The perfect keto dessert for after dinner, parties, or even breakfast if you are feeling saucy!
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Keto Almond Maple Cake
Alright, alright…. If there is ONE dessert that is guaranteed to please just about everyone – this is it!
Bundt cakes are always fun to make and look beautiful.
The key to making an aesthetically pleasing bundt cake (i.e. one that doesn’t fall apart and stick to the pan) is to 1) have a nice bundt pan and 2) liberally grease it with coconut oil.
Don’t be shy, lather that baby up!
This recipe is the combination of my Keto Bundt Cake Base and my Keto Almond Maple Glaze.
Each of these on their own simply rock.
Put them together and fireworks happen! I wasn’t sure what the end result would be when I set out to make this yesterday. Sometimes, that is the best way to create recipes – just head into the kitchen with a vague vision and let it create itself! Magic happens.
Ingredient Discussion
Why did I choose to add Perfect Keto Collagen? For starters, it is perfectly formulated for a clean, keto lifestyle. Additionally, collagen is amazing for your body.
Not sure about the amazing benefits of collagen? Check them out here! For me personally, I take collagen daily for my hair and skin.
I chose to combine the almond and maple flavors in the glaze. The sugar-free maple syrup adds just a subtle hint of maple flavor and combines well with the almond flavor.
I was originally going to put 2 tablespoons, but I started with 1 and it turns out that is all that is needed.
My 16-year-old son literally licked the bowl of the glaze after I was done.
Sweeteners
I chose to use both the regular white Lakanto Monkfruit as well as the brown Lakanto Monkfruit.
I used this combination with my keto chocolate chip cookies and the flavor was simply amazing. So I decided to give it another shot with this recipe.
Lakanto monk fruit is one of my favorite sweeteners of all time. And the BROWN version is quickly becoming a favorite too.
Tips
Eat it while you can! This dessert lasted only 24 hours and was devoured by every person in my house. My dog even snuck a bite out of the side of it. And you know when a cake is good when someone eats the partially eaten dog piece!
Let me know what you think!
Keto Almond Maple Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
For the cake
- 3 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup low carb granular sweetener
- 1/4 cup low carb brown sweetener
- 1 scoop Perfect Keto Chocolate Collagen Powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Pink Himalayan sea salt
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil for greasing bundt pan
For the topping
- 1/2 cup low carb brown sweetener (optionally powdered)
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon sugar-free maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Liberally grease bundt pan with coconut oil.
- In a large bowl, mix almond flour, coconut flour, monkfuit, collagen, baking powder and salt together well.
- In a separate bowl, cream butter and cream cheese with a hand beater.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract and continue mixing with hand beater.
- Pour egg mixture into dry mixture and combine with beater.
- Add almond milk if mixture needs it. It should be easy to spread but definitely not liquid form. The batter should be very thick.
- Add batter evenly to bundt pan.
- Bake for 60-65 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes and then lightly jiggle the bundt pan up and down to start loosening it.
- Let cool for 5 more minutes and then invert the cake onto a cooking rack!
For the topping
- Once the cake is cooled enough, prepare glaze.
- Combine all ingredients into a small bowl.
- Whisk until well combined and thick.
- The glaze will be thick. If you want it even thicker, let it sit for a few minutes and it will thicken up even more!
Put it all together
- Drizzle one layer (1/2 the glaze) on the top of the cake and let fall down sides. Wait a few minutes for the glaze to thicken a bit and the repeat the process with the remaining glaze. This time the glaze layer will be much thicker and lay on top of the underneath coating.
Nutrition
Trina Krug is a Holistic Nutritionist, Integrative Health Coach and host of the Carbless Conversations Podcast. With a Master’s Degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, her single mission in life is to facilitate self-healing in herself and those around her through awareness, lifestyle shifts and low-carb eating. As a current Doctor of Science student, she continues her studies in functional nutrition.
