This delicious homemade creamy Keto Coconut Cake is the perfect low carb dessert for those following a keto diet.
Creamy & Delicious Homemade Keto Coconut Cake
My favorite dessert is my grandmother’s homemade coconut cake that I’ve been missing since we started following a keto lifestyle. I always make her recipe for Christmas and Easter, but this year I thought I’d tackle creating a keto version without all the carbs and sugar. Making a keto cake recipe that is moist is no easy taste due to keto friendly sweeteners having such a different texture than regular white fluffy gluten-filled flour. I tried several different versions of this cake before I was satisfied with the finished product. I’m pretty sure I may have referred to the final version as dessert heaven.
Keto Specialty Ingredients used in this recipe:
Here is a list of the Keto Speciality Ingredients that I used to make this delicious mouth-watering keto quick bread recipe.
- Coconut Flour – You can sub almond flour, but you’ll need four times as much.
- Lakanto Monkfruit Powdered or Swerve Confectioners Sweetener – These sweeteners measure the same so that you would use the same amount of either. I don’t recommend using Stevia as it tends to be very bitter in baked goods.
- Unsweetened Coconut
My Keto Coconut Cake recipe is such an easy recipe to follow. You don’t have to be a baker or have a lot of experience in the kitchen to pull off this fantastic recipe.
The cake batter will be very thick. Coconut flour is extremely absorbent, that is why recipes with coconut flour call for several eggs. The flour needs the added moisture so that it won’t be dry.
Once the cake is done, poke holes in it so that the simple sugar-free syrup you make can drip down into the cake to make it extra moist.
Once you spread the homemade keto whipped cream on top of the cake, add the unsweetened coconut. I prefer to wait until the next day to eat the keto coconut cake so that the simple sugar-free syrup has time to saturate the cake, and all the flavors have meshed overnight. If you don’t want to wait overnight, at least make sure that the Keto Coconut Cake has thoroughly chilled before serving.
Tip: If you have a hard time getting your homemade whipped cream to form stiff peaks for the frosting, chill the bowl and beaters a few minutes before adding the heavy whipping cream, Lakanto Monkfruit Powdered, and vanilla. It only takes just a few minutes for the heavy whipping cream to form stiff peaks and double in size.
Can I Freeze Keto Coconut Cake
You can freeze Keto Coconut Cake, without the syrup layer, icing, and coconut. Simply wrap the cake tightly in aluminum foil or saran wrap. To defrost, place in the fridge or on the counter then continue following the directions in the recipe for the sugar-free syrup, icing, and coconut topping.
Yum! This creamy Low Carb Coconut Cake turned out better than I imagined. It is moist, delicious, and full of coconut flavor.
Tip: Toast some of the coconut to give a nice depth of color to the cake. Spread the coconut on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for approx 5-10. Stir after 3 minutes. Make sure to check often as once it begins to brown it can burn quickly.
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- Low Carb French Coconut Pie
- Chocolate Almond Keto Clusters
- Easy Keto Ice Cream Cake
How to Make Keto Coconut Cake:
The Best Keto Coconut Cake
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 9 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
- 2 tsp cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup Lakanto Monkfruit, Powdered
- 9 tbsp coconut flour (level measurements)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the Syrup Mixture:
- 3/4 cup water
- 4 tbsp Lakanto Monkfruit Powdered
For the Icing:
- 3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 4 tbsp Lakanto Monkfruit Powdered
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 X 9 baking pan.
- Melt butter and allow it to cool.
- Beat eggs, Lakanto Monkfruit Powdered, softened cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, salt, and baking powder until combined.
- Add melted butter and coconut flour to the mixture and beat again until combined. Tip: Make sure to measure the coconut flour in level tablespoons. DO NOT heap as it only takes a small amount of extra coconut flour to make this recipe dry since coconut flour is so absorbent.
- Pour batter into a baking dish and bake for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
For the Syrup:
- In a small saucepan add 3/4 cup water and 4 tbsp Monkfruit Powdered.
- Boil on medium/high until it reduces and thickens. It took about 6 minutes.
- Cut slits in the top of the cake with a knife then pour the syrup mixture all over the top of the cake. Set aside and allow to cool completely
For the Icing:
- In a small bowl, add heavy whipping cream, Lakanto Monkfruit Powdered, and vanilla.
- Beat until the heavy whipping cream forms stiff peaks and has almost doubled in size.
- Spread the homemade whipped cream mixture on top of the cooled cake.
- Sprinkle unsweetened coconut on top then refrigerate. The Keto Coconut Cake is best if allowed to sit overnight before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Don’t forget to this recipe for later.
Tara England says
What size pan should I bake this in?
Kasey says
That information is included in step 1 of the instructions of the recipe. 9 X 9
Rose Marie says
Most keto recipes post the net carbs. Can you?
Kasey says
The nutritional info is located at the bottom of the recipe card along with carbs and fiber. All you have to do is subtract the fiber from the carbs to calculate net carbs as I have already subtracted the sugar alcohols as noted in the recipe notes. I use a nutritional plugin and it doesn’t give me an option to only post net carbs.
Tonya says
Can I use almond flour instead of coconut flour? If so, how much?
Kasey says
Yes. The conversion is 1/4 cup coconut flour equals 1 cup almond flour.
mh says
Do you have any idea if you can substitute in powdered Swerve instead of monkfruit? And what the substitution amount might be?
Kasey says
Swerve and Monkfruit are interchangeable as long as it is the same variety.
Catherine Dempsey says
What is the purpose of adding syrup to the coconut cake?
Kasey says
To keep the cake moist.
Heather says
This cake is awesome!!! I cannot believe how good this is and how the texture is like real cake. This one goes in the Keto favorite file.
Kasey says
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it.
Jane says
My syrup doesn’t seem to be thickening 😕
Kasey says
It doesn’t get super thick just a little thicker than it was before you boiled it.
Heather says
I just made waffles with this cake recipe and they were incredible!!!!
Kasey says
Good to know! Glad you enjoyed them.
Sherrie says
I made it for Easter and it was delicious!
Kasey says
Awesome! So glad you loved it.
sherry says
In ur opinion what sweetener tastes the best? The monk fruit or the Swerve?
Kasey says
I used to use Swerve all the time but after using Monkfruit a couple of times, I actually prefer it personally.
sara says
can i use swerve granulated or is this specifically for a powdered sugar substitute?
Kasey says
I’ve only tested as is. If you substitute, make sure to substitute with like sweeteners.
Sasha says
I am making the cake and followed the recipe exactly. Put it in the oven and it came out like flan. Sugary crust on top and liquid underneath the thin crust. I reviewed the photos where you said the batter would be thick. So after taking out of the oven I added about 11 more tablespoons of coconut flour for the batter to look similar to yours. It is in the oven again now. Plus I added a bit more baking powder. Why wasn’t my batter thick? I used organic coconut flour.
Mary Trenum says
I’m so sorry your cake didn’t turn out like it should have. I’m not sure what went wrong without being able to watch you make it. Trust the extra coconut flour and baking powder helped.
Suzi Medeiros says
This cake is really amazing!!! O used normal sweetener instead powdered and the result was perfect. Just the syrup I made with coconut milk instead water. I just have a question about the. calories. Is that amount per piece or the whole cake? Thanks a lot.
Kasey says
The nutritional information provided is per serving. The number of servings is listed at the top of the recipe card.
Nicole says
Is there any way to substitute the dairy in this recipe? Thank you 🙂
Kasey says
I’m not sure. I’ve only made it as is and have not tested it dairy-free.
sue says
I made this last night and it’s delicious thank you! i had a hard time converting 2 teaspoons of cream cheese to oz (the wrap on the 8oz package has oz lines) I also thought 2 teaspoons was an odd measure — what does it do? could i leave it out in the future if i don’t have cream cheese? 🙂
Kasey says
It adds a little extra moisture to the recipe as coconut flour can dry out a cake very quickly.
robyn chisholm says
The best ever!!
Kasey says
Glad you enjoyed, Robyn.
Aisling says
So easy and delicious!! I did make a couple of tweaks–instead of using water for the syrup, I used coconut milk. I also added a couple teaspoons of coconut extract to the cake batter. Yum!
Kasey says
Glad you enjoyed!!
Debi Hockey says
I am so anxious to try this recipe…I did have a question about the dryness. When I used to make regular cakes before keto I always added sugarfree applesauce to make them super moist. Instead of the syrup do you think it might work to use some sugarfree applesauce before baking? I know it would add a tiny bit of extra carbs but divided up between pieces of cake it would be minimal?
Kasey says
I have never tried that. f you try it, let me know how it turns out.
Melissa says
This cake is amazing! I made it a couple of nights ago and my husband said it was so delicious. I did use Swerve confectioners sugar and I added 1 ounce of Phily Cream cheese to the batter. This is definitely a keeper.
Kasey says
Glad you enjoyed!!
Mindy says
My family loves this cake. I would like to convert it to a choc cake. Can I just add some cocoa powder or do I need to omit flour as well? How much cocoa would you recommend adding?
Kasey says
I’m not sure. I haven’t tried making it so I don’t know what you should sub.
Melissa says
Absolutely delicious 😋
Jessie says
Would I be able to make this into a two layer round cake? If so, what size pans should I use?
Kasey says
I’ve only made it as is so I’m not sure.