Keto Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Keto Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Servings: 12
Calories: 375kcal
Ingredients
Spice Cake Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 260 grams blanched almond flour 2 1/4 cups approx.
- 28 grams coconut flour 4 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum see notes
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger or 1/2 t freshly ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 dash freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
Wet Ingredients
- 1/2 cup avocado oil See notes
- 1 cup Swerve Granular Sweetener
- 6 extra large eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 cup butter room temperature. Notes in blog post
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature. Notes in blog post
- 1 cup Swerve Confectioner's sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5-6 drops maple extract to taste
- dash sea salt
Instructions
Grain Free Spice Cake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 180 C.
- Mix almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, xanthan gum sea salt. Set aside.
- Mix spices together. Add to dry ingredients.
Wet Ingredients
- Whip eggs for 4 minutes.
- Stream in avocado oil.
- Add Sweetener.
- Add sour cream and milk.
- Add vanilla extract
- Add dry mixture.
- Mix until just mixed on medium.
- Makes 12 large cupcakes or a triple six-inch cake. You will need more frosting for a layer cake, but I recommend thin frosting layers.
- Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 207 degrees.
Cream Cheese Glaze
- Whip butter for five minutes.
- Add softened cream cheese. IMPORTANT: Make sure cream cheese and butter are same temperature or they may not mix well.
- Add vanilla, maple extract.
- Add Confectioner's Swerve a little at a time.
- Add salt.
- Add heavy cream as needed to get the consistency you want. You can also add hot water if you don't want to add in heavy cream, but do so a tablespoon at a time. You can also warm the glaze to make it easier to pour.
Notes
Net Carbs: 2 per slice, considering 12 servings.
Xanthan gum holds the cake together. You can leave out, but cake will not hold as well.
Cream Cheese and butter should be at same temperature 68-70 degrees F. Otherwise they may not mix well. See notes in blog post.
Nutrition
Serving: 1of 12 | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 35g | Fiber: 4g