Keto Vanilla Almond Cake with Caramel Frosting

While I think Thanksgiving should have some sort of pumpkin dessert (like my yummy Keto Pumpkin Bars w/ Cream Cheese Frosting, my husband is not a pumpkin fan whatsoever. So once again, I took to Pinterest to find a Keto friendly dessert he would like.

Then – I found it – it was a cake with a homemade caramel frosting. Caramel is one of my FAVORITE things, so this one was a no-brainer for me. Luckily, I already had most of the ingredients, I just needed to get some unflavored whey protein powder to make this cake. From what I had researched, the protein powder helps with the texture, making it more like a gluten cake.

I was so excited and nervous about making this cake. It sounded SO good, but I’ve made things in the past that sounded good but were so gross I had to throw it in the trash. The fact that I was taking this to a relatives Thanksgiving dinner had me feeling tons of pressure to take something that even the non-Keto-ers would enjoy. And they did. Everyone that ate it commented how good it was. THANK GOODNESS!!

You’ll need two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans. I like to use either Air Bake (which are hard to find anymore) or a Wilton round cake pan.

You bake the cakes until their are set and while they are in the oven, you can make the caramel sauce and they’ll both cool together. Once cooled, fill, layer, and frost – that’s it!

Cakes out of the oven and cooling – notice how they started pulling away from the sides? Made it super easy to get them out!

Caramel sauce was just about done here. You couldn’t tell it was sugar free at all!!!

This is what it looked like when it was done. I just used a regular plate to put it on and then stored it in a Cake Saver.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

So here’s what you need:

Cake
2 1/2 cups Almond Flour
1/4 cup Coconut Flour
1/4 cup unflavored whey protein powder
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup softened butter
2/3 cup Lakanto Classic Monkfruit sweetener
4 large eggs at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

Frosting
1/4 cup butter
6 tbsp Lakanto – Golden Sweetener
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 tsp Xanthan Gum
1/4 salt

* Preheat the oven to 325F. Cut parchment paper to fit inside your round cake pans and spray the top of the paper and the sides with cooking spray.
* In a bowl, put in all dry ingredients and mix.
* In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and monkfruit. It will get fluffy. Then add in eggs, one at a time and mix well after each addition.
* Add in half the dry ingredients, mix. Then add half the almond milk, mix. Repeat.
* Put half the batter in each pan and spread out. The batter is thick. Smooth it out and bake approx 25-30 mins. It will just start getting golden around the edges and may pull away from the sides like mine did.
* Cool in pans about 10-15 minutes, then flip to a wire rack to finish cooling.

* While the cake is in the oven, heat a medium saucepan over medium-medium high heat. Melt butter and add in golden monkfruit. Mix it well. Bring to a boil and boil about 5 minutes. Make sure to stir frequently so it doesn’t scorch on the bottom!
* Take off the heat and stir in the cream, make sure to stir constantly. Sprinkle the xanthan gum over the top and continue to stir until it’s all incorporated or you’ll end up with lumps.
* Put back on the stove and bring back to a boil for 1-2 minutes. Remove and let cool. Once it is cooled, add in two tbsp water and mix well.

Now you’re ready to assemble!

• Put one cake down and pour about 1/3 of the caramel on top. Spread out.
• Top with other cake and pour the rest of the caramel on it, smoothing on the top and the sides.

That’s it! It was a super easy cake. Waiting for everything to cool took the longest!

And it was a BIG hit!! Even my 4 year old loved it!

Oh, and did I mention it’s only 2 net carbs for a serving??!! You can’t beat that for dessert!! And I found it was very filling!

*Disclaimer: I am NOT a certified nutritionist and your nutritional information may vary depending on exact ingredients you use. I highly recommend you calculate your own and just use this as a guideline. The links for products are affiliate links so I may earn a very small commission if you purchase through them – but it doesn’t cost you anything additional!