Keto Almost King Cake

Taylor Voisin

Cake:

·         3 large eggs

·         1 cup almond flour

·         4 oz. softened cream cheese

·         ¼ cup granular monk fruit sweetener

·         ¼ cup, 2 Tbsp. monk fruit sweetener, separated

·         3 Tbsp., 3 Tbsp. melted butter, separated

·         2 tsp. baking powder

·         1 tsp., 1 tsp. cinnamon, separated

·         1 tsp. cream of tartar

·         1 tsp. imitation vanilla

Icing:

·         3 oz. softened cream cheese

·         3 Tbsp. melted butter

·         3 Tbsp. granular monk fruit sweetener

·         2 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream

·         1 tsp. imitation vanilla

Sprinkles:

·         2 Tbsp., 2 Tbsp., 2 Tbsp. granular monk fruit sweetener, separated

·         Yellow, green, and purple (blue + red) liquid food dye

  DIRECTIONS

Cake:

1.        Preheat oven to 325 degrees, and grease a 7” bundt cake pan.

2.        Separate egg whites and yolks into two mixing bowls.

3.        In egg whites bowl, add 1 tsp. cream of tartar, and mix until peaks form.

4.        In egg yolks bowl, add 4 oz. softened cream cheese, ¼ cup granular monk fruit sweetener, 3 Tbsp. melted butter, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. cinnamon, and 1 tsp. imitation vanilla. Mix well.

5.        In egg yolks bowl, add 1 cup almond flour. Mix well.

6.        Combine egg whites and egg yolks bowls’ contents, and slowly mix.

7.        In a small bowl, add 3 Tbsp. melted butter, 2 Tbsp. granular monk fruit sweetener, and 1 tsp. cinnamon. Mix to form cinnamon syrup.

8.        Pour half of cake batter into the bundt cake pan. Drizzle cinnamon syrup onto batter and spread evenly to cover all batter. Cover cinnamon syrup with remaining batter.

9.        Using a toothpick to swirl batter and syrup together. Avoid touching the bottom of the pan.

10.     Bake until golden brown (about 40 minutes).

Icing:

1.        In a small bowl, add 3 oz. softened cream cheese, 3 Tbsp. melted butter, 3 Tbsp. granular monk fruit sweetener, 2 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream, and 1 tsp. of imitation vanilla. Mix well and store in refrigerator.

2.        Cool cake to room temperature, and spread icing on top evenly.

Sprinkles:

1.        In 3 small bowls, add 2 Tbsp. of monk fruit sweetener each, and 2 drops of liquid food dye. 2 drops of yellow in one bowl. 2 drops of green in one bowl. 1 drop of blue plus one drop of red in one bowl. Mix well.

2.        Sprinkle on top of icing in a fun pattern.

Tip: Using small salad dressing containers for the sprinkles allows you to shake to blend the food dye, and you have more control when applying to the icing.