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Cakes & Tortes

Cheesecakes, tortes and layer cakes made with nut and whole-grain flours. Greek yogurt and eggs add protein, and maple or coconut sugar does most of the sweetening.

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Cakes & Tortes Basque Burnt Greek Yogurt Cheesecake Crustless, with a deeply caramelized, almost bitter top and a soft, custardy, barely set center. Greek yogurt keeps it lighter and tangier than the cream version. 3 hr11 g protein
Cakes & Tortes Bebinca (Goan Layered Coconut Cake) Goa's layered coconut cake: seven thin layers baked one at a time and brushed with ghee between. Dense, chewy and nutmeg-scented. 2 hr 30 min plus 3 hr cooling6 g protein
Cakes & Tortes Black Sesame Silken Tofu Butter Mochi A low-sugar mochi cake with a deep toasted black sesame flavor, a dramatic near-black color, and a chewy, custardy crumb. Silken tofu and eggs add protein without changing the classic chew. 2 hr
Cakes & Tortes Far Breton with Prunes Brittany's dense custard cake: tea- or rum-soaked prunes suspended in a thick, chewy flan. Darker and firmer than clafoutis, and better the next day. 3 hr9 g protein
Cakes & Tortes Lemon-Vanilla Greek Yogurt Cheesecake Creamy New York-style cheesecake made lighter and tangier with Greek yogurt and sweetened with maple, on a toasty almond-pecan crust. Finished with a jammy blackberry topping. 8 hr12 g protein
Cakes & Tortes Molten Chocolate Almond Butter Cakes Two individual flourless chocolate cakes with set, puffed edges and a molten center. Almond butter does the work flour usually would, and a pinch of flaky salt finishes them. 35 min plus optional chilling18 g protein
Cakes & Tortes One-Bowl Apple, Yogurt & Maple Cake A tender, moist almond and brown rice flour cake sweetened with maple and topped with paper-thin apple slices and cinnamon sugar. Glossy, lightly caramelized top, simple one-bowl method. 1 hr 30 min
Cakes & Tortes Peach Upside-Down Cake Tightly packed peach slices set in a glossy maple-coconut caramel over a tender, cardamom-scented almond cake made moist with blended cottage cheese. 1 hr 45 min
Cakes & Tortes Pear Cardamom Torte A tender almond flour torte studded with a tight ring of Bosc pear wedges, scented with cardamom and lemon zest and finished with a crackly cinnamon coconut sugar top. 1 hr 40 min
Cakes & Tortes Pumpkin Fritter Coffee Cake A tender, warmly spiced pumpkin cake with a cinnamon coconut sugar ripple, clumpy pecan streusel and a thin maple glaze that sets into a crackly fritter shell. Cottage cheese blended into the batter keeps it moist and adds protein. 2 hr 30 min11 g protein
Cakes & Tortes Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting A moist, tender almond flour pumpkin cake with a fruity, peppery olive oil note, lightly maple-sweetened and topped with a tangy cinnamon cream cheese frosting. 2 hr 15 min
Cakes & Tortes Rustic Pumpkin Pie A free-form, pleated gluten-free crust baked in a cake pan around a silky roasted sugar pumpkin and cottage cheese custard, finished with a coconut sugar rim and toasted pepitas. 5 hr9 g protein
Cakes & Tortes Sernik (Polish Cheesecake) Polish cheesecake made with dry curd cheese instead of cream cheese: lighter, tangier and far more protein-dense. Crustless, with a soft lemon-vanilla flavor. 2 hr 30 min plus 4 hr chilling17 g protein
Cakes & Tortes Sticky Date Pudding with Almond-Maple Sauce A soft, moist date cake, warmly spiced and soaked with a salty, butterscotch-y almond butter and maple sauce. 1 hr