- May 9, 2018
- Desserts
Keto Marble Pound Cake
This keto marble pound cake features luscious chocolate and vanilla layers for a moist, buttery dessert that’s low in carbs and full of flavor. Made with almond flour and a hint of sweetness, it’s the perfect keto-friendly treat to enjoy anytime.
Why This Recipe Works
No Compromise on Taste: In my former life as a carb-loving baker, I knew a few things about making a decent baked good. The key to baking is in the technique and using proper measurements because baking is essentially a form of chemistry (a tasty one too). The balance of vanilla and chocolate flavors in this keto marble pound cake, combined with the rich, buttery base, creates a cake that satisfies both keto and non-keto eaters alike! There’s no artificial aftertaste or unusual texture that sometimes comes with sugar-free desserts.
Simple Ingredients & Instructions: This marble pound cake might be keto, but luckily, it uses common keto pantry staples that most low-carb bakers already have on hand. Plus, I have outlined straightforward instructions to help you make the perfect keto pound cake every time!
Supplies Needed
- Bundt Pan
- Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer
- Measuring Cups & Spoons
- Rubber Spatula
- Piping Bags or Plastic Bags
Ingredients
- Butter: Make sure to use softened butter that has come to room temperature!
- Sweetener: Use your favorite sugar replacement to keep this marble cake keto!
- Cream Cheese: Cream cheese adds moisture and lots of flavor. Make sure that is it softened as well!
- Eggs: Eggs give extra structure to the cake, and help it rise in the oven.
- Vanilla: For an added depth of flavor.
- Almond Flour: Almond flour works great here and gives the cake a nice, fluffy texture.
- Salt: To balance out the flavors!
- Xanthan Gum: Xanthan gum is necessary to bind the batter together and avoid that crumbly texture that is common in gluten-free cakes.
- Baking Powder: To give the cake some extra lift!
- Cocoa Powder: You will need some cocoa powder for the chocolate marbled portion of the cake.
How To Make Keto Cake Batter
- Preheat & Prep: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare your bundt pan by greasing it with coconut oil and set it aside.
- Cream Butter & Sweetener: In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter and low carb sweetener and mix with a paddle attachment. Allow this to mix until it is well combined.
- Add Cream Cheese: Next, add the softened cream cheese and allow it to incorporate into the butter mixture so there are no chunks of cream cheese visible.
- Add Eggs & Vanilla: Add the room temperature eggs, one at a time, and allow them to be mixed in thoroughly before adding another. Then mix in the vanilla.
- Add Remaining Dry Ingredients: Finally, add the baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, and almond flour to the mixer and beat until it is all combined.
- Add Cocoa Powder: Take half the batter and place it in a separate mixing bowl. Add the 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and blend it in well.
- Place in Piping Bags: Use two piping bags or plastic bags with the tips cut off. Add the batter of the vanilla to one and the chocolate to the other.
Pro Tip: This recipe works best with a stand mixer. A hand mixer will work as well but you won’t get the same texture and results if you mix by hand.
How To Make the Keto Marble Pound Cake
Serve: To serve, eat plain…OR add a little butter to a pan and grill each side of a sliced piece of pound cake. Add homemade sugar-free whipped cream and a few sliced strawberries.
Assemble: To form the marble cake pipe stripes of vanilla, then chocolate, then vanilla all along the inside base. The striped layers should be touching. Repeat this again with a second layer of batter over the first but alternate. A vanilla stripe goes over a chocolate and a chocolate stripe over a vanilla. Once the second layer has been added add the rest of the batter into the pan and smooth out the top with a spatula.
Bake: Bake for 30-40 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean. Cool Allow the cake to be almost fully cooled before remove from the pan.
Serving Suggestions
For an even sweeter dessert, serve with a scoop of my keto ice cream, too!
In a skillet or griddle melt some of your favorite butter (I love me some Kerry Gold). Let it melt on medium heat and then place a slice of the pound cake directly onto the pan and allow it to brown slightly. Flip it and repeat.
Serve with some easy homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries or any fresh fruit.
Tips for Success
For an extra chocolatey keto marble pound cake, add sugar-free mini chocolate chips to the batter!
Be sure to grease the bundt pan well! Get into the nooks and crannies, to make sure that the cake doesn’t stick. I always use coconut oil, but you can use butter, too!
Use any sweetener that is a 1:1 ratio to sugar. I like to use Lankato Monkfruit Sweetener!
More Recipes to Try
Keto Marble Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter softened
- [1 cup Low Carb Sweetener ]
- 8 oz. Cream Cheese
- 5 Eggs
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups Almond Flour
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp Xanthan Gum
- 2 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare your bundt pan by greasing it with coconut oil and set it aside.
- In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter and low carb sweetener and mix with a paddle attachment. Allow this to mix until it is well combined.
- Next, add the softened cream cheese and allow it to incorporate into the butter mixture so there are no chunks of cream cheese visible.
- Add the room temperature eggs, one at a time and allow them to be mixed in thoroughly before adding another. Then mix in the vanilla.
- Finally, add the baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, and almond flour to the mixer and beat until it is all combined.
- Take half the batter and place it in a separate mixing bowl. Add the 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and blend it in well.
- Use a two piping bags or plastic bags with the tips cut off. Add the batter of the vanilla to one and chocolate to the other.
- To form the marble cake pipe stripes of vanilla, then chocolate, then vanilla all along the inside base. The striped layers should be touching. Repeat this again with a second layer of batter over the first but alternate. A vanilla stripe goes over a chocolate and a chocolate stripe over a vanilla. Once the second layer has been added add the rest of the batter into the pan and smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean.
- Allow the cake to be almost fully cooled before remove from the pan.To serve- Eat plain…OR add a little butter to a pan and grill each side of a sliced piece of pound cake. Add homemade sugar free whipped cream and a few sliced strawberries.
Where do you buy xanthum gum? Is that usually mixed into another ingredient like self rising flour? Please help lol.
Hi there! So I actually found it at Target. It’s a little expensive (maybe like $6 for a small bag) but it lasts forever and a small bag goes a long way! Try looking online too on Amazon if you shop there!
you can try your local health food store, they may have it in the bulk section. you don’t ever really need a lot, so you can just buy a couple of scoops of it instead of spending $12 on a bag that will last for 12 years.
Thanks for sharing too!