This orange keto olive oil cake is an incredibly moist, gluten-free and sugar-free dessert that’s super easy to make! The olive oil brings density to the cake, while the orange adds a layer of zesty lightness! It is ultra hearty and healthy and could even be served for breakfast with a cup of tea. The recipe includes instructions for an optional (not really optional!) Orange Cream Cheese Frosting!
Preparation:
To cook:
Level: Easy
Serves: 10
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 2 cups Almond powder
- ½ cups Swerve Frosting Sweetener
- 1-½ tsp baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoons Salt
- 1 whole Orange, zest only
- 3 Eggs, beaten
- ½ cups Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- FOR THE GLAZE:
- 4 ounces, weight Cream cheese
- 1 tbsp Unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons Freshly squeezed orange juice
- ⅓ cups Swerve Frosting Sweetener
- ⅛ teaspoons Salt
- 1 whole Orange, zest only, for garnish
Preparation
For the cake:
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper. If you plan to make the frosting, take the cream cheese out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature.
Combine almond flour, Swerve icing sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange zest in a large bowl and stir until combined.
In another bowl, whisk the eggs until well beaten. Add olive oil, orange juice and vanilla extract and whisk until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until the batter is smooth and no lumps remain. Pour the batter into a lined loaf pan.
Place the pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 40 minutes. To check if it’s cooked, insert a toothpick in the center of the cake. It should come out clean.
Take the cake tin out of the oven and let the cake cool completely.
For the frosting:
While cake bakes and cools, add softened cream cheese and softened butter to a medium bowl and mix with a hand mixer until well blended. Add the orange juice, Swerve icing sugar and salt and blend again.
Once the cake has completely cooled, spread the frosting evenly over the top. Decorate with orange zest and enjoy!
