If you’re on a ketogenic diet, chances that you’re missing your favorite desserts a lot. However, you just can’t eat whatever you want as this diet strictly restrict carb intake.
But don’t worry. You can still satiate your sweet tooth without getting too many carbohydrates. The market is full of refreshing fruits as the weather is changing from cold to warm.
Today, we will show you how to make keto-friendly strawberries and cream cakes. It’s incredibly delicious and can be made easily with just a few ingredients.
Recipe of Strawberries & Cream Cake
Ingredients:
Cake Batter
- Almond Flour: 3 cups
- Erythritol confectioner style: 3/4 cup
- Baking powder: 2 1/2 tsp
- Salt: 1/4 tsp
- Box of sugar-free strawberry jello gelatin: 1 0.3oz
- Butter: 8 tbsp (unsalted room temperature)
- Eggs: 4 (large, room temperature, separated)
- Heavy whipping cream: 3/4 cup (room temperature)
- Full fat plain greek yogurt: 1/2 cup (room temperature)
- Natural vanilla extract: 2 tsp
- Freeze-dried strawberries: 1/3 cup (crushed)
Strawberries and Cream Frosting
- Heavy whipping cream: 3 cups (cold)
- Erythritol: 4 tbsp
- Natural vanilla extract: 2 tsp
- Freeze-dried strawberries: 1/3 cup (crushed)
How to prepare:
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter two, 9 inch round cake pans.
- Take a small bowl and whip the egg whites until soft peaks form. Set aside.
- Take a medium bowl and whisk together the almond flour, salt, erythritol, packet of jello powder, baking powder, and the freeze-dried strawberries.
- Beat the butter in a big bowl until it becomes fluffy. Add the two egg yolks one at a time, yogurt, vanilla extract, and whipping cream. Beat them together until incorporated.
- Mix all the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and beat until well mixed. Gently fold in the egg whites until well blended.
- Use a spoon to combine evenly amongst the two cake pans.
- Bake for 22-25 mins.
- Let the cake cool in the pans for 10 mins, then place onto a cooling rack and let cool properly.
- While the cakes are getting cool, prepare the frosting by pouring the cold whipping cream into a big bowl, add the vanilla extract and erythritol. Whip until it becomes firm and resembles whipped cream. Once it has the whipped cream consistency, fold in the crushed strawberries.
- Assemble the cake by placing one cake on a platter, top with whipped cream followed by the sliced strawberries. Place the other cake on top. Cover the entire cake in whipped cream. Decorate with the fresh sliced strawberries.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice
- Calories: 494kcal
- Carbohydrates: 6.2g
- Protein: 10.7g
- Fat: 47.2g
Bottom Line
Cakes made of fresh fruits and frosting are always yummy and delicious, especially when they are homemade. You can customize its ingredients, making it the way you want.
Besides, this is a keto-friendly cake, meaning that you can eat as much as you want without increasing your carb intake. Even if you’re not in any diet, this is still a healthy option for you.
