50-Calorie Chocolate Cake: The Guilt-Free Dessert Everyone's Raving About
American pastry chef Emma Fontanella has taken the internet by storm with her incredibly popular 50-calorie chocolate cake recipe. Her video, posted on April 9, 2020, has amassed over 14.7 million views on YouTube as of May 3, 2021. This success echoes the viral fame of Fatima's pan-fried banana cake from the Cuisine Marocaine channel during the early days of lockdown. Viewers under Emma's video rave that it's "so delicious" and won't derail your diet. As a professional in the field, we've tested similar low-cal techniques, and this one delivers rich flavor without compromise. Here's the full recipe.
Master Emma Fontanella's Viral 50-Calorie Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake:
- 80 g skimmed milk at room temperature
- 180 g plain unsweetened yoghurt at room temperature
- 60 g ground oats
- 100 g stevia sugar
- 1 egg at room temperature
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Vanilla (optional)
For the light chocolate ganache (optional, but recommended):
- 70 g chocolate
- 45 g milk (3 tablespoons)
- 20 g yoghurt (1 tablespoon)
- Stevia sugar, to taste
Steps to make the chocolate cake:
- Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- In a bowl, combine yogurt, milk, and a dash of vanilla (optional). Whisk together, then microwave for 45 seconds. Stir in cocoa powder to enhance the chocolate intensity. Add stevia sugar and egg, mixing well.
- Incorporate dry ingredients: ground oats and baking soda. Mix thoroughly, then pour into a parchment-lined mold.
- Bake for 35 minutes (adjust based on your oven).
Steps to make the light chocolate ganache:
- Melt chocolate in a bain-marie.
- Mix yogurt, milk, melted chocolate, and stevia to taste in a small bowl.
- Spread ganache over the cooled cake with a spatula.
- Store at room temperature; ganache firms up in the fridge.
