

Flaxmeal also has lignans, a plant estrogen high in antioxidants. Another benefit is that it’s high in both soluble and insoluble fiber. Again, adding more fiber to your keto diet just makes sense.

Recent studies suggest that flaxseed might be able to protect us against breast, prostate, and colon cancers.

Why not sneak in more of this essential fatty acid and do so in a keto-friendly cake? Flaxseed chocolate cake is an easy way to add more Omega-3 to your diet.

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Omega-3 is considered to be a healthy fat that’s been shown to have heart-healthy effects. And for that reason alone, this girl is always looking to add more of it into her diet.

Flaxmeal also has lignans, a plant estrogen high in antioxidants. Another benefit is that it’s high in both soluble and insoluble fiber. Again, adding more fiber to your keto diet just makes sense.

Recent studies suggest that flaxseed might be able to protect us against breast, prostate, and colon cancers.

It appears that the plant omega-3 fatty acid found in flaxseed, called ALA, can inhibit tumor incidence and growth.

Lignans may help protect against cancer by blocking enzymes that are involved in hormone metabolism and by interfering with the growth and spread of tumor cells.

Can you think of a more delicious way to ward off cancer than by having it in a keto chocolate flax cake? It sounds to me like we can all benefit from a little more flaxseed in our diet.

What better way than our low-carb chocolate flaxseed cake? I like using flaxseed meal as a good low-carb flour substitute from time to time.

Not only is flaxseed good for us, but it’s an inexpensive keto baking option. 

Flaxseed Chocolate Cake

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Keto Chocolate Flaxseed cake in a pan
Keto chocolate flaxseed cake in a pan

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It’s important only to use golden flaxseed meal when making this keto chocolate cake. Regular flaxseed meal is too heavy and will produce an inferior crumb for this flaxseed cake.

Unless you use golden flaxseed meal, your cake will turn out gummy. This is not what you want.

Although this cake is primarily made of golden flaxseed meal, I also add two tablespoons of coconut flour to enhance the texture of the cake.

That little bit of coconut flour really makes a difference, so do not skip using it.

I made this flaxseed chocolate cake with coconut oil so that it could be a dairy-free option.

However, if you can do dairy, I encourage you to use 1/2 cup of melted unsalted butter instead. The butter helps intensify the rich Hershey’s cocoa flavor.

How To Make Keto Chocolate Flaxseed Cake

Keto Chocolate flaxseed cake

The Sugar-substitute

I have several options when it comes to which sweetener you can use in this recipe. I really like Lakanto Monk Fruit because the texture is spot on and because there is barely any aftertaste.

I’m also partial to Swerve, an erythritol oligosaccharides blend. It mostly has erythritol, but oligosaccharides are prebiotic plant fibers that help give it structure. 

Some people prefer the stevia- and erythritol-based brand Pyure my baked goods.

However, I find that chocolate and stevia do not play well together and generally produce a greater aftertaste. This is because cocoa is already bitter and can further magnify the aftertaste. 

So, I wouldn’t recommend this recipe unless you’re familiar with it and it’s not an issue for you. 

Lastly, if you can’t easily find a more natural sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda with great success. I know not everyone would agree with me here, and I respect that, but in my book, it’s still better than regular sugar.

When it comes to choosing the powdered sweetener to top the cake, you will have to use a confectioner’s sugar substitute. Both Lakanto and Swerve have great ones.

Keto Chocolate Flaxseed Cake
Keto Chocolate Flaxseed Cake

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keto Hershey's chocolate flaxseed cake

Keto Hershey's Chocolate Flaxseed Flour Cake

Yield: 12
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

This keto chocolate flaxseed cake is low in carbs, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, dairy-free.

Ingredients

Keto Hershey's Chocolate Flaxseed Flour Cake

Topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  2. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan or a 9x9 square pan.
  3. In a small saucepan, melt coconut oil over low heat.
  4. Whisk in cocoa powder and instant coffee and set aside.
  5. In a small bowl, mix together flaxseed meal that has been measured and sifted, coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  6. Using an electric mixer, beat the eggs, vanilla extract, and sugar substitute until well combined.
  7. Add coconut oil /cocoa mixture to eggs and beat until well combined.
  8. Next, add flaxseed meal to the mixture and beat on low until well incorporated.
  9. Then add almond or coconut milk and water and combine until fully mixed.
  10. Allow the batter to sit for 5 minutes, then stir one last time before adding it to the greased baking pan.
  11. Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  12. Allow the cake to fully cool then sprinkle the confectioners sugar to the surface of the cake.
  13. Store cake in the refrigerator for 5 days or freeze for up to 3 weeks.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 155Total Fat: 13.9gSaturated Fat: 8.4gCarbohydrates: 5.2gFiber: 2.9gSugar: 1.9gProtein: 4.5g

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Dianne

Saturday 27th of January 2024

I have made this cake several times now. I do not put in the 1/4 cup of warm water as the batter is so thin. Is there a reason for the water?

Hilda Solares

Monday 29th of January 2024

Hi Dianne, Have you ever made the traditional recipe from the back of the box? It also calls for water. My goal was to come as close as possible to that recipe. The batter is supposed to be thin. It creates an airier texture. I hope this explains it better.

Scott

Sunday 7th of January 2024

Ok, 40 mins of baking and cooling off.... I'd say it came out fine. Looks like your pictures but a bit spongier than I would like. Maybe too much milk/water. Will probably try it again another time and tweak it a bit.

Trina

Saturday 2nd of September 2023

Hi, I love your flaxseed chocolate cake. I substitute with coconut sugar, add raisin to the batter. It is moistened when using flaxseed with chocolate. Very creative! It turns out great!

Thank you for sharing your recipe.

(P.S. Do to inflammation I cannot use Erythritol and other form of substitute sugar)

Hilda Solares

Monday 4th of September 2023

Hi Trina, Glad to hear the recipe has worked for you and it was easy to customize to your needs.

Madeleine

Wednesday 23rd of June 2021

Can I substitute 1/4 cup almond flour for the coconut flour?

Hilda Solares

Monday 28th of June 2021

Hi Madeline, I have not tested that substitution and so not sure if it would work.

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