When it comes to birthday cakes, Keto Red Velvet Cake is the thing. We’re not saying Keto Red Velvet Cake options are better than the others … but we get a little more excited when the latter’s results are at a party. Cream Cheese Frosting which is made from Swerve Confectionery, tastes amazing.
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CAKE
- Cooking spray
1/2 cup almond milk - 2 tbsp. Distilled white vinegar
- 3 c. almond flour
- 1/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 3/4 cup Swerve granules
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons red food coloring
FOR THE ICE CREAM
- 2 blocks (8 oz.) Cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cup pastry swerve
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of kosher salt
DIRECTION
- Make a sponge cake and preheat the oven to 350 °. Arrange two 8 inch round cake pans with parchment and grease with cooking spray. Combine the almond milk and vinegar In a glass measuring cup or small bowl, . Let it be at least 10 minutes.
Take a medium bowl and mix almond flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda. - In a large bowl using a hand mix, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one by one until it gets incorporated and then add the vanilla. Put dry ingredients and mix until it gets combined. Take almond milk and red food coloring mixture and mix until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly among prepared cake pans. Bake it until that toothpick which is inserted in the middle comes out pretty clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes, then place on a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Make the frosting: In a large bowl with hand mix, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Put the icing sugar and beat it until it gets smooth. Mix heavy cream, vanilla, and a pinch of salt and beat until it gets combined.
- Place a layer of cake in a serving dish and top with frosting about ⅓ of the frosting. Place the second layer on top and freeze the top and sides with the rest of the frosting.
Nutritional Facts:
Red Velvet Cake (1 serving) contains 50g total carbs, 45.2g net carbs, 14g fat, 5.7g protein, and 333 calories.