I was REALLY in the mood for chocolate cake and of course, we don't keep sweets stocked away in our cupboards!  We just don't.  You know you're really craving something when you go out of your way to make something from scratch.  

In the mood for chips?  Chop your own potato up and make microwaved or baked chips.  They're stupid easy and much better for you!  Plus, you really get a sense of how many chips you get from one potato...you'll never look at a bag of chips the same way again, which is a good thing!  

In the mood for icecream?  Blend frozen bananas and berries together and stir in peanut butter or almonds to your own liking.  It tastes just like icecream!

In the mood for a quick chocolate cake?  Try this recipe!  You end up making a tasty cake that's super healthy compared to anything you'll buy at a store PLUS you wont over indulge and eat way too much by making just this small treat!

I also have to share this thought...I felt super clever making a cake out of pancakes!  Genius!!!!

Share it with your loved one on Valentine's Day!

Chocolate-Pancake Cake
Healthy and rich dark chocolate cake!
Serves 2-4

Chocolate Pancake Recipe:

• 5 T spelt flour
  
• 3 T cocoa
  
• 1 t baking powder (I used aluminum free)
  
• 1/2 T cinnamon
  
• 1/2 t stevia (optional)
  
• pinch of salt
• 1 egg, beaten
  
• 1/4 cup almond milk
  
• 1 t vanilla extract
  

Mix the dry ingredients together.  Blend the wet ingredients together.  Then add wet to dry and mix until it looks like pancake batter.  On a medium to medium-high heat, make 3 equal sized pancakes by spooning the batter onto the griddle that's been sprayed with a little oil.  Allow bubbles to form on top of the pancake before flipping.

After the pancakes are cooked, you can add toppings while they're warm or allow them to cool if you are using cream.  Add the toppings between pancakes for extra moisture and flavor to the cake.

Chocolate Sauce:

• 3 T cocoa
  
• 2 T agave syrup or maple syrup
  
• 1 T coconut oil
  
• pinch of salt

Microwave the syrup and coconut oil until heated through (30 seconds) and stir in cocoa to make the sauce.  Use right away before the sauce hardens.  

I put strawberry jam on the first and second layer.  I put a spoonful of sauce on the second layer and drizzled the rest of the sauce on top of the third cake.  I garnished with toasted almonds.  

Nutrition Info for cake without sauce:
Without the sauce, this is simply breakfast!  Top with Greek yogurt for protein!
Calories: 77, Fat: 2.5g, Carbs: 13g, Protein: 3

Nutrition Info for cake with sauce:
The sauce is SO worth what you're adding in carbs and fat!
Calories: 137, Fat: 6g, Carbs: 21g, Protein: 3

Topping ideas:

• Chocolate strawberry cake = chocolate sauce + strawberry jam or strawberries
  
• Chocolate peanut butter cake = chocolate sauce + no sugar added peanut butter
  
• Chocolate and cream cake = chocolate sauce + Greek yogurt frosting or whipped cream