Eggless Sugar-Free Chocolate Walnut Cake

An eggless sugar-free chocolate walnut cake without any refined flour, butter, eggs or condensed milk and sweetened with Stevia that’s super simple to make and delicious to eat.

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Kicking off my alternate baking series, I couldn’t think of a recipe more appropriate than a comforting eggless chocolate walnut cake to begin with. It’s got no refined flour, no eggs, no condensed milk and no sugar – yet it makes a super moist cake that hardly feels different than a regular chocolate cake.

The best part about this recipe is that it serves as a great base for building upon. So if you’re looking to make a sugar-free celebration cake too, you could simply use this cake with a bit of frosting and garnishes to make it occasion-appropriate.

It also works great with a variety of flavors – think orange, caramel, butterscotch, berries, etc. and almost all kinds of frostings – from buttercream to cream cheese – although how that would fit into a sugar-free diet I’m not sure of yet. I made it with a simple almond butter fudge frosting, but honestly at the time I was kind of eye-balling it with some left over nut butter I had lying around. So it’s not a recipe that I can share – but I assure you it’s coming soon – along with a ton of other healthy-ish baking recipes on the blog.

Can this cake be made vegan?

The sugar-free chocolate walnut cake can even be made vegan by replacing the milk with water. In which case, you can just add the water and vinegar to the batter separately. However, given that there is no refined flour, or eggs, a little bit of dairy goes a long way in contributing to a rich moist crumb.

What is Stevia?

Stevia is a plant-based extract used as a common substitute for sugar. It is a zero-calorie non-artificial sweetener and completely natural. However, some people are wary of using stevia in baking, and the most common reason I’ve heard is that it makes baked goods bitter. However, in this instance we did not feel any bitterness in the cake and I had a lot of people try it to confirm the same.

If you have any medical issues, please check with your medical practioner about the recommended quantity of stevia that is safe for you to consume. 

A good quality stevia powder is essential to achieve that and you could use any brand of your preference. The one I have used is linked here 

Link to buy the Stevia Baking Powder – A-One Products

Other Sweeteners

If you prefer to not use stevia, you could also make this cake using brown sugar, or jaggery powder – better options to sugar – however, still calorie-rich and not suitable for anybody on a strict sugar-free diet. Over the next few weeks, I will be experimenting with a range of sugar-free alternatives in baking – from fruit purees, to artificial sweeteners to sugar replacements like honey/jaggery. However, when baking for someone on a restricted diet, it’s very important to know the reason for why they can’t consume something. Someone trying to lose weight can still consume some amount of sugar in a day, whereas it can be fatal for a diabetic patient. So before you decide what are the appropriate replacements to use in baking, look at all the options available to you for any particular recipe.

I hope some of you find this recipe useful for your requirements and are able to recreate it. I would love to see pictures and you could share them with me on my Instagram here.

Some other healthy recipes you may like 

• Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse
• Whole-Wheat Pita Bread
• Oats and Seed Crackers
• Date and Almond Truffles
• Chia Seed Pudding