Peppermint Buttercream Frosting with Keto Chocolate Cupcakes
The most delicious low carb chocolate cupcake recipe you can imagine. Moist and chocolatey and not compromised.
Servings: 12
Calories: 414kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups blanched almond flour 260 grams
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour 26 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cups unsweetened natural cocoa powder I use Better Body Cacao
- 6 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup granulated swerve powdered erythritol
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 4 tablespoons sour cream
- 1/4 cup strong coffee
- baking spray
Chocolate Frosting Ingredients
- 1 cup butter unsalted room temperature
- 1 cup Confectioner's Swerve
- 4 tablespoons cream cheese softened at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract add 1/2 teaspoon at a time
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream if needed
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Whisk together almond four coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, Swerve. Set aside.
- Mix eggs for five full minutes.
- Stream in oil.
- Mix coffee, sour cream, almond milk, vanilla.
- Stream coffee mixture into wet ingredients.
- Add dry ingredients and mix on medium just until mixed. Don't overmix.
- Spray cupcake liners.
- Pour evenly making 12 cupcakes.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until a center is 207 degrees f. (no more than 210).
- Cool completely before frosting.
Peppermint Frosting
- Whip together butter and cream cheese until completely smooth. You may need to whip these in separate bowls. Make sure butter is softened, but not melted.
- Add peppermint extract.
- Add heavy cream if you need to. Sometimes I add a tablespoon of boiling water instead to get a frosting easy to pipe.
- Use large round tip in piping bag to apply frosting.
Notes
In place of the coffee, you can use more buttermilk.
There is a different chocolate cake recipe here using coconut flour which was posted originally. I have improved the recipe. If you want the original find it at bottom of post.
If you don't think the frosting is sweet enough, add up to 1/4 cup more.
Nutrition
Serving: 1of 12 | Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 38g | Fiber: 6g