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Healthy King Cake Recipe

Healthy King Cake

Let the good times roll.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, cajun
Keyword: King cake, Mardi Gras
Servings: 16
Calories: 165kcal

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 4 tbsp grass-fed butter melted
  • ½ cup Swerve sugar substitute
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp psyllium husk powder
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • ¼ cup coconut flour

Middle Layer Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • ¼ cup Swerve sugar substitute
  • 3 tbsp butter melted

Icing Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter softened
  • 1 oz cream cheese softened
  • cup heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup Swerve confectioner’s sugar substitute
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Whisk together the eggs, butter, Swerve sweetener, and vanilla.
  • Add the cream cheese and beat with an electric hand mixer until well incorporated.
  • Mix in the flours, psyllium husk powder, and baking powder until well combined. Set aside.
  • Combine filling ingredients (cinnamon, Swerve, melted butter) in a small bowl.
  • Layer cake batter, filling, then cake batter into a greased Bundt pan.
  • *Optional: add a baby into the batter.
  • Bake in the oven for 30 – 35 minutes until it begins to brown on top.
  • While the cake is baking, make icing by combining all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
  • Once the cake is completely cooled, top it with the frosting and add colorful sprinkles.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Fiber: 1g | Calories: 165kcal | Fat: 16g | Protein: 4g | Carbohydrates: 19g
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