Valentine’s Day treat for lovers:  Diabetes friendly – moist Dark Chocolate cake for two with 100% chocolate icing.

Valentine’s Day treat for lovers: Diabetes friendly – moist Dark Chocolate cake for two with 100% chocolate icing.

Be my Valentine; make this divine gateau knowing it’s a healthy gift of love. This recipe is great for Diabetics as it uses Stevia for sweetening which is a non-calorific, naturally sweet herb from Paraguay. It is said to encourage the release of insulin and normalizes the response to glucose, particularly in type 2 diabetes. In Latin America, it is utilized as an inexpensive therapy for hyperglycaemia. I have been making this particular recipe nearly every weekend since I developed it for my husband’s birthday, his comment: “it’s the absolute best cake you made yet”. Note: I make cakes all the time, with and without sugar. With is usually when it’s for the general public like my husband’s work colleagues who may not be open minded enough to try a naturally sweetened cake. I have found in the past that people’s expectation of the level of sweetness is the main downfall when looking to get the thumbs up on your stevia sweetened cake....
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