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    Home » Gluten Free » Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

    Published: Oct 29, 2012 · Modified: May 12, 2018 by Carolyn

    Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

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    Deliciously tender low carb hazelnut cake with chocolate chips and a sugar-free chocolate glaze.

    Low Carb Hazelnut Bundt Cake

    As you read this, Hurricane/Megastorm/Frakenstorm Sandy is barreling up the East Coast, and we are all under orders to stay home and hunker down.  My kids have no school of course, much to my chagrin.  We spent a restless Sunday already cooped up too much indoors, and I am kicking myself now for not getting them outside more while I could.  It was wet, but not so much that we couldn’t have run around a little more and worked out some of that excess energy.  Another day at home inside with all three is going to tax all of my inner strength.  It always sounds like a charming prospect, everyone cozy at home, snuggling together while a storm rages outside.  But those of you with small children know the reality, which is more along the lines of little monkeys swinging from the chandeliers while harried, exhausted parents try to come up with yet another activity to burn up half an hour and keep them from bickering and tearing the house to shreds.

    Low Carb Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

    I know I shouldn’t complain.  I know that many of you are likely in the same position and feeling much the same way.  And those of you directly affected by the storm and its chaos, I hope and pray you are safe and sound.  I hope we all are.  I hope we all get through this as unscathed as possible.  And for those of you cooped up with small children, if your house hasn’t fallen due to wind and rain, I hope it hasn’t been completely torn apart by your kids!  I know that this is serious and dire, and I shouldn’t joke about how my kids drive me crazy in the face of a national emergency.  But humour gets me through good times and bad, so I will throw myself upon your mercy and hope you will forgive me.

    Low Carb Bundt Cake

    And then I will distract you with cake.  And what a glorious cake it is. Really, truly glorious.  I originally envisioned it as a loaf cake, and I also envisioned it with cocoa powder in the batter, to make it chocolate all the way through.  But as is my wont, I changed horses mid-stream and found myself buttering a bundt pan and chopping up chocolate to sprinkle throughout.  I skipped the cocoa powder for the batter, and I am glad now I did.  I find that hazelnut flour can easily be overpowered in flavour, and I wanted the hazel-nuttines to shine through.  To that end, I emphasized it as much as possible, going with some hazelnut oil and hazelnut extract in addition to the flour.

    Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cake

    And then, of course, I made a rich chocolate ganache and drizzled it over the top of the cake and down the sides.  And I got the action shots to prove it.  There is something about bundt cake that cries out for glaze.  I’ve seen them without glaze, but I’ve never made one myself.  Indeed, I think I would be incapable of making a bundt cake without glaze.  Truth be told, the flavour of this cake was so good, it would have been fine without the chocolate glaze.  Less decadent, yes, but really good nonetheless.  But I just couldn’t resist the pull of chocolate oozing down the sides.  Which took it from tea cake to dessert in a matter of moments.

    And I’m thinking that as long as Sandy hasn’t knocked out my power, making this again would be a very productive use of my day.

    Gluten Free Hazelnut Cake

    Low Carb Bundt Cake

    Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

    Deliciously tender low carb hazelnut cake with chocolate chips and a sugar-free chocolate glaze.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Dessert
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 55 minutes
    Resting Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 12 servings

    Ingredients

    Cake:

    • 3 cups hazelnut flour (I used Bob's Red Mill)
    • ⅓ cup unflavoured whey protein powder
    • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
    • ¼ cup butter softened
    • ½ cup Swerve Sweetener or granulated erythritol
    • ¼ cup hazelnut oil
    • 2 large eggs
    • 1 teaspoon hazelnut extract
    • 20 drops stevia extract
    • ½ cup almond milk
    • 1, 3.5- oz high cacao chocolate bar gluten-free, chopped

    Chocolate Glaze:

    • 5 tablespoon butter
    • 2 oz unsweetened chocolate chopped
    • 2 tablespoon powdered Swerve Sweetener or powdered erythritol
    • 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 15 drops stevia extract
    • 1 to 2 tablespoon hazelnut oil

    Instructions

    For the cake:

    • Preheat oven to 325F and grease a bundt pan very well, making sure to get in all crevices.
    • In a medium bowl, whisk together hazelnut flour, whey protein, baking powder, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum.
    • In a large bowl, beat butter and Swerve until lightened. Beat in hazelnut oil, eggs, hazelnut extract and stevia extract.
    • Beat in hazelnut flour mixture in two batches, alternating with almond milk, until well combined.
    • Stir in chopped chocolate.
    • Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until browned and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
    • Let cool in pan 20 minutes, then flip out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

    For the glaze:

    • Melt butter, chocolate, and powdered Swerve together in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
    • Stir in cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and stevia extract. Mixture will thicken considerably.
    • Stir in hazelnut oil until mixture smooths out and is pourable.
    • Pour over cooled cake and let set 1 hour.

    Notes

    Serves 12. Each serving has 9.8 g of carbs and and 4.9 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 4.9 g.
    Nutrition Facts
    Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 39.2
    % Daily Value*
    Carbohydrates 9.8g3%
    Fiber 4.9g20%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.

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    1. laura says

      September 21, 2015 at 11:01 am

      Carolyn, thank you so much for your recipes, they are all amazing. I want to make this cake in advance for my husband’s birthday party on Saturday. how soon in advance could I possibly do this? thanks for your help!

      Reply
    2. Suzan says

      September 24, 2014 at 6:33 am

      If it isn’t too much trouble when you list the sugar subs and amounts to use it would be helpful to know the sugar equivalent if we want to use a different sweetner than the one you’re using. When you say stevia extract,for ex., there are different stevia products and the conversion charts say different amounts. It is difficult to know how much sweetness you are going for.
      Thank you.

      Reply
    3. Suzan says

      September 23, 2014 at 9:10 am

      Could I use vital wheat gluten in place of the protein powder?
      Thank you.

      Reply
      • Suzan says

        October 13, 2014 at 5:53 am

        Ok. I answered my own question. I used VWG and an extra egg. I didn’t use the gum. I used hazelnut milk and I used sucralose liquid sweetner. I used coconut oil instead of butter. The results were great. I wasn’t concerned about gluten. I was concerned about carbs and I needed it to be dairy free. I made it in a 12 serving muffin pan that molds them to look like roses. I figured 8 carbs per muffin.

        Reply
    4. Katharine says

      January 19, 2014 at 7:58 am

      I made this using vanilla extract instead of hazelnut. And I used a cake pan (don’t have a bundt). Gorgeous cake. Very rich and hazelnut-y even without the extract. Hazelnut is a “new” flavor to me so it’s very interesting to my taste buds! I’m excited to try a piece this morning (yes, this morning) after it settled a bit overnight. I find sometimes I like flavors even better the day after. The chocolate glaze/icing is great.

      Reply
    5. Katharine says

      January 18, 2014 at 4:56 pm

      Hey Carolyn! Was about to start this any realized I have everything BUT the hazelnut extract. Should I choose a different recipe? Or will vanilla or almond extract be an ok sub? I’m kicking myself for not reading the recipe more closely before I went to the store. Typical distracted mom move. 🙂

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        January 19, 2014 at 7:44 am

        I have yet to find a hazelnut extract that provides very much hazelnut flavour so I think you’re probably okay going with vanilla. Don’t do almond, it will overpower.

        Reply
    6. Loretta says

      March 12, 2013 at 2:42 pm

      I think the net carbs number should be 4.9 (?) for the hazelnut cake… 🙂

      Reply
    7. Roberta in Alberta says

      February 25, 2013 at 4:51 pm

      Hi Carolyn,

      My brownie cheesecake is in the oven and I am just about to make this ganache recipe. How convenient that I will now have used one whole Ghirardelli chocolate bar!

      Thank you for putting all of your creations “out there”. I have yet to make a flop from your posts and I do enjoy your delicious photos.

      A bon sante!

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        February 25, 2013 at 8:19 pm

        So glad to hear it, Roberta. And a very good use for a Ghirardelli chocolate bar indeed!

        Reply
    8. Kapu says

      February 12, 2013 at 1:44 am

      What could you use in place of the hazelnut oil?

      Reply
    9. Lara says

      February 01, 2013 at 1:08 pm

      Hi! I’ve been following your blog for a while now, and I love it! What I love the most is that the recipes look good and taste great. I tried this one out yesterday, and it was just incredible. Hard to believe its low carb, gluten free, sugar free etc. Thank you!

      Reply
    10. Lisa Johnson says

      January 27, 2013 at 5:16 pm

      I’m new to low carb baking and was wondering if I could use EZ-Sweetz liquid sweetener in place of the Stevia extract, as that is what I have on hand?

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        January 27, 2013 at 7:04 pm

        Yes, but I am not sure exactly how much. I think EZ Sweetz may be more sweet than stevia. It should work just as well, though.

        Reply
    11. Toni says

      December 31, 2012 at 12:14 pm

      I am curious and want to know why in some recipes including this one it calls for swerve and then for stevia extract? Why not just use swerve only?

      Thanks

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        December 31, 2012 at 1:17 pm

        Several reasons…because when I first started baking low carb, I tended to use a combo of erythritol and stevia and I got very used to that. I also found that they enhanced each others sweetness. And because Swerve is expensive and this helps my readers stretch it out longer. But you are free to sweeten any recipe as you see fit.

        Reply
    12. Biggi says

      November 28, 2012 at 11:35 am

      I have a question. could i use anything else instead of the whey protein powder?
      I haven’t been able to find that in any of my stores i’ve searched every blimpy store here in Germany so far, and it’s just simply not to find… it must be super easy to get in the states, but here a pack of 200 g is so incredibly expensive… there must be something to use instead…
      i have been able to get whey powder, but i guess there is a big diffrence in whey powder and whey protein powder… right??

      i would appreciate any kind of help…

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        November 28, 2012 at 11:40 am

        Not sure about just whey powder, not sure what that is. You can skip the protein powder here, but it may sink a little after baking. I’d add at least one additional egg to help with structure, if you can.

        Reply
        • Biggi says

          December 07, 2012 at 10:20 am

          Thanks so much. Will try that.

          Reply
    13. Jennifer Malmberg says

      November 12, 2012 at 7:50 pm

      Hi Carolyn,

      Just did a dry run of this cake in anticipation of my birthday. I followed your directions nearly to the T, but added a bit more erythritol and Stevia drops to both the cake and icing. It looked amazing and tasted even better. I would warn people to bake only 40 minutes and if in doubt, take out-even if it still looks a bit wet on top. Thank You!

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        November 12, 2012 at 7:54 pm

        Whoa, I was worried when I saw the start of your comment. Glad it turned out well! It’s one of my faves.

        Reply
    14. Lehnanne says

      November 03, 2012 at 3:30 pm

      OK I made this cake today. It was incredible. I will be making this again. (and again and again.)

      Reply
    15. Rebekah Phillips says

      November 03, 2012 at 2:44 am

      I don’t have any hazelnut oil, can I add more butter instead?

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        November 04, 2012 at 6:53 am

        You bet!

        Reply
    16. Donna Evans says

      November 02, 2012 at 7:46 pm

      Hi Carolyn;
      Could you tell me how much sugar would be used, rather than the other sweeteners? I would like to use maple sugar, agave, brown sugar or even honey. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Carolyn says

        November 04, 2012 at 6:54 am

        I’d go for 3/4 cup sugar in the cake, and then the same amount of powdered sugar in the glaze. Or if you don’t want to use powdered sugar, agave in the glaze would make it really smooth, but you probably wouldn’t need the extra oil at the end.

        Reply
    17. Priscilla | ShesCookin says

      November 01, 2012 at 6:54 pm

      Glad you were able to bake this scrumptious bundt cake before the power went out. It would definitely make hunkering down a little easier. As we know now, the Boston area and our friends and relatives who live there fared much better than NYC or NJ.

      Reply
    18. Reegz says

      November 01, 2012 at 8:51 am

      Ok. I’m sure you appreciate all the comments but did anyone MAKE the cake?! Was it as delish as it looks?!!!!! 😉

      Reply
    19. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

      October 31, 2012 at 12:13 am

      Glorious indeed, there’s nothing quite like the combination of chocolate and hazelnuts!

      Reply
    20. Diane (createdbydiane) says

      October 30, 2012 at 12:36 pm

      pass me a fork, I really want some of this!

      Reply
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