If you're looking for a delicious, moist, and absolutely crave worthy cake recipe, this Keto Lemon Pound Cake recipe is for you. This cake is one of the most delightful and delicious pound cake recipes I've ever made, and you'd never know that it was low carb by tasting it!
Why I Love Keto Lemon Pound Cake
I'm being serious when I say that you really must try this easy lemon cake recipe!
- Easy. 5 steps to make.
- Low Carb. 4 net carbs per serving.
- Moist. Not dry or crumbly like some keto desserts can be.
- Gluten-Free. Allergy friendly for the whole family.
- Flavorful. Load of lemony flavor.
All the joy of a delicious moist lemon pound cake without any of the guilt?! You'd think that this is a fairy tale, but I assure you, it is definitely a reality.
Can I Freeze This Cake For Later?
Another great thing about this Keto Lemon Pound Cake is that freezes VERY well. So if you don't see yourself eating this entire cake in one sitting (and believe me, I wouldn't blame you for wanting to do so), you can freeze some of it up for later. Here's how:
- Cool. Wait for the cake to cool to room temperature.
- Slice. Cut into individual portions so it thaws faster.
- Wrap. Wrap in parchment paper and a freezer-safe bag.
- Freeze. Pop in the freezer to enjoy later.
Does Lemon Pound Cake Need To Be Refrigerated?
This lemon pound cake recipe does not have to be refrigerated. That being said, if you refrigerate it, you can get a few more days of life out of this keto lemon cake.
How Do You Make Pound Cake Moist?
The trick to making this keto pound cake moist is in the sour cream and cream cheese. With these creamy ingredients, you'll make on of the most moist lemon pound cake recipe you've ever tried.
How To Make Lemon Pound Cake From Scratch
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 6-cup bundt pan and set aside. In a large stand-up mixer bowl using the paddle attachment on the mixer, beat together the butter, cream cheese and Swerve until light and fluffy and well incorporated.
- Add the lemon extract and lemon juice and mix well.
- Add the eggs and sour cream and mix well.
- Pour in all the dry ingredients until well combined. Beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy.
- Pour the batter into the greased bundt pan. Bake for 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted to the bottom of the keto pound cake of it comes clean.
Tips and Tricks for Making Keto Lemon Pound Cake
- Make sure you beat the heck out of the keto cake batter. It's important to make sure that the cake has a pleasant consistency.
- Use a SIX cup bundt pan, not the huge 10-12 cup pans that are standard.
Looking For More fantastic Keto Cake Options?
- Check out my Cream Cheese Pound Cake! It's a delightfully sweet low carb treat!
- Keto Chocolate cake is always a winner.
- My keto carrot cake is another popular one.
So the next time you have friends or family over, do yourself a favor and make this Keto Lemon Pound Cake recipe and surprise everyone with a delicious but, healthy dessert. Make sure to let me know if you enjoyed it in the comments!
Ingredients
- 4 ounces (113.4 g) Cream Cheese, at room temperature
- 4 tablespoons (4 tablespoons) softened butter
- 3/4 cup (45.5 g) Swerve , or Truvia
- 1 teaspoon (1 Teaspoon) Lemon Extract
- 4 (4) Eggs
- 1/4 cup (57.5 g) sour cream
- 2 cups (224 g) Superfine Almond Flour
- 2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) Baking Powder
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- juice of one lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 6-cup bundt pan and set aside. In a large stand-up mixer bowl using the paddle attachment on the mixer, beat together the butter, cream cheese and Swerve until light and fluffy and well incorporated.
- Add the lemon extract and lemon juice and mix well.
- Add the eggs and sour cream and mix well.
- Add all the dry ingredients until well combined. Beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy.
- Pour the batter into the greased bundt pan. Bake for 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted to the bottom of it comes clean.
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- Please be sure to a) beat the heck out of the batter and b) Use a SIX cup bundt pan, not the huge, 10-12 cup pans that are standard.
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Sharon
Made your Keto Lemon Pound Cake, we all loved it, cannot wait to try another of your Pound Cakes. On the servings, I embellished them each with fresh strawberries and whipped topping. A great pound cake without the carbs.
Liz
Amazing! And delicious! 🙂
I ground down the almond to a fine flour and beat in one egg at a time.
I also used a springform round baking tin as I didn't have a bundt cake tin small enough!
George
this is an excellent pound cake with lemon flavor
George
I made this cake then i made a lite frosting for it using swerve confectioners sugar and a tiny of lemon juice . It went very good with the cake. not sure the carbs though
Katherine
Can you use stevia instead of serve?
Kelly
Can I use vanilla extract? Did you use unsalted butter?
Tina
Far too fatty. I had butter swimming on top of the cake. I used finely ground almonds. Did you use defatted almond flour with 10% fat content?
Suzan Ka
That doesn't sound right. I've made this many time and not experience that.
URVASHI PITRE
No I didn’t. I used regular almond flour. I wonder if the butter didn’t get blended in as well as it should? I’ve never had it float to the top
Jody
I don't have that smaller size bundt pan. Can I make it in a loaf pan instead? The 8.5" seems to hold a similar amount of batter.
Judit Miklos
Light, moist and perfect in the morning with my coffee.
Simple and easy, no need special baking experience. Highly recommend. I made some changes, I used natvia because we can't get swerve in the UK. I also made just a half portion because I didn't have that size tray to bake.
Looking at the nutrition break down, I wonder if it's per 100g or per cake?
Thank u
Fplisha
Can you use regular sugar, if so, what are the measurements. Thanks
URVASHI PITRE
You can but I don’t know the measurements. I would suggest googling conversion charts
Ralph
Any ideas how I can make my cake lighter without a stand mixer? Thanks!
Ralph
Any ideas how I can make my cake lighter without a stand mixer? Thanks!
URVASHI PITRE
You’d just beat it with a spoon untik it appeared lighter and fluffier, and everything was well mixed in.
Tiffany
Is it possible to change the flavour from lemon to something else? Have you tried?