This keto carrot cake is one of the most delicious keto desserts I’ve ever made. It is so sweet, moist and tender. The spices I use in this recipe give the cake a rich flavour which goes so well with the cream cheese topping.
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This sugar-free carrot cake recipe is very simple and absolutely an excellent alternative to the regular carrot cake. On top of that, it is also low carb and gluten-free.
Keto Carrot Cake Ingredients:
Eggs
Almond flour
Erythritol
Baking powder
Salt
Ground cinnamon
Ground nutmeg
Grated carrots
Vanilla extract
Butter
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
Cream cheese
Vanilla extract
Powdered erythritol
Butter
Heavy cream
Can I Eat Carrot While on a Keto Diet?
Yes you can, but not in a significant amount. In this recipe, we use a cup of grated carrot which is almost a medium size carrot.
What is the Best Sweetener for this Sugar-Free Carrot Cake?
I prefer to use Erythritol which goes very well with all my low-carb dessert recipes. Also Swerve and Lakanto Monkfruit can be used as perfect alternatives.
Can you Make this Keto Carrot Cake Dairy-Free?
Yes, in the carrot cake you can replace butter with coconut oil, and the cream cheese frosting with any topping you prefer.
How to make the Keto Carrot Cake:
- Firstly, in a medium-size bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla extract using an electric whisk.
- Then add the butter and the Erythritol, and whisk again.
- In another bowl add all the spices, salt and baking powder to the almond flour, and stir well. Finally, add the grated carrots and stir again.
- Grease 18 cm springform properly.
- Pour the batter in the springform.
- Then bake on 210 C for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Leave the carrot cake to cool down completely before adding the cream cheese frosting.
How to make the Cream Cheese Frosting:
Put the five ingredients in a bowl and whisk using the electric whisk until you have a thick creamy mixture.
Low carb Keto Carrot Cake (Sugar-Free )
Ingredients
Keto Carrot Cake Ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup erythritol
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup butter
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup cream cheese
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp powdered erythritol
- 2 tbsp butte
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
How To Make The Keto Carrot Cake:
- Firstly, in a medium-size bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla extract using an electric whisk.
- Then add the butter and the Erythritol, and whisk again.
- In another bowl add all the spices, salt and baking powder to the almond flour, and stir well. Finally, add the grated carrots and stir again.
- Grease 18 cm springform properly.
- Pour the batter in the springform.
- Then bake for 40 to 45 minutes on 210 C.
- Leave the carrot cake to cool down completely before adding the cream cheese frosting.
How to Make the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Put the five ingredients in a bowl and whisk using the electric whisk until you have a thick creamy mixture.
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