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Churro Cake
5 from 2 votes

Churro Cake

Fluffy Churro flavoured cake dipped in melted chocolate to full fill all of your Churro cravings -- with only half the fat!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 21 slices
Calories: 134 kcal
Course: Dessert, Cake

Ingredients

Churro Cake
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar lightly packed or muscavado sugar
  • ½ cup natural sweetener or your sugar of choice
  • ½ cup butter room temperature, or spread of choice, light
  • 2 tablespoons applesauce or extra butter/spread of choice
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plain flour
  • 1½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ⅔ cup almond milk unsweetened
  • cinnamon sugar
  • ¼ cup chocolate melted or clean chocolate sauce
Optional: Homemade Chocolate Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 2 teaspoons natural sweetener or sugar of choice
  • 2 tablespoons water or enough to mix into your desired consistency, warm

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 176C | 350F. Grease a square 8-8-inch baking tray with cooking oil spray, and wipe over with a paper towel.
  2. In a bowl, whisk brown sugar, sweetener/sugar, butter and apple sauce until. Add egg and vanilla and whisk again until light and creamy.
  3. In a smaller bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients.
  4. Pour the milk into the batter, and mix well. Do not over beat batter.
  5. Pour batter into prepared baking tray and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
  6. Bake until golden, about 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  7. Cool completely before spreading with melted chocolate of choice, or a clean chocolate sauce.
  8. To make your own chocolate sauce, combine ingredients until sauce is desired consistency.
  9. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Nutrition calculated excluding melted chocolate, as this is completely optional!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 134kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g (2%) Monounsaturated Fat 1g (5%) Trans Fat 0.001g (0%) Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 63mg (3%) Potassium 45mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 111IU (2%) Vitamin C 0.03mg (0%) Calcium 41mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 21 slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 134

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 134kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 0.001g 0%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 63mg 3%
Potassium 45mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 111IU 2%
Vitamin C 0.03mg 0%
Calcium 41mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.