Easy Keto Pound Cake

4.7 stars, average of 504 ratings

Written by Lauren Lester on July 9, 201851

This keto-friendly pound cake is literally the easiest guilt-free dessert. Best of all - one slice has 3 grams of net carbs and less than 300 calories!

All it takes is one bowl and a few simple ingredients to whip up this fluffy low-carb cake. Eat alone or with whipped cream!

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0 hours, 40 minutes

Hands-on 10 minutes Overall 50 minutes

Nutritional values (per slice)

3.2 grams 1.9 grams 9.1 grams 25.4 grams 9.7 grams 275 calories

Total Carbs	5.1	grams
Fiber	1.9	grams
Net Carbs	3.2	grams

Protein	9.1	grams
Fat	25.4	grams
of which Saturated	9.7	grams

Calories	275	kcal

Magnesium	56	mg (14% RDA)
Potassium	191	mg (10% EMR)

Macronutrient ratio: Calories from carbs (5%), protein (13%), fat (82%)

Ingredients (makes 8 servings)

5 large eggs
115 g full-fat cream cheese (4 oz)
¹/₄ cup melted butter or ghee (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
¹/₄ cup heavy cream (60 ml/ 2 fl oz)
2 tsp sugar-free vanilla extract
1 tsp sugar-free almond extract
1 ¹/₂ cups almond flour (150 g/ 5.3 oz)
¹/₂ cup granulated Swerve or Erythritol, or to taste (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
pinch of sea salt

Note: Instead of vanilla and almond extract, you can use freshly grated lemon zest and lemon juice or cinnamon.

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
Place the eggs, cream cheese, butter, cream, vanilla, and almond extract in a large mixing bowl and beat using a hand mixer until smooth. Add in the remaining dry ingredients and beat once more until incorporated.
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Optionally, dust with some powdered Swerve or Erythritol. Slice and enjoy it on it's own or serve with some whipped cream! Store at room temperature for up to two days or in the fridge for up to a week.

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Comments (51)

DeNett Reed 7 days ago #

Love it!... the perfect way to take care of my sweet tooth. The almond extract made this cake oh sooooo delicious!!! Thanks for such a wonderful recipe. I look forward to making more recipes, you are much appreciated 😊

Martina @ KetoDiet 6 days ago #

Thank you so much, I'm happy you enjoyed! ❤

George Newman one month ago #

Well that didn't work at all. Flat heavy wet brick.

Martina @ KetoDiet one month ago #

I've made this a few times and mine was never a "heavy flat brick" but compared to other cakes it does not get light and fluffy - it is supposed to be more dense. Pound cake does not use baking powder but you could always make it fluffier by adding some.

Tina 2 months ago #

Hi,
Thanks for your recipe. Can I bake it in a bread machine? I used to make my non keto pound cakes in a bread machine.
Thanks

Martina @ KetoDiet one month ago #

I'd love to know that too! I never owned a bread machine so I'm not sure. But please do share your thoughts if you try it 😊

Sherry Ann 2 months ago #

Hi! Love love love the flavor of this and we made a vanilla cream cheese icing for it too!
My cake (we are at 4400 elevation), so we are not sure if that is the challenge? But mine did not look as airy as yours and the top was completely smooth. So we're not sure if we beat it or what we did different.
But it was delicious!!!
Sherry Ann

Martina @ KetoDiet 2 months ago #

Thank you Sherry! It might be due to the high altitude (see my comment below for tips). I'm glad you enjoyed! ❤

Fern 2 months ago #

Hi Martina,
I’ve made this cake several times, always with great results..I’m not an experience baker, btw.
Love your recipes🌟
Happy New Year, sending love and good wishes🥰

Martina @ KetoDiet 2 months ago #

Thank you for your kind words, Fern, I'm happy to hear that! 😊

Elora Dunn 3 months ago #

Love this recipe, any tips for high altitude baking?

Martina @ KetoDiet 2 months ago #

Hi Elora, I'd use the general tips and as a minimum increase the temperature by 25 F. There's no baking powder here so no need to reduce. A good guide is here: http://dish.allrecipes.com/high-altitude-cake-baking/ 😊

Kevin Stansbury 4 months ago #

this is a wonderful recipe and taste delicious my only question is how did you get the almond flour to be so yellow? Because my almond flour mix my poundcake a little bit more brown

Martina @ KetoDiet 3 months ago #

Thank you Kevin! I think it may be the eggs. If the egg yolks are dark yellow/orange then the pound cake will have a more yellow/orange hue 😊

Elena 4 months ago #

Just made this, very yummy !!!
Thank you so much for the recipes, you're an absolute star.

Martina @ KetoDiet 3 months ago #

Thank you Elena!

Kaysi 🌸 7 months ago #

OMG I love this cake! Made them in a cup cake tray - perfect!! Yum yum 😋

Martina @ KetoDiet 6 months ago #

Thank you!

rebecca starr 7 months ago #

I made this yesterday for the first time. I’ve never made a pound cake before, but this came out dense, moist, and heavy (which I love) and very generous portions. Will try again using lemon juice and zest next time. Only negative is that it sort of collapsed in the middle after taking it out. So definitely not as pretty as the photo in the recipe. But super easy to make (shoved everything in my nutri ninja and gave it a blast). Then poured the (very runny) mixture into the loaf tin!!

Martina @ KetoDiet 7 months ago #

Thank you for your feedback! I will be just guessing... There is no baking powder (too much of it would cause air bubbles) or psyllium (can't be over processed). Possibly sudden temperature changes could cause that.

JJ 7 months ago #

I was a bit skeptic of this batter as it was very runny, but it turned out fine after leaving it in the oven for an extra 10 minutes.
The cake itself is quiet dense, but nice texture and flavour ( I used lemon rind and juice instead).
Overall lovely pick me up snack with a cup of tea or coffee.

Martina @ KetoDiet 7 months ago #

Thank you for your kind words, JJ!

San 7 months ago #

Thank you so much for this recipe. I’m in my first week of Keto, finding my way around. I was short of a couple of macro nutrients tonight, but more importantly i was on the hunt for something sweet. I made this. It ticked a lot of boxes. It was so easy, it came out perfect and everyone in the house is grateful. Also, im able to carry it forward for a snack here and there on my plan. And ive frozen 3 pieces. Thanks again.

Martina @ KetoDiet 7 months ago #

Thank you for your lovely feedback!

Gloria 8 months ago #

I'm not a fan of eggs and I'm wondering if this pound cake turns out "eggy" since the recipe calls for 5 eggs? Thanks in advance!

Martina @ KetoDiet 7 months ago #

Hi Gloria, I haven't made this specific recipe but I made a similar recipe and didn't ding it eggy. I found that vanilla helps beat any eggy aftertaste. Or you could substitute 1-2 of the regular eggs with flax eggs (1 egg = 1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp water). Just mix the flax and water and add it to the eggs. I hope this helps!

Norma 8 months ago #

Cheese, ghee, heavy cream. I get a guy ache from cow milk products