Keto Valentines Day Cake
Easy to make and delicious to eat, this Valentine’s Keto Cake is about to sweep you off your feet! It’s a great gluten-free, low-carb keto dessert that your other half will surely love.
8
Servings
522
Calories
49g
Fat
8g
Protein
4.2g
Net Carb
14.4g
Total Carbs
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Sugar Free Keto Chocolate Cake Ingredients
1 cup almond flour - 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup 100% unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup monkfruit blend sweetener
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Sugar Free White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar-free white chocolate chips, melted
- 1 cup powdered erythritol
- food coloring, optional
Keto Valentines Day Cake Directions
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Preheat oven
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 6 inch cake pans with cooking spray and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper. Set aside.
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Combine dry ingredients
To a medium bowl, combine flours, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
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Cream wet ingredients.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sweetener until smooth and fluffy. Add in eggs and heavy cream. Mix until combined.
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Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients
Slowly mix in dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using an electric mixer. Mix until fully combined.
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Bake the cakes
Pour equal amounts of cake batter into the greased cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 17-22 minutes or until the cake has risen in the middle and is set. Remove from oven and let cool in the cake pan for 5-10 minutes before loosening the edges using a butter knife and flipping over onto a wire rack to cool further.
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Prepare the frosting
In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth and fluffy. Pour in melted chocolate and mix until combined. Slowly add in the powder erythritol and mix until light and fluffy. Color with food coloring if using.
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Make a heart shaped cake
To cut your cake into a heart shape, cut the bottom edges of the cake on both sides to form the bottom V shape of the heart. Move those cut piece to the top to form the M shape of the heart. Use frosting to glue these edges on.
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Let's make a two-tiered cake
Spread a thick layer of frosting on the top of your heart cake. Repeat the method above with your second cake round and place on top to form a two tiered cake.
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Crumb coat
Add a thin layer of frosting all around the side and sides of cake to form a crumb coat. Freeze for 15 minutes to let set.
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Frost your heart out
Once the crumb coat is set, continue frosting your entire cake. Turn it into a conversation heart by piping a saying on the top.
