This ultra rich paleo chocolate bundt cake is easier than expected and perfect for any special occasion. A grain free, gluten free and dairy free perfectly moist chocolate cake is topped with an easy dairy free chocolate ganache. Win over any chocolate lover with the first bite!
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The special occasion cake that’s a dream come true for chocolate lovers!
I have a great recipe for paleo chocolate layer cake, as well as chocolate cupcakes.
But, I also wanted a chocolate cake recipe that was just as rich, a total showstopper AND also really quick and easy to make.
Enter this chocolate bundt cake! It checks all the boxes. It’s very low maintenance with an easy-prep cake batter and a ganache frosting that’s just poured over the cake!
No messing around with layers or piping bags. Just bake, cool, pour and eat!
Plus, it’s so pretty, totally delicious, moist and tender but sturdy, and can even be made ahead of time (see below).
What You Need to Make this Paleo Chocolate Bundt Cake
This cake uses familiar ingredients if you’re accustomed to grain free baking.
Here’s everything you’ll need to prepare this chocolate cake:
Cake Batter:
- blanched almond flour
- tapioca flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder, or raw cacao powder
- baking soda
- baking powder
- fine sea salt
- eggs
- coconut milk or unsweetened almond milk
- maple sugar or coconut sugar
- refined coconut oil
- pure vanilla extract
Ganache Topping:
How to Make this Chocolate Bundt Cake
Preheat your oven to 350°F and spray a 9 or 10” non stick bundt pan cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla until smooth. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet until well combined and smooth.
Pour the cake batter evenly into the prepared bundt pan, gently smoothing the top. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean or with a few crumbs.
Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes, right side up.
To flip the bundt cake, place a piece of parchment paper on another wire rack. After the cake has partially cooled in the pan, carefully flip the pan onto the parchment paper lined wire rack, gently placing your hand on the cake to prevent it from falling out too fast.
Tap the pan a bit to loosen the cake from the bottom, then very carefully lift the pan off of the cake.
Allow the cake to fully cool before icing with ganache (see below).
How to Make Dairy Free Chocolate Ganache Frosting
Place the chopped chocolate in a glass bowl. Shake the can of coconut milk before opening.
Place it in a saucepan over medium heat on the stove and whisk as it heats until it just begins to simmer. Pour it slowly over the chocolate and allow it to sit 2 minutes to soften.
Slowly stir the milk and chocolate together until completely melted and shiny.
If the chocolate doesn’t fully melt, you can place it in the microwave for increments of just 10 seconds, stirring well until fully.
Allow the ganache to sit for 5 minutes, then spoon over the cooled cake. Wait another 10-15 minutes for the ganache to set a bit before cutting and serving.
How to Make this Cake Ahead of Time
To make the cake ahead of time, bake and cool the bundt cake and cover with plastic wrap.
You can allow it to sit at room temperature this way overnight, then make the ganache, pour it over the cake and serve.
If you’re waiting longer than a day, refrigerate the wrapped cake for up to 3 days before serving. Allow it to come back to room temperature before frosting with ganache and serving.
I hope you love this cake as much as my family and I did! Grab your ingredients and preheat your oven because it’s time to bake – let’s go!
Ultimate Paleo Chocolate Bundt Cake {Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free}
Ultimate Paleo Chocolate Bundt Cake {Gluten Free, Dairy Free}
Ingredients
Cake Batter:
- 1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 2/3 cup coconut milk or unsweetened almond milk, at room temperature
- 1 1/3 cups maple sugar or coconut sugar
- 2/3 cup refined coconut oil melted and cooled
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Ganache Topping:
- 6 ounces dark or bittersweet chocolate roughly chopped*
- 1/2 cup canned coconut milk at room temperature, shaken**
Instructions
Cake Batter:
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Preheat your oven to 350°F and spray a 9 or 10” non stick bundt pan cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla until smooth. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet until well combined and smooth.
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Pour the cake batter evenly into the prepared bundt pan, gently smoothing the top. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean or with a few crumbs.
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Remove from the oven and cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes, right side up. To flip the bundt cake, place a piece of parchment paper on another wire rack. After the cake has partially cooled in the pan, carefully flip the pan onto the parchment paper lined wire rack, gently placing your hand on the cake to prevent it from falling out too fast. Tap the pan a bit to loosen the cake from the bottom, then very carefully lift the pan off of the cake.
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Allow the cake to fully cool before icing with ganache.
Ganache:
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Place the chopped chocolate in a glass bowl. Shake the can of coconut milk before opening. Place it in a saucepan over medium heat on the stove and whisk as it heats until it just begins to simmer. Pour it slowly over the chocolate and allow it to sit 2 minutes to soften.
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Slowly stir the milk and chocolate together until completely melted and shiny. If the chocolate doesn’t fully melt, you can place it in the microwave for increments of just 10 seconds, stirring well until fully.
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Allow the ganache to sit for 5 minutes, then spoon over the cooled cake. Wait another 10-15 minutes for the ganache to set a bit before cutting and serving. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips will work as well. Use dairy free and soy free to keep it paleo, if desired
**You can use almond milk for this as well, although the finished ganache will not be quite as creamy
*** To make the cake ahead of time, bake and cool the bundt cake and cover with plastic wrap. You can allow it to sit at room temperature this way overnight, then make the ganache and serve. If you're waiting longer than.a day, refrigerate the wrapped cake for up to 3 days before serving. Allow it to come back to room temperature before frosting with ganache and serving.
Nutrition
Want More Paleo Chocolate Desserts? Try One of These!
Triple Chocolate Paleo and Vegan Brownies
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Double Chocolate Truffles {Paleo and Vegan}
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Can I sub the eggs in the chocolate bundt cake? I always hesitate to sub the eggs in baked goods if there are more than 3, but I have a daughter who is allergic to egg whites. Thanks!
I was wondering the same thing. My mom can’t have the yolks, so I was thinking about just using the egg whites.
Two questions… do you think that I can substitute pitted dates for the sugar and I was thinking about making this for a church event. If I ice it in the morning will it be good to serve that evening?
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I need to consume gluten-free foods because of my hereditary disease. Thank you very much, Michele, for posting this chocolate cake recipe on your site. You’re a great mom, Michele.
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Can I make this into cupcakes?
This cake is SO good! My gluten free teenager has been learning to bake with your cookbook and when she saw this recipe, she instantly wanted to make it. Thank goodness she did! Even my non gluten free husband loved it. Thank you so much!
This is so perfect! I eat gluten free, but I’m not strictly paleo. So I used this cake as a base for black bottom cupcakes, and they turned out 100% amazing!!
Can I make this with honey instead of the sugar?Thank you!
These are so good! I made them yesterday and I think I’ve already eaten half of the batch by myself because they taste so good!
My batter was really runny. Is it supposed to be?
This cake is beautiful, easy to make, and absolutely delicious! Highly recommend!!
The link to the chocolate you used does not work anymore. Can you please let us know what you buy specifically to keep it paleo compliant for the ganache? My icing tastes bitter so I am thinking I have purchased the incorrect chocolate.
This cake is absolutely amazing. Thanks
This chocolate cake is soooo good! My son requested it for his 8th birthday and had no idea it was a paleo cake. It was a big hit!
Very yummy! Easy to make with a couple kiddos! Didn’t have a Bundt pan used angel food pan. Stuck in pan but delicious
This was super yummy! I’ve made it twice now. But I was curious if it can be made into cupcakes as well?
I love chocolate cake. I like this post and my girlfriend says this cake
This is the best paleo chocolate cake that I’ve eaten! Thank you!
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Can you freeze the bundt cake?
Great paleo cake recipe. No waste of expensive paleo ingredients with this recipe. Comes together quickly. Thanks!
I did cut the cocoa in half for our personal taste and it still worked great.
Do you have a paleo yellow bundt cake recipe?
I’m not finding in your book or on line but we do love your lemon bundt recipe.
This GF chocolate cake is so delicious and moist! I was pleasantly surprised baking with raw cacao powder since it’s not overly sweet like most chocolate cakes (even after adding a little maple syrup and dairy free chocolate chips to the mix). Tastes decadent and fresh berries as a topper was a great addition. This will be my go to chocolate treat for celebrations. Thanks for sharing!
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This cake is genuinely IT! I will be making a batch to freeze, so I can bring it to events where others will be having dessert – will love to eat it during the summer with berries from the garden. Cudos for the recipe, not a ‘diet’ cake at all. This will be good for everyone.
I have a mini electric Bundt cake maker, so I scooped the batter into that — 11 times to be exact!! I skipped the ganache and used a very light sprinkle of powdered sugar. I served it to my family for dessert and also shared w/ 2 friends. Everyone loved it. The cake texture was perfect and tasted scrumptious. I tell people that you are the “Queen of Paleo Desserts”!! If I knew how to share a picture of the Ultimate Paleo Chocolate Bundt Cake “mini version” w/ you on my private Instagram account I would, but alas I am technologically challenged 😂 thanks for great recipes!
I usually sub in xylitol for whatever sugar, and this recipe was no different. I Left off the ganache and just had a beautiful chocolate bundt/coffee cake. Another total winner.
Hi,
This is an amazing recipe. However, can I use flax meal to replace the eggs?