Chocolate Caramel Protein Cake - Easy and Healthy

The chocolate and caramel combination really needs to be more popular, and this cake is a real good example of why. Rich and smooth chocolate with the rich and smooth caramel – like come on.

One slice of this cake definitely was too little here. Totally okay though, because its made with all clean ingredients.

Ingredients for Chocolate Caramel Protein Cake

This Chocolate Caramel Protein Cake is made with a clean and healthy ingredients with no sugar, only a little butter, and whole wheat flour as well.

• Chocolate Protein Powder needed for a high protein cupcake and also replaces the ‘sugar’.
• I used part Whey-Casein Chocolate Donut protein powder from Quest Nutrition Whey-casein and part Dymatize ISO 100 Chocolate Whey.
• Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here)
• Hot Water
• Unsweetened Applesauce
• Some Lemon Juice
• A bit of Melted Butter
• Baking Soda

And for the Protein Frosting

This recipe makes a chocolate caramel cake with a protein powder frosting too:

• Non-fat Greek Yogurt
• Chocolate Protein Powder; This is the source of sweetness in the protein frosting for this cake. No added sugar and chocolate in this recipe. Quest again here.
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

The Protein Caramel to top:

• Peanut Butter Powder, also known as Powdered Peanut Butter. I recommend Lakanto for a sugar free version (the code HAYLSKITCHEN gives you a discount). Or you could use the one from PbFit too.
• Peanut Butter: I use the one from American Dream Nut Butter – lower in fat and higher in protein! This link or the code HAYLKITCHEN gives you a discount too.
• Vanilla Protein Powder: I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla whey-casein here.
• Sugar free Maple Syrup for low calorie caramel with no sugar!
• I use the sugar free monk fruit maple syrup from Lakanto (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount)
• A bit of Water