Rich Chocolate Protein Bundt Cake with a chocolate protein ganache – a great low fat, low sugar dessert for your next party! Gluten free option too.

Not kidding, I was SO scared to try this protein bundt cake recipe after hearing so much about how the cake just sticks to the pan, but I actually got it right on the first try!
Did take some pointers on how to do this online though. So credit goes there. I put some notes below.

As for the actual recipe though? It’s super easy too and all clean ingredients!

Ingredients for Chocolate Protein Bundt Cake

This chocolate protein bundt cake recipe is made simple and healthy ingredients and 3 sources of chocolate – the protein powder, cocoa powder and chocolate syrup too!

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
Whey-Casein Chocolate Protein Powder needed for a high protein chocolate cake and also replace most of the sugar.
I used Whey-Casein Chocolate protein powder from Quest Nutrition.
Whey Chocolate Protein Powder: Dymatize ISO 100 Chocolate Whey.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar-free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)
Sugar-free Chocolate Syrup: I use Lakanto chocolate syrup here;
(code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount on this).
Water
Unsweetened Applesauce
Non-fat plain Greek Yogurt
Eggs
Melted Butter
Vanilla Extract
Baking Soda

Chocolate Fudge Ganache Topping

Sugar Free Chocolate: I used the one from Lakanto here.
Code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount here
A bit of Coconut Oil
Chocolate Protein Powder Quest Nutrition again here
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Zero Calorie Powdered Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto here as well (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)
Unsweetened Almond Milk

How to make the Perfect Chocolate Bundt Cake with Protein Powder

This chocolate bundt cake with protein powder is really super easy to make. Here’s what you need to do:

Preheat the oven to

Heat a small saucepan on the stove, and combine water, applesauce, butter and cocoa powder. Whisk.
Sieve the cocoa powder and flour so you don’t have any lumps!

Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl – flour, chocolate protein powders, unflavored protein powder, sweetener, and baking soda.

Add butter-chocolate mixture into fry mix, whisk.

Add eggs, and mix.

Add Greek yogurt, chocolate syrup and vanilla and fold to combine.
Don’t over-mix the batter! Gently fold; over-mixing will make your poke cake dense because of the protein powder and wheat flour.
Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener.
Use stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter and have healthy, sugar free chocolate bundt cake.

Brush inside of 12-cup bundt pan with oil, and dust with cocoa powder.
This is to prevent the chocolate protein bundt cake from sticking to the pan.
Do this just before pouring batter into pan to prevent oil from dripping to the bottom of the pan.
Pour batter into bundt pan and bake for 40 min.

Stop baking when tester/knife comes out just dry, but moist.
Don’t over-bake the cake or it will get tough.

Loosen edges of cake from pan using small spatula.
Let cake cool in pan 5 minutes, then flip onto cooling rack to cool.
(To prevent cake from stocking to pan).

Make Chocolate Ganache for the Chocolate Bundt Cake:

LET CAKE COOL BEFORE ADDING GANACHE or the frosting will melt.

Melt chocolate in intervals since it can burn when heating in the mircowave.

Whisk all ingredients to make ganache
Use room-temperature milk so the mix doesn’t harden.
Microwave ganache if it gets too thick.

Pour ganache over cake!

How to store Low Calorie Chocolate Bundt Cake:

Store this low calorie chocolate bundt cake in an airtight container on the countertop for a couple of hours or in the fridge for upto 4 days.

For longer term, store healthy chocolat bundt cake slices individually wrapped in plastic wrap and then placed in freezer-safe zipper bags. Freeze for 2-3 months and thaw before eating.

Alternatives for Healthy Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe:

I really recommend the ingredients I used for this recipe, but theres a lot of other options to try for this healthy chocolate bundt cake recipe:

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: Use All purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour in the same amount by weight, not cups.
Unflavored Protein Powder: ⅓ cup flour, but also reduce Yogurt to ½ cup
1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement: Regular confectioners sugar or coconut sugar (this won’t be sugar free though, and also higher in calories)
Unsweetened Applesauce: Mashed Banana or Pumpkin Puree
Sugar-free Chocolate Syrup: Regular Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

Chocolate Ganache:

Sugar Free Chocolate: Regular dark chocolate
1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement: Regular powdered sugar (this won’t be sugar free though, and also higher in calories)
Coconut Oil: Use melted Butter
Almond Milk: Regular Milk

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