Friday, 9 October 2026

Sugar-Free Chocolate Pistachio Hazelnut Cake with Fresh Berries

 This cake is so tasty you wouldn't know it's sugar-free! Young and old, diabetics and non-diabetics all love it, except maybe people who don't like chocolate 🤭.


I made two cakes this time because one is for a client and another for my uncle. I chose to frost the cake rustic-style because you don't have to be super neat. 


Look at the layers!


Here's a photo of some of the sugar-free or no sugar added products that I used.


You may watch this reel for the process of putting it together and foe the recipe:



This cake tastes better after letting it rest overnight in the fridge when the sponge, compote and ganache have come together and the cake becomes more fudgy.

Scale the recipe up according to your preference/parts. I provided the smallest unit

Sugar-free chocolate pistachio sponge:
( Use chiffon method for fluffier sponge, simple mixing wet & dry ingredients for denser sponge)
1 large egg, separated for chiffon method
1/8 tsp cream of tartar (for chiffon method)
50g sugar replacement of choice*
20g natural cocoa powder
20g milk
1/8 tsp salt
40g oil
20g pure roasted pistachio butter
55g plain yoghurt
1/4-1/2 tsp vanilla extract 
30g cake flour 
1/2 tsp baking soda

Sugar-free chocolate hazelnut pistachio ganache:
100g sugar-free chocolate hazelnut spread
20g 99% or 100% dark chocolate
38g plain yoghurt 
38g milk
45g pistachio butter

Sugar-free pistachio crunch:
100g sugar-free white chocolate
50g pistachio butter
50g chopped roasted pistachios 
2-3 drops of pandan paste (optional but helps to elevate the pistachio flavour and add a little green)

Strawberry raspberry compote:
Frozen/fresh fruit blended, sieved. Add a squeeze of lemon juice. Cooked & reduced to 60% original weight 

You may find the method in the pinned comments of my reel.


with love,

Phay Shing


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