Baking has long been a love of mine. I remember as a teenager, baking cookies, which is when my love affair with food began. I didn’t want my continuous efforts to lose weight inhibit my love of baking. So I’m always on the look out for good recipes to use, while I try to lose weight.
I found this recipe, a Keto Vanilla Pound Cake by Hey Keto Mama, as I searched for a quick and easy dessert for dinner last night. The above photo is actually my second attempt. My first attempt was hindered by a rookie mistake. I accidentally put 2 teaspoons of baking soda in the first cake, instead of 2 teaspoons of baking powder. I didn’t realize it until after the “cake” came out of the oven. As you might imagine, the results were quite disastrous. The cake quite literally fell apart as I unmolded it from the pan.
As I stood there looking at the horrible mess in front of me, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out what went wrong. I went upstairs to do some cleaning when it dawned on me what I had done. So, back to the drawing board, I made my second attempt.
The results: the cake you see above. The cake was made in a bundt pan. As you know the “top” becomes the “bottom” when you flip it over and unmold the cake. As you can see, the bottom of the cake, got a bit too brown. Next time, I’ll cover it with foil toward the end of the baking period.
Other than the over brown bottom, the cake was delicious. I served it with homemade keto whipped cream and berries, both sweetened with Swerve. My better half loved it, even going back for seconds.
The Ingredients:
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup granular erythritol (Swerve)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 4 large eggs
For the entire recipe, including instructions, FOLLOW THIS LINK, to Hey Keto Mama’s website.
Closing thoughts:
This cake, once I got the rising agent correct, was very easy to make, and quite delicious! I highly recommend giving it a try. It’s terrific for anyone, whether you’re keto or not!
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