This Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Birthday Cake is low carb, gluten-free, and sugar-free.
Very moist and chocolatey cake layers with a creamy peanut butter frosting.
It’s a rich, delicious and so fun birthday cake that everybody will love – even the carb lovers!
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Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Birthday Cake Recipe:
Ingredients
Chocolate cake:
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¾ cup erythritol sweetener
- ½ cup of cocoa powder
- 1½ tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 eggs
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 4 oz. butter, melted
Buttercream frosting:
- 8 oz. butter
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup powdered erythritol
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Decorations:
- 10 cherries (optional)
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp chopped salted peanuts
Instructions
- Position the rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F (180°C).
- Combine almond flour, sweetener, cocoa powder (sift to eliminate lumps), ground psyllium husk powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
- Crack eggs into another big bowl. Beat with an electric mixer for a couple of minutes until fluffy. Add cream cheese and melted butter. Continue beating until combined and smooth.
- Add flour mixture into the egg bowl and whisk for a couple of minutes until the cake batter is smooth.
- Grease two 7-inch (18 cm) cake pans – or make one at a time if you only have one pan. Pour half of the batter into each cake pan and spread out evenly.
- Bake in the oven for 15–20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow cooling for at least 10 minutes in the pan before transferring to a rack to cool. Wrap layers with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator; cool completely, preferably overnight.
Peanut buttercream frosting
- Combine room temperature butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter in a bowl. Add sweetener (sift to eliminate lumps) and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
Assemble the cake
- Place one layer of the flat side up on a plate or cake stand. Cover top with 1/4 of frosting with a spatula or knife. Place the second layer on top and spread the rest of the frosting on top and sides of the cake.
- Whip heavy whipping cream until stiff and decorate the top with piped rosettes. Put cherries on top – one for each piece of cake. Chop the peanuts and sprinkle them on top.
[bs_icon name=”glyphicon glyphicon-file”] Note: It will stay fresh and moist in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 days. Put in the freezer to keep fresh for up to 3 months.
Feel free to exchange the peanut butter for any other nut butter of your liking. Hazelnuts and chocolate are other winning combinations.
[bs_icon name=”glyphicon glyphicon-stats”] Nutrition:
Per serving: Net carbs: 4 % (7 g); Fiber: 3 g; Fat: 88 % (63 g); Protein: 7 % (12 g); kcal: 639
Recipe by: Jill Wallentin
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