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Paleo Chocolate Sheet Cake

No one will know this chocolate sheet cake is paleo friendly. Made with coconut flour, refined sugar free and nut-free too! It's a delicious healthy chocolate sheet cake everyone will love.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 366 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Dry ingredients
  • 1/2 cup + 1 TBSP coconut flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup tapioca flour
  • 2 TBSP instant coffee or 1 TBSP espresso powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
  • 1/3 cup applesauce or pumpkin puree
  • 1/3 cup sunflower seed butter or nut butter
  • 1 TBSP vanilla extract
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
Vegan Chocolate Frosting
  • 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 2-3 cups organic powdered sugar or powdered coconut sugar taste test at two cups for preference
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup non-dairy milk

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line quarter sheet 9x13 baking pan with parchment paper (see notes).
  2. Sift coconut flour into medium bowl. If you can't sift, make sure no lumps are present. Whisk in cocoa powder, tapioca flour, instant coffee, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  3. Using electric hand mixer or stand mixer with fitted paddle attachment, combine maple syrup and applesauce  on medium speed until smooth. Add nut/seed butter mixing on medium-high speed until combined. Add vanilla extract then eggs two at a time, mixing on low-medium speed until combined.
  4. Pour dry ingredients into bowl of wet ingredients and combine on low-medium speed. With mixer running on low speed, carefully add milk and mix until batter is smooth – if lumps are present try breaking with fork. Immediately pour batter into prepared sheet pan, spreading smooth with spatula.
  5. Bake cake for 22-28 minutes, until inserted toothpick in center comes out clean. Watch baking time at 20 minutes as oven temperature can vary. Allow cake to cool completely before frosting – about 1 hour at room temperature, or place in fridge for about 30-40 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, prepare frosting: In a large bowl using electric mixer, beat shortening until creamy then slowly add in cocoa powder and powdered sugar, mixing on low speed and gradually moving to high speed. Add in vanilla, then milk about two tablespoons at a time and continue mixing on medium speed, finishing with high speed at the end for about 20 seconds, until smooth and creamy. 
  7. Frost cake evenly and sprinkle with chocolate shavings or sprinkles, if desired. Cut and serve! 
  8. Cake can sit at room temperature depending on frosting used, but probably best stored cold. 

Notes

  • Recipe adapted from my Paleo Flag Cake (vanilla sheet cake).
  • For more frosting options see notes in blog post above.
  • I did not test this with a vegan or egg-free option. Coconut flour is very absorbent and I don't think a substitution would work here.
  • Frosting adapted from Downshiftology

Nutrition Information

Serving 1/16th Calories 366kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 55g (18%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 12g Sodium 137mg (6%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 45g (90%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 366

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/16th
Calories 366kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 55g 18%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 12g 71%
Sodium 137mg 6%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 45g 90%

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