Lil B’s Birthday Cake

I Made this cake for a special little boys Birthday, and it was a huge success.
As many of you already know, I work for Dr. Ken Berry and his wife Neisha, from Neisha loves It , and was asked to make a Birthday Cake for “Lil B’s” 2nd birthday; This was no easy feat, as there were many NON KETO guests. After many failed attempts, I believe this cake TRULY ticks all the boxes. This is a tasty and impressive cake for any party!!

CAKE INGREDIENTS:

•  2  cups almond flour
• 1  cup vanilla whey protein powder
• ½  cup coconut flour
• ½ cup stevia/erythritol blend sweetener
• 1.5 TBSP baking powder
• 1.5  tsp xanthan gum
• ¾ cup butter (softened)
• ½ cup unsweetened almond milk (room temp)
• 1  TBSP vanilla extract
• 8 large eggs (room temp)

CAKE INSTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat the oven to 350F.  Lightly grease up your three 9” cake pans or you could also line them with parchment paper.
• To a food processor or blender, add in all of your dry ingredients, except the sweetener, and blend until fine and well incorporated.
• In a large bowl, add butter and sweetener and beat on medium for 5 minutes, or until it starts to look light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs, adding one at a time until fully incorporated.
• Add in your vanilla extract, beat for 30 seconds.
• Add in flour mixture in 2 batches.
• Now add in your unsweetened almond milk. Mix until fully incorporated.
• Pour out cake batter evenly between the 3 greased cake pans.  Smooth out the top and give each cake pan a tap on the counter to knock out any air pockets.
• Place on middle shelf of the oven for 20 – 25 minutes or until lightly golden on the top.  If you can’t fit all on one shelf, be sure to rotate half way through.
• Let cakes cool for 20 minutes and then gently turn them out onto a cooling rack until fully cooled. The side turned out will be your top side.
• Put your first cake layer onto a cake board or decorating stand, add a layer of frosting, then do the same with your second and third cake layers.
• Finally frost the whole cake, smooth out and add any keto approved toppings that you like to decorate.
• ENJOY!!

FROSTING INGREDIENTS:

• 3   bricks cream cheese (softened)
• 2   sticks butter (softened)
• 1   TBSP vanilla extract
• 2    cups swerve confectioners sweetener
• ¼   cup heavy whipping cream

FROSTING INSTRUCTIONS:

• Add all of the ingredients, except for the heavy whipping cream, into a medium sized mixing bowl.
• Using a hand blender, beat all of the ingredients together until they are mostly incorporated.
• While still beating, start adding your heavy whipping cream 2 TBSP at a time until you get desired consistency.

PRODUCTS WE USE:

• KITCHEN AID MEASURING SPOONS/CUPS
• HAMLTON BEACH FOOD PROCESSOR
• KITCHEN AID PROFESSIONAL STAND MIXER
• SILICONE RUBBER SPATULA
• STAINLESS MIXING BOWLS
• WILTON ALUMINUM 9″ ROUND CAKE TIN
• BLACK AND DECKER HAND MIXER
• BAKING/COOLING RACK

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