Chocolate Cake with Sugar Substitute

Even a simple cake can add so much to the special occasion. I hate to see dietary constraint take that away from anyone. Sugar free cake, coming right up!

General rule: Semi-sweet chocolate can be substituted with unsweetened chocolate and sugar (1oz:1tbsp). This isolates added sugar in the cake. Rest is replacing it with sugar substitute according to the sweetness & manufacturer's recommendation.

First thing first, I made the chocolate plaques for the sides. Unsweetened chocolate + Splenda melted together (^^)b. Chocolate cake was also baked with Splenda. Cream would normally consist of heavy cream + semisweet chocolate. In this low-carb version, cream was made with heavy cream + unsweetened chocolate + Splenda.

Assembled with fresh strawberries and rest.

Finishing touch was cocoa to avoid jelly that's loaded with sugar. Sugarless jelly could be an alternative too :). Last last step was to surround the cake with gold dusted sugar-free chocolate plaques and top the cake with fruits.

I did my best to limit the calorie but with chocolate, flour and what not, I think it still hovers carb and calorie. So please be mindful if you're sensitive :).