Love this combo 😄 Chocolate + caramel + pecans made higher protein and still legit cake texture — not dry “protein loaf” vibes.
Here’s a High-Protein Chocolate Turtle Cake that works for a 9-inch pan (8–10 slices).
🍫🐢 High-Protein Chocolate Turtle Cake
🧾 Ingredients
Cake
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1 cup oat flour (or blended oats)
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½ cup chocolate protein powder (whey or casein)
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¼ cup cocoa powder
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½ cup unsweetened applesauce
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½ cup 0% Greek yogurt
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2 eggs
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⅓ cup maple syrup (or ¼ cup sugar-free syrup)
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½ cup milk of choice
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1 tsp vanilla
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1 tsp baking powder
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½ tsp baking soda
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Pinch of salt
Protein Caramel Sauce
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½ cup plain Greek yogurt
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2 tbsp powdered peanut butter (or vanilla protein powder)
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2–3 tbsp sugar-free caramel syrup (or maple syrup)
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Pinch salt
Topping
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⅓ cup chopped pecans
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2 tbsp dark chocolate chips (melted for drizzle)
👨🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line or grease an 8–9 inch pan.
2️⃣ Mix wet ingredients
Whisk eggs, yogurt, applesauce, milk, syrup, and vanilla.
3️⃣ Add dry ingredients
Stir in oat flour, protein powder, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Do not overmix.
4️⃣ Bake
Pour into pan. Bake 22–28 minutes until center is set.
Cool completely before topping.
5️⃣ Make caramel layer
Mix yogurt, PB powder/protein, caramel syrup, and salt until smooth.
Spread over cooled cake.
6️⃣ Finish turtle style
Sprinkle pecans.
Drizzle melted dark chocolate on top.
Chill 30 minutes for clean slices.
💪 Macros (Approx. per slice – 9 slices)
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Calories: 210–230
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Protein: 14–17g
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Carbs: 18–22g
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Fat: 9–11g
Higher protein than traditional turtle cake (which is usually 400+ calories per slice).
🔥 Make It 20g+ Protein Per Slice
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Use ¾ cup protein powder total (reduce oat flour slightly).
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Replace applesauce with ½ cup blended cottage cheese.
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Add ¼ cup egg whites.
