Keto Coconut Cupcakes with Almond Flour, Keto Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

These are dreamy keto coconut cupcakes sold in our keto bakery. I’ve presented grain free coconut cupcakes using only coconut flour here, but these are mainly made with almond flour. We sell these at Christmas and Easter time with lots nutmeg laced cream cheese frosting and unsweetened coconut. 

There’s also a traditional version of these cupcakes made with regular all purpose flour which placed me second in a cupcake contest. I’m pretty sure it’s the nutmeg that helped me win, because it adds another layer of flavor that works so well with the coconut.

Coconut cake is as much beloved in the south as fried chicken or fried corn. This almond flour keto coconut cupcakes recipe is just as good as the coconut cake I grew up on and this traditional recipe.

We use six whole eggs (not just the whites), sour cream (or coconut milk), and either avocado oil or olive oil. I’ve been preferring to use an organic olive oil in my keto baking and it works well.

Can You Bake Cakes with Olive Oil?

The short answer is yes. In the bakery I use organic extra virgin olive oil for almost all my cakes. Oil keeps a cake moist, but it needs to be healthy. I will use either olive oil or avocado oil and you cannot taste the difference.

Baking with Almond Flour

Baking with almond flour is sheer joy and miraculous. It’s hard to believe that almonds can be turned into a flour that can be baked to a very similar texture as wheat flour. It does not have gluten (obviously) but with enough eggs to give a good rise and xanthan gum to hold it together. I do add some coconut flour to the mix which helps to create a perfect cake texture.

Keto Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

What Kind of Coconut Do You Use for Keto Almond Flour Coconut Cupcakes

I use unsweetened coconut either from Publix (Unsweetened Greenwise) which sells both coconut flakes and shredded Coconut or Trader Joe’s Flaked unsweetened. I prefer the flakes when I can find them.

Variation for Flavors

• Nutmeg, freshly ground (this addition won me a cupcake contest second place)
• Lime Extract with lime zest (for a tropical feel)
• Chopped Pecans (why granola is so good) add one cup.
• Add Frozen Raspberries. (Raspberries and coconut go well together).

How to Color Coconut for Holidays

Coloring coconut is very easy. I have a post and a video for coloring coconut for Easter in this post, but you can easily switch that out to Christmas with red food dye and green food dye.

Cake Variations

• Make a Triple Layer 6-inch cake. You can make a triple layer six inch cake using this same recipe. You will probably have to double the ingredients for the frosting.
• Make a Bundt Cake. This version would be great with the addition of chopped pecans. Use this bundt cake technique with this batter recipe. You will find the tips you need for a perfect bundt cake there.
• Make Buttercream instead of cream cheese frosting using this vanilla buttercream recipe, adding in coconut flakes and coconut extract.

Keto Coconut Recipes You May Like

• Coconut Coconut Mounds Bar
• Coconut Flour Lemon Raspberry Cake
• How to Color Coconut
• Triple Layer Coconut Cake with Coconut Flour

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