Name: The Best Chocolate Crunch Cake (Lazy Cat Cake) Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Rice Krispies Cold Breakfast Cereal, Valentine's Day Treats; O Organics Organic Applesauce With Cinnamon; Philadelphia Neufchatel Cheese with a Third Less Fat than Cream Cheese; Guittard Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Rouge, Unsweetened; Signature Select Double Acting Baking Powder; Shamrock Farms Protein Shake, Vanilla; Reich Family Kitchen Cocoa Bombs; O Organics Almondmilk, Organic, Original, Unsweetened; Dannon Light + Fit Nonfat Gluten-Free Seasonal Greek Yogurt; Baker's No-Stick Baking Spray with Flour; Power Crunch Blast Double Chocolate Proto Whey Protein Drink; Lakanto Drinking Chocolate, Sweetened with Monkfruit; Shamrock Farms Protein Shake, Chocolate

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 8x8” pan or baking dish with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, whisk chocolate protein powder, flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.

Add applesauce and milk (¼ at a time) and gently fold until just combined.

DO NOT OVER-MIX or protein powder will make the cake dense.

Pour batter into pan.

Bake for 15-20 minutes.

A tester inserted into the center should come out clean but moist.

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Let cake cool completely.
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Protein Milk:

In a bowl, whisk milk, protein powder and cocoa powder.

Poke holes in cake(using rounded end of wooden spoon) using about 1” apart.

Pour filling into holes (fill completely).

Frosting:

In a bowl, combine softened cream cheese (microwave if needed), Greek yogurt protein and beat until smooth. Add in protein powder and beat again until combined.

Add more milk if needed.

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Spread evenly over the cake.
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Protein Ganache:

Melt chocolate in the microwave heating at 15 second intervals.

Add protein powder and milk and stir until smooth.

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Spread ganache evenly over frosting.
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Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.

Chocolate Crunch:

Once the cake has chilled and just before serving:

In a small container or ziplock bag combine cereal and cocoa powder and toss to coat well.

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Slice into 8 pieces and enjoy!
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The Best Chocolate Crunch Cake (Lazy Cat Cake) Recipe

Serves 8

10 mins prep

20 mins cook

180 mins Cool Time

210 mins total

What you need

Chocolate Protein Milk:

Cream Cheese Frosting:

Chocolate Protein Ganache:

Topping:

How to make

Protein Milk:

Frosting:

Protein Ganache:

Chocolate Crunch: