If desserts weren’t so devastating to our waistlines, we would probably eat them all the time. And while keto dieters may seem to have given up on sweets altogether, that’s not the case. Many delicious keto dessert recipes will satisfy your sweet tooth without derailing your diet, including keto cake recipes!
In today’s article, we will share some of the best keto cake recipes we could find, so if you’re in the mood for something sweet, make sure to try them.
25 Best Keto Cake Recipes
These keto cakes are not only low in carbs but also super moist and fluffy and come in various delicious flavors. From chocolate to vanilla to red velvet, there’s a keto cake recipe for everyone’s taste buds.
And the best part is that these cakes are so easy to make that even the most inexperienced baker can whip one up easily.
So if you’re looking for a delicious way to satisfy your sweet tooth without all the guilt, look no further than these 25 delectable keto cake recipes.
1. Keto Carrot Cake Recipe
Starting off our list is a type of cake considered the most popular low-carb cake, and it’s been around for quite some time.
This keto carrot cake is moist, flavorful, and has a perfect balance of sweetness. It’s also packed with healthy ingredients like carrots, pecans, and coconut flour.
And because it’s made with almond flour instead of wheat flour, it’s grain-free and gluten-free.
Ingredients:
- Grated carrots
- Salt
- Eggs
- Nutmeg
- Cinnamon
- Almond flour
- Xanthan gum
- Coconut flour
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sweetener (e.g., Swerve)
- Homemade keto cream cheese frosting
- Chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)
One thing you’ll notice about all the recipes included on our list is that none contain any sugar, honey, or syrups. Instead, they all use some form of keto sugar substitute or sweetener with very few calories (or none).
In the case of this recipe, it’s a granulated sweetener that’s made using erythritol that has zero net carbs.
Carrots also have a natural sweetness, so there’s no need to add too much sweetener. A single serving of this delicious cake has around 355 calories and about 9 grams of net carbs.
2. Keto Cake Recipes with Almond Flour
The second secret to making a cake as keto-friendly as possible is replacing one of its main ingredients, namely the wheat flour since that’s what contains all the carbs.
And while you could use various gluten-free flours, almond flour is one of the best options as it provides a similar texture to wheat flour without all the carbs.
This gingerbread loaf cake is made using almond flour, and it’s also sweetened with molasses and erythritol, which give it a deep, rich flavor.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Eggs
- Water
- Butter
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Ground ginger
- Ground cloves
- Baking powder
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cinnamon
- Psyllium husk powder
- Erythritol sweetener (e.g., Swerve)
- Homemade keto cream cheese frosting
Almond flour, coconut flour, and Psyllium husk powder are 3 of the most popular flour substitutes used in cooking and baking. While they all have their unique flavor and texture, they’re all excellent choices for keto cake recipes.
This gingerbread loaf cake is popular during the colder seasons, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas. A single serving has around 234 calories and only 1 gram of net carbs, so don’t worry about leaving the holidays with a few extra pounds.
3. Keto Chocolate Cake Recipe
Chocolate is one of the world’s most beloved flavors, but many people believe that chocolate is fattening when in fact, it’s the sugar, butter, and milk in it that’s the real culprit.
To prove this point, we included as our third entry not just any typical chocolate cake but a triple-chocolate cheesecake that’s as rich, decadent, and delicious as it sounds.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Eggs
- Cocoa
- Melted butter
- Heavy cream
- Almond flour
- Melted butter
- Cocoa powder
- Vanilla extract
- Cream cheese
- Ground flaxseed
- Erythritol sweetener
- Sugar-free chocolate chips
This triple-chocolate cheesecake has 3 main components: the crust, the cheesecake filling, and the chocolate ganache topping, and each of them has a different kind of chocolate in it, hence the name.
This recipe will take a bit of time to make since the components need to be prepared separately, but when you finally put them together, you’ll have a cake that’s truly worthy of a special occasion.
It will result in 12 servings, and a single serving of this triple-chocolate delight contains 327 calories, and 8 grams of net carbs, so you can eat about 3 slices without exceeding your daily carb limit.
4. Keto German Chocolate Cake Recipe
German chocolate cakes are famous, so it should be a surprise that we included this keto German chocolate cake recipe from Sweet as Honey.
Almost every single ingredient you’d typically find in a regular German chocolate cake has been replaced by a low-carb counterpart, resulting in a cake that you’d normally never even think of touching while on the keto diet or any diet).
Ingredients:
- Sea salt
- Erythritol
- Egg yolks
- Whole eggs
- Coconut oil
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Xanthan gum
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Chopped pecan
- Brown erythritol
- Espresso powder
- Butter or vegan butter
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Unsweetened shredded coconut
- Heavy cream or canned coconut cream
The only caveat of this recipe is that, besides the extensive list of ingredients, you’ll also need about 2 hours to make it from start to finish.
But, as we said before, the results will be well worth the effort as you’ll end up with a cake that’s not only low in carbs but also has a rich, chocolatey flavor and a moist, fluffy texture.
A single serving of this cake contains around 318 calories and 4 grams of net carbs, so it’s a dessert you can occasionally have without jeopardizing your weight loss goals.
5. Keto Cake Recipe
Another traditional German cake that’s very popular is the Black Forest cake (a.k.a. Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte), and it’s made up of layers of chocolate sponge cake that have been sandwiched with a whipped cream and cherry filling.
That may not sound keto, but we found a low-carb recipe based on the Black Forest cake at the Keto Diet App blog, and it’s pretty good.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Butter
- Sea salt
- Baking soda
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Cream of tartar
- Full-fat 10% yogurt
- Low-carb Amarenata
- Heavy whipping cream
- Granulated erythritol or Swerve
- Unsweetened extra dark chocolate
- Mascarpone cheese or full-fat cream cheese
- Sugar-free vanilla extract or vanilla bean powder
- Whey protein powder or egg white protein powder
- Raw cacao powder or Dutch process cocoa powder
- Powdered low-carb sweetener (optional)
- Fresh cherries or grated dark chocolate (for topping)
This cake is pretty calorically dense with 482 calories and 8.6 grams of net carbs per slice, but thanks to the addition of the whey protein powder or egg white protein powder, it’s also pretty rich in protein, with 11 grams per serving.
So, as long as you do go overboard with eating this cake (no more than one slice per day), you should still be able to stay within your daily calorie and carb limits.
6. Keto Birthday Cake Recipe
Technically speaking, any cake you decorate with candles can be called a birthday cake, but we wanted to ensure that this next entry looks exactly like those iconic cakes you see in movies and TV shows.
As such, we went with this recipe that we discovered on Healthy Recipes Blogs, it looks and feels like a typical birthday cake, with a fluffy yellow cake and a thick layer of chocolate frosting, but it’s keto-friendly.
Ingredients:
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Unsalted butter
- Stevia glycerite
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Vanilla extract
- Almond flour
- Heavy cream
- Kosher salt
- Whole milk
- Eggs
As with all other recipes on our list, the sugar and the wheat flour are replaced with a natural sweetener (stevia) and a low-carb flour (almond), making this cake one of the most low-carb anniversary cakes that you’ll ever see.
Even though the cake is made in a typical yellow cake fashion and then covered in a chocolate frosting, a single slice of this cake will only set you back about 391 calories and 4 grams of net carbs.
The calories may seem a bit much, but don’t forget that heavy cream and butter are both calorically dense, so it’s pretty normal.
7. Keto Pound Cake Recipe
If you find the frosting in cakes too heavy for your stomach, you’ll be glad to know that pound cakes exist since they’re nothing but dense, moist cakes that are flavored with vanilla.
Of course, even pound cakes can be made keto-friendly, as evidenced by this Fit To Serve Group blog recipe.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Eggs
- Almond flour
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Full-fat cream cheese
The lack of filling also means that the list of ingredients is pretty short, making this the perfect type of cake when you want to bake something sweet without grocery shopping.
Besides, since there’s no creamy filling (which happens to be the biggest calory-dense component in cakes), a slice of this cake will only cost you about 102 calories and less than 1 gram of net carbs per slice.
Considering that the average person needs about 2000 calories and can eat up to 30 grams of carbs a day while on the keto diet, you can eat an entire cake a day without ruining your diet.
8. Keto Bundt Cake Recipe
Another type of cake that’s similar to the pound cake is the bundt cake, and it’s very recognizable thanks to its signature donut shape given by the bundt pan.
As with the pound cake, bundt cakes don’t usually come with a filling, although you’ll find plenty of recipes that also feature some kind of creamy topping or frosting.
For example, the people at The Big Man’s World decided to go with a velvety chocolate glaze that takes this cake to the next level.
Ingredients:
- Milk
- Eggs
- Water
- Butter
- Almond flour
- Vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Keto chocolate chips
- Granulated sweetener
- Sugar-free powdered sugar
Because this cake is pretty much a pound cake with a different shape and a chocolate glaze on top of it, a single slice will contain more calories and carbs than a pound cake, namely 267 calories and 2 grams of net carbs.
Sure enough, the glaze is completely optional, and skipping it will reduce this cake’s calorie and carb counts by almost half, much closer to that of a traditional pound cake.
9. Easy Keto Cake Recipes
The heart of the keto diet is replacing carbs with healthy fats; the most common form of healthy fats that people have lying around in their fridge is butter.
That’s why it’s not surprising that one of the most popular keto cakes is the butter cake, and this recipe from Sweet C’S Designs is one of the best examples of such a cake.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Butter
- Liquid stevia
- Coconut flour
- Vanilla extract
- Cream cheese
- Baking powder
- Powdered erythritol
- Beef gelatin (optional)
It’s hard to compare this type of cake with any other since it doesn’t have a counterpart in the non-keto world.
A slice of this cake will set you back about 295 calories and 2 grams of net carbs, and thanks to the abundance of butter and cream cheese, it’ll also contain about 30 grams of fat.
For those of you that are vegan, you can swap the butter for coconut oil and the cream cheese for a vegan alternative, and as a binder, you can replace the beef gelatin with agar-agar.
10. Keto Red Velvet Cake Recipe
If eye-catching recipes are what you’re aiming for, then few cakes are as beautiful as the red velvet cake, even when you cut it.
However, we didn’t trade looks for taste with this recipe from Sweet As Honey, as it’s also one of the best-tasting red velvet cakes you’ll ever have.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Erythritol
- Almond flour
- Vanilla extract
- Cream cheese
- Baking powder
- Unsalted butter
- Apple cider vinegar
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Natural liquid red food coloring
- Sugar-free powdered sweetener
- Avocado oil, light olive oil, or any seed/nut-based oil (not coconut oil)
Besides the iconic red coloring, another signature feature of red velvet cake is the texture you can only achieve if all the ingredients you use are at room temperature (especially the eggs and butter).
That being said, the prep time for this recipe begins several hours before you even start baking, so be sure to plan.
As for the nutritional information, a slice of this cake will have about 329 calories and 4 grams of net carbs, which is pretty average for keto cakes.
11. Keto Lemon Cake Recipe
If you love cakes that are particularly refreshing, the lemon cake is the right choice for you, and this recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie is one of the best ones out there.
It requires just 8 ingredients, one of the lowest calorie and carb keto cakes on this list.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Lemon zest
- Lemon juice
- Almond flour
- Baking powder
- Eggs or flax eggs
- Granulated sweetener
- Plain yogurt or coconut cream
One ingredient we would like to highlight in this recipe is the flax eggs, made by soaking ground flaxseed in water, and they’re a great vegan alternative to regular eggs.
They’re a perfect replacement for eggs in this recipe if you want to lower the fat content (from the egg yolks), but keep in mind that this may also affect the way the cake will look since it will no longer have that intense lemony yellow color (also from the yolk).
A slice of this cake will have about 108 calories and 2.4 grams of net carbs, which is significantly lower than other cakes on this list.
12. Keto Strawberry Cake Recipe
Strawberries and cake have a special affinity for each other, and this recipe from The Big Man’s World is one of the best examples.
This cake is particularly moist and fluffy, and it has a subtle sweetness that is well-balanced by the freshness of the strawberries.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Coconut oil
- Almond flour
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Sliced strawberries
- Granulated sweetener
- Cream cheese frosting
Unfortunately, while strawberries are the ingredient that gives this cake its identity, they also happen to be the one ingredient you’ll have to look out for since, according to any keto diet shopping list, they’re pretty high in carbs.
According to the Nutrinionix database, a single cup of strawberries (the amount required for this recipe) contains about 8 grams of carbs, so try sticking to the recommended portion size.
As for the nutritional information, a slice of this cake will have about 154 calories and 3 grams of net carbs.
13. Keto Vanilla Cake Recipe
Chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla are all classic cake flavors, but sometimes you just want something simple and timeless, which is what this recipe from Sweet As Honey delivers.
This cake is light and fluffy, with a delicate vanilla flavor, and it’s so low-carb that it’s labeled as safe for people that suffer from diabetes.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Almond flour
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Heavy cream or coconut cream
- Unsalted butter or vegan butter
- Sugar-free powdered sweetener
- Erythritol or monk fruit sweetener
- Coconut oil melted or melted butter
Vanilla extract is a very potent ingredient, so a little goes a long way, and that’s certainly the case with this recipe.
A single teaspoon is all you need to flavor the cake batter. Another teaspoon is more than enough for the vanilla buttercream frosting since subtlety is the secret to any vanilla-flavored dessert.
Besides, vanilla extract has zero calories and carbs, so a single slice of this cake will have about 151 calories and 3 grams of net carbs.
14. Keto Yellow Cake Recipe
Another type of vanilla cake that’s extremely popular in the baking community is the traditional yellow cake. We were pleased that many websites featured keto versions of this classic recipe.
The one that caught our eye the most was this recipe from Keto In Pearls because it’s straightforward to follow.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Butter
- Almond flour
- Heavy cream
- Vanilla extract
- Cream cheese
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Sweetener of choice
- Powdered sweetener of choice
Mixing two distinct flavors, chocolate and vanilla can be tricky, but this recipe does it flawlessly.
The chocolate frosting is rich and creamy, with a deep flavor that perfectly complements the light and airy texture of the yellow cake.
Besides, that chocolate frosting doesn’t spike up the calorie count of this cake either, netting in about 229 calories and 1.4 grams of net carbs per slice.
15. Keto Rum Cake Recipe
Vanilla extract and rum extract are some of the most popular flavorings used in baking, and they often appear in the same recipe.
However, if you have a soft spot for rum extract (or rum in general), you should check out this keto rum cake recipe we’ve come across at The Hungry Elephant.
Ingredients:
- Rum
- Eggs
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Sour cream
- Almond flour
- Baking powder
- Sugar substitute
- Rum extract (optional)
- Whey isolate (optional)
The first thing you’ll notice about this cake after you take a bite is how moist it is, and that’s all thanks to the rum syrup you’ll prepare while baking in the oven.
Speaking of syrup, since the only ingredients containing any calories are the butter and the rum, each slice of this cake will have about 185 calories and 1.9 grams of net carbs.
You can go ahead and make more rum syrup than the original recipe calls for; just don’t make too much of the cake end soggy and impossible to slice.
16. Keto Tres Leches Cake Recipe
If you’re from Latin America or are a big fan of Latin American cuisine, then the Tres Leches cake is a dessert you’re probably familiar with.
For those unaware, the Tres Leches cake is a sponge cake that’s soaked in a mixture of three different types of milk (hence the name), and it’s typically served with a generous dollop of whipped cream on top.
This recipe from Diet Doctor stays true to the traditional flavors of the Tres Leches cake while also being keto-friendly.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Eggs
- Erythritol
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Xanthan gum
- Vanilla extract
- Cream cheese
- Baking powder
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered erythritol
- Heavy whipping cream
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Cream of tartar or lemon juice
- Ground cinnamon (to serve)
Traditional Tres Leches cake is made using evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream, but except for the heavy cream, those two ingredients are loaded with sugar and carbs.
To make this cake keto-friendly, the recipe’s author uses unsweetened almond milk as a substitute for the evaporated milk. She also makes her condensed milk using cream cheese, heavy cream, and erythritol.
17. Keto Coffee Cake Recipe
Since none of the cakes on our list contain any sugar, you’re probably wondering whether we’ve included any cakes capable of giving you a bit of a rush in the morning.
And the answer is yes, we have! This keto coffee cake from Sweet as Honey uses instant coffee powder to boost the cake’s caffeine.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Eggs
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cinnamon
- Unsalted butter or melted coconut oil
- Erythritol or sugar-free crystal sweetener
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Instant espresso (optional)
- Chopped walnuts (optional)
- Sugar-free powdered sweetener (optional)
The cake follows the typical keto cake recipe, so it’s up to the cinnamon streusel topping to give it its signature taste and feel.
Instant espresso isn’t sweet (it’s bitter), so you’ll need to use a lot of erythritol sweetener in the topping.
Fortunately enough, at least it doesn’t add to the calorie or carb count at all. A single slice of this cake will have about 176 calories and about 3.6 grams of net carbs per slice.
18. Keto Coconut Cake Recipe
Since coconut flour is present in nearly all of our recipes, we figured it would be a good idea to include a cake recipe where coconut is the star of the show.
This recipe from Sweet as Honey is a great example of how versatile keto cakes can be because it uses 4 types of coconut-based products to give the cake a very tropical taste and feel.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Erythritol
- Coconut flour
- Vanilla extract
- Cream cheese
- Baking powder
- Pure coconut extract
- Canned coconut cream
- Sugar-free powdered sweetener
- Unsweetened desiccated coconut flakes
Coconuts are naturally rich in some of the healthiest fats that you could eat, so this cake is pretty good for you too!
Besides, thanks to the ingredients, this cake has a distinct texture similar to that of the inside of a Bounty candy bar.
However, unlike the candy bars, this cake is very keto-friendly, with just 3 grams of net carbs and 199 calories in every slice.
19. Keto Angel Cake Recipe
Another type of cake that’s particularly famous for having a very spongy texture is the angel food cake. While the original recipe calls for sugar, egg whites, and flour, we found a keto-friendly recipe at All Day I Dream About Food.
Besides, since angel food cakes are usually without any type of stopping or glaze, they also tend to have fewer calories or carbs that you should worry about.
Ingredients:
- Egg white protein powder
- Egg whites
- Salt
- Almond flour
- Vanilla extract
- Almond extract
- Cream of tartar
- Granular Swerve sweetener
- Powdered Swerve sweetener
Properly whisking the egg whites with the cream of tartar is the key to giving this cake its famous spongy texture, so follow the recipe carefully.
A slice of this delicate cake will have about 128 calories and only 2.8 grams of net carbs, making it a great option for those on a keto diet. However, since most of that slice will be made up of air, you’ll also want to have a second piece.
20. Keto Dirt Cake Recipe
For those of you that aren’t familiar with what a dirt cake is, it’s a cake that’s made to look like, well, dirt.
This cake from Keto is Life takes the classic recipe and gives it a keto twist by replacing the crumbled Oreo sandwich cookies with a homemade substitute.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Butter
- Hot water
- Cold water
- Vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder
- Granular sweetener
- Beef gelatin powder
- Heavy whipping cream
- Confectioners sweetener
- Black dutch cocoa powder
- Finely ground almond flour
Regular crumbled Oreo cookies would have been the ideal ingredient to make this cake’s dirt, but since those cookies are full of sugar, we’ll have to make do with the homemade dirt cake mix.
The cake has 3 layers: the cookie crumbs, the chocolate mouse, and the whipped cream, and each goes on top of the other to create a delicious and visually appealing cake.
This cake is by far the most calorically dense on our list, netting it at 485 calories and 5.5 grams of net carbs per slice, so make sure you don’t eat more than a slice per day.
21. Keto Funnel Cake Recipe
This next entry is a type of cake that doesn’t exactly look like your typical cake, and it’s called a funnel cake. It’s popular in the U.S. and often found at carnivals, fairs, and amusement parks.
Well, street food has a reputation for being delicious yet unhealthy, but this recipe from The Sugar Free Diva shows us that it’s possible to have your cake and eat it too.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Milk
- Eggs
- Carbalose
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Powdered sweetener
The secret ingredient used in this recipe to make it keto (besides the sweetener) is Carbalose, a type of high-fiber and low-carb flour that’s surprisingly made of wheat.
Another interesting thing about this recipe is that while deep frying the batter makes a typical funnel cake, this one is made by making the batter a bit thicker and baking it instead.
This change in ingredients and cooking methods makes it so that a single serving of this carnival delight contains just 45 calories and 2 grams of net carbohydrates.
22. Keto Dump Cake Recipe
Another type of cake with a very atypical method of preparation is the dump cake, a type of dessert that many consider very similar to a cobbler but with the toppings of a cake.
Regardless of baking methods, there are keto recipes for dump cakes, and the one we included in our list is this recipe for blueberry dump cake from Four Score Living.
Ingredients:
- Frozen blueberries
- Salt
- Lemon juice
- Almond flour
- Coconut flour
- Baking powder
- Ground cinnamon
- Sugar-free sweeteners
- Melted butter or coconut oil
As far as baking this dish is concerned, things couldn’t get any easier since you dump all of the ingredients into one baking sheet, one on top of the other (hence the name), and then bake them.
Considering that the ingredients listed above are enough to make 8 servings, a single one of these servings should contain about 199 calories and 7 grams of net carbs.
Sure enough, you could reduce many carbs and calories by skipping the blueberries, but that would defeat the entire point of this cake.
23. Keto King Cake Recipe
Just like birthday cakes are made for someone’s birthday, the Mardi Gras King Cake is a traditional dessert to celebrate the Mardi Gras festival, which takes place every year on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
As you can see from the picture above, this cake is similar to a bundt cake but with a brioche-like dough that’s sweeter and richer and is often decorated with colorful icing and sugar beads.
This recipe from This Mom’s Menu is not only keto and gluten-free, but it also happens to be one of the tastiest king cakes we’ve ever had.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Erythritol
- Cinnamon
- Almond flour
- Cream cheese
- Baking powder
- Cream of tartar
- Granular erythritol
- Heavy whipping cream
- Confectioners erythritol
- Red, yellow, green, and blue food coloring
Despite the rainbow look, this colorful cake isn’t all that loaded with calories and carbs since erythritol, confectioners erythritol, granular erythritol, and regular liquid erythritol are used as either sweeteners or sugar substitutes for decorations.
This Mardi Gras won’t be as guilt-free as some other cakes on our list since a single slice contains about 199 calories and 2 grams of net carbs.
24. Keto Mug Cake Recipes
Sometimes we feel like eating some cake, but we don’t have the ingredients, time, or the mood to go and bake ourselves a full-sized cake.
This is where mug cakes come in, and we’re happy to report that there are some excellent keto-friendly recipes for these individual servings of cake.
For example, this recipe from Jennifer Banz requires just 5 minutes of your time, ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, a mug, and a microwave oven.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Butter
- Vanilla
- Baking powder
- Granular sweetener
- Coconut flour or almond flour
- Sugar-free chocolate chips (optional)
- Cocoa powder (only for the chocolate version)
- Sugar-free peanut butter (only for the peanut butter version)
We love how they made 3 different versions of these mug cakes, one with just vanilla, one with chocolate, and the other with peanut butter.
In terms of macros, these mug cakes are already portioned into servings, and each type of mug cake has its distinct macros (without the chocolate chips):
- The vanilla mug cake – 303 calories and 3 grams of carbs
- The chocolate mug cake – 312 calories and 3 grams of carbs
- The peanut butter mug cake – 395 calories and 4 grams of carbs
25. Keto Cake Pop Recipe
The last entry on our list of keto cakes is a recipe for yet another type of cake that you can carry around with you: the cake pop.
It’s a cake on a stick, often coated with chocolate, icing, or some other type of sugar coating.
This particular recipe from Wholesome Yum Foods uses a chocolate cake base made with coconut flour, which is then covered in a sugar-free white chocolate coating and rainbow-colored sprinkles.
Ingredients:
- Eggs
- Sea salt
- Sour cream
- Almond flour
- Heavy cream
- Vanilla extract
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Unsalted butter
- Sugar-free sprinkles
- Monk fruit allulose blend
- Unsweetened almond milk
- Sugar-free white chocolate chips
The biggest challenge with following this recipe will be getting your hands on the sugar-free sprinkles and white chocolate chips since it’s hard to find such keto products without ordering them online.
However, once you have those ingredients, the rest is pretty straightforward.
As for macros, each cake pop has about 227 calories and 8 grams of net carbs. At the same time, that may seem like a lot given the size of each cake pop, but at least it will be easy to limit yourself to a single serving since one pop equals one serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Knowing that you can eat cakes on a diet is probably mindblowing for some people, but it is true! You can have your cake and eat it, too – as long as it’s a keto cake.
We know there are probably some questions about keto cakes and baking, so we’ll do our best to answer them here.
What is the difference between keto cake and regular cake?
Can you eat cakes on keto?
Since the keto diet limits your daily intake, typical cakes are off-limits since they’re usually loaded with carbs from flour, sugar, and syrups.
What is keto cake made of?
Typical keto cakes replace ingredients like sugar and wheat flour with low-carb alternatives like stevia, erythritol, coconut flour, and almond flour.
How do I make funnel cake?
Traditional funnel cake is made by deep frying batter in hot oil, but you can also make a low-calorie version by baking the batter in a waffle iron.
How do I make cake pops?
Cake pops are usually made by combining crumbled cake with frosting or icing, rolling the mixture into balls, and then coating them in melted chocolate or sugar.
An optional step would be to cover the cake balls in sprinkles or other decorations.
What is red velvet cake?
Red velvet cake is usually a chocolate cake that gets its red color from Dutched, anthocyanin-rich cocoa powder or red food coloring. The cake is often layered in between and coated with a cream cheese frosting.
Closing Thoughts
So there you have it – some of the best keto cake recipes we could find! Whether you’re looking for a traditional cake, a mug cake, or a cake pop, there’s a recipe here for you to try. Just remember to be careful with the amount of sweetener you use, especially if you’re not used to eating such low-carb desserts. And as always, enjoy in moderation!
