Italian "Ciambellone" 💕 Chocolate Donut Cake Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a healthier fat option.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer calories.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water can be used for moisture.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: cocoa powder

Dark chocolate has less sugar, cocoa powder can be used for flavor.

Preheat the oven to the appropriate temperature for baking a cake.

In a mixing bowl, combine the pastry or cake flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and fine salt.

In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, olive oil or vegetable oil, whole milk, and pure vanilla extract.

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.

Fold in the tiny chocolate chips or chocolate chunks if using.

Pour the batter into an angel food cake pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

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