Categories: Eating Clean
Ingredients
- • Eat-Clean Cooking Spray
- • 1 cup / 240 ml + 1 Tbsp / 15 ml whole wheat flour
- • 1/2 cup / 120 ml cocoa powder
- • 1/2 cup / 120 ml unrefined turbinado sugar
- • 2 Tbsp / 30 ml ground golden roasted flaxseed
- • 1 tsp / 5 ml baking powder
- • 1 tsp / 5 ml baking soda
- • 1/2 tsp / 2.5 ml sea salt
- • 2 egg whites
- • 1/2 cup / 120 ml unsweetened applesauce
- • 1/2 cup / 120 ml low-fat buttermilk
- • 1/4 cup / 60 ml natural unsalted almond butter
- • 1/2 tsp / 2.5 ml real almond extract
- • 1 cup / 240 ml freshly brewed very hot coffee
- • 3 Tbsp / 45 ml sliced toasted almonds
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Coat a 9-inch round baking pan with Eat-Clean Cooking Spray and 1 Tbsp / 15 ml whole wheat flour, discarding excess flour.
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Whisk together 1 cup / 240 ml flour, cocoa powder, sugar, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in egg whites, applesauce, buttermilk, almond butter and almond extract. Carefully whisk in hot coffee until thoroughly combined. Batter will be thin.
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Pour batter into sprayed and floured pan and bake in oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out almost completely clean, about 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan to a wire rack. Top with toasted almonds and cut into slices.