Sugar-free Low-carb Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

 * 1½ cup vegetable oil
 * 2 teaspoons vinegar
 * ½ cup sugar-free chocolate syrup
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * 8 oz cream cheese, softened
 * 1 cup whole wheat flour
 * ¾ cup vital wheat gluten
 * ½ cup almond flour
 * 1½ cup malitol
 * ⅜ teaspoon stevia
 * 4 teaspoons dry unsweetened cocoa
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon baking soda

Frosting

 * 1 stick (½ cup) butter, softened to room temperature
 * 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
 * 1 cup malitol
 * ¼ teaspoon stevia
 * 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Chocolate drizzle

 * 1 oz semi-sweet chocolate
 * 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Blend together first 6 ingredients.
 * 3) Then add remaining cake ingredients.
 * 4) Mix with electric mixer until smooth.
 * 5) Divide equally between two 9 inch cake pans that have been coated with cooking spray.
 * 6) Bake for 30 – 40 minutes until the center of the cake springs back or tests dry.
 * 7) Beat frosting ingredients together until smooth.
 * 8) Coat one cake layer with ⅓ of the frosting, then put on the second layer and frost the sides and top.
 * 9) Prepare chocolate drizzle: melt 1 oz semi-sweet chocolate in a small cup in the microwave.
 * 10) Add a tablespoon of hot cream until thin enough to drizzle over the cake with a spoon.