Keto Pound Cake Recipe That Tastes Like Starbucks

Name: Keto Pound Cake Recipe That Tastes Like Starbucks
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Keto & Low Carb
Ingredients: 1 1/2 Cup (125g) Super Fine Almond Flour; Heaping 1/2 Cup (100g) Confectioners Erythritol; 1 Tsp Baking Powder; Just a pinch of salt; 3 1/2 oz (100g) Full Fat Cream Cheese (room temperature); 4 Tbsps (60g) Coconut oil; 4 Large Eggs; 1 Tsp Vanilla extract (This one has no added sugar); Glaze; Heaping 1/4 Cup (50g) Confectioners Erythritol; Heaping Tbsp (20g) Unsweetened almond milk

Published: Oct 7, 2021 · Modified: May 30, 2023 · By: Joe Duff

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This keto pound cake is super moist and dense with a soft, buttery crumb. Plus, to make it even better, it's topped with a deliciously sweet sugar free glaze. And each slice has just 1.5 NET CARBS!

A vanilla poundcake loaf with a slice out of the front of it on a piece of parchment paper on a black wire rack set on a white counter.

THE BEST KETO POUND CAKE

When it comes to a keto treat that is just as satisfying to eat for breakfast as it is for dessert, this recipe takes the cake.

And if you've ever had Starbucks pound cake, you're going to love this keto version.

This keto pound cake has it all - a dense yet soft texture, delightful vanilla flavor, and perfectly sweet glaze on top.

Honestly, I think this keto cake is even better than the one at Starbucks, but I guess you'll have to make it to find out.

Oh, and did I mention that this cream cheese pound cake only has 1.5 NET CARBS per serving? I think I did, but it's certainly worth repeating. And, it's a good thing it does because you'll want to have a slice for breakfast, a mid-afternoon snack, and then dessert.

Plus, a bonus is that this keto pound cake recipe is as easy as a recipe can get to make and takes under 10 minutes of work!

Then all you have to do is wait for the cake to bake while the delicious smell fills up your kitchen.

Thick slice of pound cake lying flat on a brown plate. There is a spoon on the plate with a piece of the bottom right corner of the poundcake on it.

INGREDIENTS

Another reason to love this recipe is that it uses all simple keto low carb ingredients.

And if you frequently bake keto recipes, you might have everything you need already!

Check out what we will be using for the cake:

1 ½ Cup (125g) Almond Flour
Heaping ½ Cup (100g) Confectioners Erythritol
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Just a pinch of salt
3 ½ oz (100g) Full Fat Cream Cheese (room temperature)
4 Tbsps (60g) Refined Coconut oil
4 Large Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

And for the sugar free glaze:

Heaping ¼ Cup (50g) Confectioners Erythritol
Heaping tablespoon (20g) Unsweetened almond milk

Now, if you need any of these ingredients, make sure to pick up some extras. You can use the majority of them to make this keto cheesecake, this keto vanilla cake, and keto red velvet cake next!

Oh, and if you want to turn this into a keto lemon pound cake, just add in about a ½ tablespoon of lemon zest to the cake and 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice to the frosting!

A medium bowl with almond flour, a carton of four eggs to the left of that, a small bowl of vanilla extract and small spoon of baking powder in front of the eggs, a bowl of confectioners erythritol in front of the almond flour, in front of that a white leaf bowl with melted coconut oil, and next to that a medium white bowl with cream cheese. Everything is on a white counter.

KETO FRIENDLY SWEETENERS TO USE

Along with being low carb keto, this is a sugar free cake recipe!

And to make it sugar free, we will be using confectioners erythritol for the cake and glaze. My favorite sweetener to use is Confectioners Swerve since it has zero carbs and calories.

Another sweetener that you can use is Lakanto's Powdered Monk Fruit. This monk fruit sweetener also has zero carbs and calories and will work just as well in this recipe.

With all that said, I recommend staying away from Stevia to sweeten up this keto pound cake. It tends to be way sweeter than sugar - up to 300 times sweeter - and will ruin the taste of the cake.

A medium sized white bowl with almond flour and confectioners erythritol in it. The balls on a white counter and there is a whisk in front of it and an empty small brown bowl behind it and an empty small white ball next to that.

KETO FLOURS TO USE

So, to make this keto pound cake recipe low carb, we will be using almond flour instead of regular white/wheat flour.

And almond flour is the perfect low carb flour because it will give this keto pound cake the same moist and dense texture as regular pound cake.

And making this an almond flour cake also makes it gluten free, so it's a win-win.

Now, some substitutes that you can use instead of almond flour are either an equal amount of walnut flour or sunflower seed flour. Both are low carb and will work just as well in this recipe. They're both obviously gluten free flours as well.

With that said, you DO NOT want to use coconut flour in its place since it is a highly absorbent flour and will cause the texture to turn out dry and crumbly, and we don't want that!

A large white bowl with wet poundcake ingredients and pound cake ingredients on top of that. There is a whisk in the bowl and the bowl is on a white counter.

HOW TO MAKE KETO POUND CAKE

So, the process of making this keto pound cake is super easy. All it takes is a little mixing and baking - that's it!

Now gather your ingredients, get out an 8.5 inch x 4.5 inch loaf pan, and let's get baking!

STEP 1: MIXING THE INGREDIENTS

First things first, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175°C).

Then, take out a large bowl and add the almond flour, confectioners erythritol, baking powder, and salt to it and whisk to combine.

Next, take out an even larger mixing bowl and add in the cream cheese, coconut oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Use a hand mixer to combine these ingredients until well incorporated.

Once they're thoroughly combined, add the dry ingredients to the bowl of wet ingredients and use the hand mixer to combine the two until a smooth batter forms.

A large white bowl on a white counter with mixed what ingredients for poundcake in it.

STEP 2: BAKING THE CAKE

So, for this step, the first thing you'll want to do is line an 8.5inch X 4.5inch loaf pan with parchment paper and coat it with a bit of baking spray.

Then, evenly pour your batter into the loaf pan and bake it in the oven for around 40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.

Once your keto pound cake has baked to perfection, let it cool in the tray. Then, while it's cooling, you can make the glaze.

A loaf pan on a white counter filled with pound cake batter.

STEP 3: MAKING THE GLAZE

For the glaze, take out a small bowl and mix the confectioners erythritol and unsweetened almond milk until a glaze forms.

Then when the cake has cooled completely, remove it from the loaf pan and pour the glaze on top.

Finally, let the glaze set, cut the vanilla pound cake into 12 slices, and enjoy!

Part of the top of a pound cake loaf with three slices cut out leaning against one another in front of the loaf. The loaf is on a piece of parchment paper on top of a black wire rack on the white counter.

HOW TO STORE KETO POUND CAKE

So, this recipe will make about 12 slices, depending on how big you cut them. And that means you should have plenty of leftovers to enjoy for the next couple of days!

Just transfer the low carb pound cake to an airtight container, and you can keep it at room temperature for up to 3 days.

And if you want to keep it for even longer, you can wrap the cake in plastic wrap or foil and either refrigerate it for up to a week or freeze it for up to 6 months.

If you end up freezing it, just thaw the wrapped cake on the counter before eating it.

Pound cake loaf on a piece of parchment paper on top of a black wire rack on a white counter. There are three slices of poundcake staggered against one another leaning against the front of the loaf.

WRAPPING IT UP

Well, that is how you make the most delicious keto pound cake out there.

Not only does it have a dreamy texture and flavor, but it is gluten free, has no sugar, and is as low carb as it gets.

Share this keto cake with your friends and family - they are sure to love it and will have no clue that it's low carb! Heck, they might even think you got it from Starbucks!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this pound cake recipe! Make sure to leave a comment below if you make it to let me know what you think.

Part of a slice of poundcake lying flat on a brown plate. There is a spoon with a piece of the poundcake on it.

KETO CAKE RECIPES

If you loved how tasty this recipe was, I have a ton of other keto cakes on the blog that I think you'll like just as much.

Try making one of these next: