Description
Indulge in this easy no-bake chocolate cake made with only 6 ingredients and decoration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 100 g almond meal
- 50 g butter, melted
- 150 g dark chocolate, over 80% cocoa content
- 500 g mascarpone
- 100 g erythritol
- 100 ml heavy cream
- 40 g butter
- 200 g strawberries
- Chopped dark chocolate, optional
Instructions
- Cover the bottom of a 7 inch/ 18 cm spring form pan with a circle of parchment paper.
- Melt the butter on a double boiler (or in the microwave at a low power).
- Mix very well the butter with the almond meal. Press the mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan. Place the pan in the fridge while preparing the filling.
- 15-30 minutes before starting to prepare the filling take the mascarpone out of the fridge.
- In a large bowl whip together the mascarpone, erythritol and heavy cream until thick and fluffy. Leave the mixture at room temperature while melting the chocolate.
- Break the chocolate into pieces and place it in a heatproof bowl over a pan of gently simmering water (double boiler). Mix gently with a rubber spatula until most of the chocolate melts and just a few small pieces remain.
- Remove the bowl with the chocolate from the double boiler and add the butter. Continue mixing with the spatula until everything is melted and smooth.
- Add some of the mascarpone to the chocolate and mix quickly until smooth. Continue the same process 1-2 more times. Then fold gently the whole chocolate mixture to the mascarpone. Mix carefully just until smooth: overmixing might curdle the mascarpone.
- Pour the filling over the crust. Smooth it out with a spatula.
- Leave the pan in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Slice the strawberries and arrange them on top of the cake. Arrange also the chocolate pieces, if using.
Notes
- Store the cake 3-4 days in the fridge.
- If your spring-form pan is larger, use the below calculator to increase the ingredient quantities.
- The nutrition information is approximate. The carbohydrate content depends mostly on the type of chocolate used. For keto it should be over 80% cocoa content.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 466
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 89mg
- Fat: 45g
- Saturated Fat: 25g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0.3g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 81mg