Deep Dish Dark Chocolate Cake with Almond Butter Swirl

INGREDIENTS

6 tbsp

coconut oil (or butter)

1/2 cup

dark chocolate chips

large eggs

1/2 tsp

vanilla extract

1/2 cup

no-sugar-added applesauce

3/4 cup

blanched almond flour

1/2 cup

cocoa powder ((Special Dark is recommended, natural is fine too))

2 tbsp

granulated monk fruit sweetener (or granulated stevia)

1/2 tsp

baking soda

1/8 tsp

fine sea salt

1/4 cup

almond butter ((creamy, unsweetened) or other nut or seed butter of choice)

1 tsp

granulated monk fruit sweetener (or granulated stevia)

fine sea salt

1/4 cup

dark chocolate chips