Calling all Funfetti lovers! Meet your new favorite keto-friendly birthday cake. Finding sugar-friendly sprinkles (or making your own) can be a major hassle. But this clever coconut flake hack is easy, fun, and just as impressive.
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CAKE
- Cooking spray
- Assorted gel food coloring
- 1 2/3 c. coconut flakes
- 3 1/2 c. almond flour
- 3/4 c. coconut flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened, plus more for brushing
- 1/2 c. Swerve granular
- 4 large eggs
- 8 large egg whites
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 c. unsweetened almond milk
- 2 tsp. distilled white vinegar
FOR THE FROSTING
- 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 (8-ounce) block of cream cheese, softened
- 1 c. Swerve confectioners
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 1/2 c. sugar-free semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
SAVE TO MY RECIPES
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper and greases them with cooking spray.
Step 2
Make the cake: In the bottom of a small bowl, stir together about 5 drops of gel food coloring and 3⁄4 teaspoon water. Add1⁄3 cup coconut and stir until coconut flakes absorb the color. Repeat in separate bowls with remaining coconut flakes and colors. Set aside.
Step 3
In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Step 4
In a large bowl, beat butter and sweetener until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, egg whites, and vanilla. Beat until well combined and foamy, about 1 minute. Add dry ingredients to wet and beat to combine. Add almond milk and vinegar and beat until combined.
Step 5
Add all but a spoonful of each color of coconut flakes; fold to combine. Divide batter between baking pans and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, for 50 minutes. Let cool completely.
Step 6
Make the frosting: In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, sweetener, cocoa powder, and salt until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate chips until just melted. Pour melted chocolate into the butter mixture and beat until well combined.
Step 7
Using a serrated knife, remove the domed tops of the cakes to even. Place one cake on a platter or cake stand. Spread 1 1⁄2 cups of frosting onto the top of the cake layer. Top with remaining cake; frost top and sides with remaining frosting. Sprinkle the top of the cake with reserved colored coconut.
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