Klean Double Chocolate Cake

Created by Karlyn Grimes, MS RD LDN CSSD
Retained Medical Advisor* (biography click here)

It’s not often that you find a double chocolate cake infused with 6 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber and over 12% of your Daily Value for vitamin C. As you can see from the ingredients, this cake is oil-and butter-free so it relies on pureed prunes and applesauce to impart moisture and a delicate mouthfeel. No icing required. A sprinkle of chocolate chips on top will keep it Klean, but don’t resist a dollop of low fat whipped topping, especially after an intense workout. Actually, a serving of this cake with a glass of low fat milk is a perfect recovery snack when consumed within 30 to 60 minutes of a tough training session or competition.

YIELD: 15 servings

INGREDIENTS

DRY INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups old fashioned oats, blended to flour in a food processor or blender
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup Klean Isolate™ Whey Protein
• 2 tablespoons flax meal
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon sea or table salt

WET INGREDIENTS

• ¾ cup dried, pitted prunes
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1-1 ⅓ cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup semisweet or special dark mini (or regular) chocolate chips

TOPPINGS

• ~¼ cup semisweet or special dark mini (or regular) chocolate chips and/or chopped nuts
• Fat free whipped topping

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray one 9” x 9” cake pan with cooking spray.
2. Dry Ingredients: Blend the old-fashioned oats in a food processor or blender until they resemble flour. Mix together oat flour, white whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, Klean Isolate™, flax meal, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
3. Wet Ingredients: Blend together the prunes, water, applesauce and vanilla in a food processor or high-powdered blender.
4. Slowly integrate the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix only until the dry and wet ingredients are incorporated. Add ½ cup of chocolate chips to the batter. Stir sparingly until the chocolate chips are distributed throughout the batter.
5. Pour/press the batter into the greased 9” x 9” cake pan.
6. Sprinkle ~ ¼ cup of chocolate chips and/or chopped nuts on the top of the batter.
7. Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes. This cake is thick and cooking time will vary a bit depending on your oven. Be sure not to overcook or it will lose its delicate moistness.
8. Remove from the oven and let chill for 15 minutes before diving in.

Storage Instructions: Eat after a bit of cooling or store in an air-tight container for up to one week!

Nutrient Content Per Serving: Calories: 135; Carbs: 22 grams; Fiber: 3 grams; Protein: 6 grams; Fats: 4 grams; Calcium: 2% Daily Value (DV); Magnesium: 15% DV; Iron: 5% DV; Zinc: 13% DV; Selenium: 16% DV; Vitamin C: 13% DV; Thiamin and Niacin: 10+% DV.

Bio
Karlyn Grimes, MS RD LDN CSSD, is the founder of Simply Simple Health (SSH) and author of The Everything Anti-Inflammation Diet Book. SSH creates and administers nutrition, fitness and health education programs for athletes, educators, coaches and sports teams at schools and colleges throughout the Boston area. Its programming includes individual and group sports nutrition counseling, as well as sport-specific personal training. SSH also contributes to numerous academic textbooks and magazines.

Karlyn has a dual Master’s degree in nutrition and exercise physiology from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Colgate University, with a minor in economics. She is a registered dietitian (RD) with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, a certified specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD) and a licensed dietitian nutritionist (LDN) in the state of Massachusetts. She is currently a faculty member in the Nutrition and Biology Departments at Simmons College in Boston, where she teaches sports nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, exercise physiology, anatomy and physiology, general biology, and numerous other courses.

*Our medical experts have been retained as consultants in advising Klean Athlete. They are compensated for this service.