Best Recipe You’ve Never Heard of: Stovetop Chocolate Cake

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a tropical flavor and is dairy-free.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

Prepare a cake pan with parchment paper and butter.

Roll up 18 inches of aluminum foil into a snake shape and place it in a Dutch oven as a base.

Add water to the Dutch oven.

In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda.

In another bowl, whisk together 2 eggs and light brown sugar for about 30 seconds.

Add water, espresso powder, sour cream, and melted butter to the egg mixture.

Add double the amount of vanilla compared to most recipes to enhance flavor.

Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a whisk.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.

Place the cake pan on top of the aluminum foil in the Dutch oven.

Cover the Dutch oven with a lid and turn up the heat to bring the water to a boil.

Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and steam the cake for about 23 minutes.

Check if the cake is done by lightly touching the center; it should spring back.

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