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Low Carb Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes

Grain Free, Sugar Free, Low Carb Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cranberry orange bread, keto cake, orange cake
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 394kcal

Equipment

  • Muffin Liners
  • Vitamix Blender (Or super blender)
  • Baking Sheet

Ingredients

Preparation for Bundt Pan

    Bundt Cake

    • 1 large navel orange

    Dry Ingredients

    Wet Ingredient Group

    Vanilla Buttercream

    Instructions

    • Spray liners with baking spray. This batter may make more than 12 depending on the liners you are using.
    • Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Keep on bake, not convection bake if oven has that mode to keep from browning, but it's fine to use a convection oven too.

    Orange Mixture

    • Wash Navel orange and trim off the bottom, if necessary.
    • Cut into quarters. Put in cold water. Bring to boil for 30 minutes. Drain. Reserve 1/4 cup water.
    • Add to Vitamix or super blender. Pulse until you have a texture of course puree, with a little bit of zest showing. You may need to add a little of the reserved water in bottom of blender. Set aside to cool. This can be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated. It can also be made ahead and frozen.
    • Reserve a tablespoon of orange mixture for the glaze.

    Dry Ingredients

    • Whisk together almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, salt, xanthan gum, Swerve granulated. Set aside.

    Make Batter

    • Beat eggs for five minutes. I use my whipping wand.
    • Slowly stream in oil.
    • Add vanilla extract.
    • Add orange mixture to batter.
    • Add dry mixture beating on low.
    • Use an Ice cream scoop to scoop batter onto each liner.
    • Bake for 15 to 22 minutes depending on what liner you use. Use a food thermometer. It needs to be between 207 and 210 F.
    • Cool completely before frosting.

    Low Carb Vanilla Buttercream

    • Whip butter for a few minutes.
    • Add vanilla.
    • Add confectioner's sweetener 1/2 cup at a time, until all is mixed thoroughly.
    • Top each cake with buttercream.

    Notes

    Swerve Confection: You can put Swerve (or Lakanto) into a Vitamix and pulse to make a confectioner's sweetener.
    You can skip the glaze and sprinkle with confectioner's sweetener as an option.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1of 12 | Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 37g | Fiber: 4g