Choc Peanut Butter Ripple Protein Cake
Makes: 7Calories: 157Difficulty Level: ModeratePreparation time: 30 minutesCook time: 0 minutesTotal time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the base
- 1/2 scoop (15g) Bulk Nutrients WPI, WPC or Protein Matrix+ in Chocolate
- 1 tablespoon (15g) hazelnut meal
- 3 whole medjool dates (40g)
- 1 tablespoon almond meal (15g)
- 1 teaspoon cacao (2g)
- 1 teaspoon agave (5ml)
- 1 teaspoon water
For the filling
- 75g crunchy peanut butter
- 1 scoop (30g) Bulk Nutrients WPI, WPC or Protein Matrix+ in Vanilla
- 2 teaspoons pure or flavoured maple
- 10g cacao butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
For the topping
- 30g organic dark chocolate – melted
Instructions
- Step 1: Place all base ingredients in a mini food processor and combine well.
- Step 2: Press into a lined mini cake or loaf tin. Set aside.
- Step 3: To make the filling, melt cacao butter, maple syrup and peanut butter together. Stir in protein powder and vanilla essence and pour over the base. Set aside.
- Step 4: To make the topping, melt chocolate (with a touch of coconut oil if not runny enough) and pour over the filling.
- Step 5: Use the back of a spoon to roughly stir and mix peanut butter and chocolate topping to create a ‘rippled’ look.
- Step 6: Place in the freezer for 30 minutes to set or in the fridge overnight.
- Step 7: Slice using a hot sharp knife and enjoy!
Formerly working as part of Bulk Nutrients R&D team for many years, Nicole Frain is a food scientist, personal trainer and a professional international cyclist.
She's applied her learnings at the national stage for bodybuilding, and has several qualifications in Food Science, Nutrition and Business!
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