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3 small slices of king cake served on a white plate on top of a yellow, green, and purple napkin.
Shelly Marie Redmond

Keto King Cake

You don’t need to be from New Orleans to love my Keto King Cake. My low carb king cake recipe has an amazing cream cheese filling and is perfect for your Fat Tuesday Celebrations!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 24
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup Swerve granular sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Cream Cheese Filling
  • 8 oz cream cheese 1 block
  • 1/2 cup Swerve granular sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze
  • 1/3 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1/4 cup Swerve confectioners sugar
Colored Swerve Sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Line an 8 x 8 pan with non-stick aluminum foil or parchment paper.
  3. In a large mixing bowl combine sour cream, water, vanilla extract, eggs, egg yolk, and butter.
  4. Beat with a hand mixer on low for 2 minutes.
  5. Turn off the mixer and slowly add the following dry ingredients: almond flour, Swerve granular sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine with a spatula.
  6. Beat for 2 minutes on low or until all ingredients are combined. Place aside.
  7. In a separate small bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup of Swerve confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes.
  8. Layer in a baking pan the following pattern: 1/2 flour mixture, cream cheese mixture, and remaining 1/2 flour mixture in pan.
  9. Place in the oven and bake for 45-55 minutes OR until set.
  10. While cooling, mix heavy whipping cream and Swerve confectioners sugar in a small bowl. Pour glaze on king cake.
  11. Sprinkle with Swerve colored sugars.
  12. Cut into small bars and serve!

Notes

NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
  • The carbohydrates in the calculation is determined by the carbohydrates - the sugar alcohol from the Swerve. (12 total carbs - 7.5 sugar alcohols from the Swerve = 4.5 grams of carbs.)
NET CARBS CALCULATION: Total Carbs - Dietary Fiber - Sugar alcohol
  • 12 (carbs) - 2 (fiber) - 7.5 (sugar alcohol) = 2.5 grams of net carbs
  • If you use a different sugar replacer, these values will be off.
TO MAKE SWERVE COLORED SUGAR:
  • Place 1-2 tablespoons of Swerve granular sugar in a ziplock bag. 
  • Sprinkle in 1-2 drops of food coloring.
  • Shake the bag until all Swerve granular sugar is colored.