• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Resolution Eats logo

menu icon
go to homepage
  • About
  • Recipes
  • The Keto Diet
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • About
    • Recipes
    • The Keto Diet
    • Contact
    • Subscribe
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×

    Home » Desserts

    Author: Emily Krill | Published: Sep 9, 2019 | Modified: Mar 20, 2022

    Keto Spice Cake

    Jump to Recipe

    This recipe for Keto Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is truly divine.  It’s a light and tender low carb cake with a wonderful crumb.  And each slice has just 5g net carbs.

    A piece of Keto spice cake on a green plate with more pieces of cake in the background
    Jump to:
    • Greetings 👋
    • Nope, it was Spicy, Posh, Scary, Ginger, and Baby Spice. 👩‍🎤
    • But let’s talk spice cake 🍰
    • This holiday spice cake is really good. 😋
    • The creamy frosting is to die for. 👩‍🍳 
    • Ingredients 🥣
    • Optional add-ins 🥜
    • And that’s about it. 👩‍🍳
    • Girl Power! 🚺⚡
    • 📋 Recipe
    • Specialty Ingredients

    🎵“If you wannabe my lover, you’ve gotta get with my friends.”🎵 the Spice Girls

    Greetings 👋

    Today I made a super delicious Keto spice cake, so obviously, I’ve had Spice Girls songs stuck in my head all day.  Interesting fact: the Spice Girls were the ones who popularized the phrase “girl power”.  Not Gloria Steinem.  Not Betty Friedan. 

    Nope, it was Spicy, Posh, Scary, Ginger, and Baby Spice. 👩‍🎤

    But let’s talk spice cake 🍰

    If you have found your way to this recipe, then I’m guessing that you are a low carb dieter who is just trying to make it through the holiday season without giving in to the temptation of sugary desserts.  But fear not, this sugar-free spice cake mix has you covered.  

    a pink plate holds a slice of low carb spice cake

    This holiday spice cake is really good. 😋

    Yep, this Keto spice cake will fool your friends and colleagues into thinking they are eating a normal sugary treat. And making this spice cake will fill your house with the aroma of the holiday season.  It’s got cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves, the big four of holiday spices.  In fact, it tastes a lot like a gingerbread man, only in cake form.  Yum.  

    A piece of Keto spice cake on a green plate with more pieces of cake in the background

    The creamy frosting is to die for. 👩‍🍳 

    It’s a classic cream cheese frosting made from just cream cheese, butter, and sugar-free powdered sweetener.  All you need to do is beat the ingredients together with an electric mixer.  You literally just whip it up.

    a fork holds a bite of Keto spice cake

    Ingredients 🥣

    • butter
    • eggs
    • vanilla extract
    • almond flour
    • coconut flour
    • heavy whipping cream
    • baking powder
    • Xanthan Gum
    • cream cheese
    • salt
    • ground cinnamon
    • nutmeg
    • ginger
    • cloves
    • And finally, you’ll need the trifecta of Keto sugar substitutes: Swerve, Confectioner’s Swerve, and Swerve Brown.  You'll need all the Swerves.

    swerve granular

    Swerve Granular

    Buy Now →
    swerve brown

    Swerve Brown

    Buy Now →
    Swerve Confectioners

    Swerve Confectioners

    Buy Now →

    Swerve Bundle

    Buy Now →
    Ingredients for the Keto spice cake recipe

    Optional add-ins 🥜

    • Nuts:  Chopped walnuts or pecans work great with the flavors of this cake.  Sprinkle them on top of the frosted cake for a little visual contrast. 
    • Sifted Spice:  Frost the cake and then gently sift some cinnamon on top.
    • Booze:  You can turn this cake into a rum cake by soaking it in a buttered rum glaze. Leave the cake in the pan after it comes out of the oven, and use a skewer to poke holes all over it.  Then mix up this delicious Keto buttered rum glaze that I found on the Texas Granola Girl blog. Pour it over the cake and let it soak in as it cools. Then remove the cake from the pan and either frost it, or add a little dollop of sugar free whipped cream on top.
    a hand holds a green plate of Holiday spice cake on a rough wooden tabletop

    And that’s about it. 👩‍🍳

    In less than 45 minutes, you can bake up a delicious Keto spice cake that you’ll be proud to bring to any holiday celebration.  None of your friends will notice that they are eating a sugar-free dessert unless you spill the beans. But you really should tell your female friends, because you know what the Spice Girls always say…

    Girl Power! 🚺⚡

    A piece of Keto spice cake on a pink plate with more pieces of cake in the background
    Big-Chef-Orange-Square

    Ok, chow for now!

    Big-Chef-Orange-Square
    (But let's keep in touch.)

    Print

    📋 Recipe

    Keto Spice Cake

    A piece of Keto spice cake on a green plate with more pieces of cake in the background
    Print Recipe

    ★★★★★

    5 from 2 reviews

    This recipe for Keto Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is truly divine.  It’s a light and tender low carb cake with a wonderful crumb.  And each slice has just 5g net carbs.

    • Author: Emily Krill
    • Prep Time: 15
    • Cook Time: 28
    • Total Time: 43 minutes
    • Yield: 10 slices 1x
    • Category: Dessert
    • Method: Baked
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

    Scale

    spice cake:

    • 9 tablespoons butter, softened
    • ¼ cup Swerve Granular
    • ¼ cup Swerve Brown
    • 3 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 1 ½ cup almond flour*
    • ½ cup coconut flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    • 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
    • ¼ teaspoon Xanthan Gum
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
    • 6 tablespoons water

    frosting:

    • 6 oz cream cheese, softened
    • 6 tablespoons butter, softened
    • ½ cup Swerve Confectioners

     

    Instructions

    Step 1.  Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F and line an 8 x 8-inch pan with parchment paper.  Crisscross two sheets of parchment paper, so that you can easily lift the cake out of the pan later.Step 1 Pre-Heat Oven and Line a pan

    Step 2.  In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream together butter and sweeteners until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.Step 2 Cream butter and sweetener

    Step 3.  Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then add vanilla.Step 3 Beat eggs into the batter

    Step 4.  In a medium-sized bowl, mix together salt, almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and ground clove.Step 4 Mix together dry ingredients 

    Step 5.  Beat the dry ingredients into the wet.Step 5 Combine dry and wet ingredients 

    Step 6.  Then beat in water and cream.  Taste for sweetness and spice and add more if desired.Step 6 Beat in cream and water  

    Step 7.  The batter will be very thick.  Pour batter into the pan and smooth the top with a spatula.Step 7 Smooth the batter into a pan

    Step 8.  Bake for 23-28 minutes until the top is browned and a toothpick in the middle comes out clean.Step 8 Bake cake for 23-28 minutes

    Step 9.  Allow the cake to cool down completely, 2 hours.  In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together softened cream cheese, softened butter, and powdered sweetener, 2-3 minutes.Step 10 Whip up the frosting

    Step 10.  Lift the cake from the pan using parchment paper and place it on a serving plate.  Pour the frosting onto the top of the cake and use a spatula to smooth it out.Step 11 Frost the cake    

     

    Notes

    *If you take this cake to a party, make sure to clearly mark that it contains nuts.  Most people don't expect a cake to use almond flour, so people with nut allergies might inadvertently eat it.  

     

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 slice
    • Calories: 392
    • Fat: 38
    • Carbohydrates: 9
    • Fiber: 5
    • Protein: 8

    Keywords: Keto Spice Cake, Low Carb Spice Cake, Sugar Free Spice Cake, Gluten Free Spice Cake

    Specialty Ingredients

    Swerve Bundle

    Buy Now →
    almond flour

    Almond Flour

    Buy Now →
    coconut flour

    Coconut Flour

    Buy Now →
    xanthan gum

    Xanthan Gum

    Buy Now →
    « Quick Keto Spaghetti Sauce
    Cheesy Keto Jalapeño Cornbread »

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Amanda H says

      October 02, 2019 at 11:41 pm

      This recipe was amazing! I love frosting between layers. So, I made a two layered circle cake. It worked great, just cooked each for about 14 minutes instead. Thank you so much. It was super moist and the flavor was delicious. Wish I could post a picture!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        October 03, 2019 at 5:43 am

        I wish you could post a picture too! Sorry the comments don't allow that. But thanks so much for writing in with that tip. I would never have thought to use this recipe as a layer cake. Did you split the recipe in half to make two layers or did you double the ingredients?

        Reply
    2. Vera K. says

      September 10, 2019 at 6:33 pm

      Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! I made it for my church group and had three different people come up and ask me for the recipe. Adding this to my recipe binder to make over the holidays. Thanks!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • EmilyKrill says

        September 10, 2019 at 6:36 pm

        Great! So glad your friends liked the cake.

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

    Primary Sidebar

    a photo of Emily with a cocktail with text that says Hello

    I'm Emily, the diabetic behind Resolution Eats. Many years ago, I made a New Year's resolution to switch to a low carb diet. It improved both my health and my outlook on life. Since then, I've come up with hundreds of Keto recipes for everything from soup to nuts. And this blog is a way for me to share the low carb love. Cheers!

    Media Outlets I've been Featured In

    Popular

    • Keto Angel Food Cake
    • Easy Rainbow Sherbet
    • World's Greatest Keto Waffle Recipe
    • Sugar-Free Keto Gummy Bears
    images of Keto food products with text that says Keto Pantry

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Accessibility Statement

    What is the Keto Diet?

    • A Beginner's Guide

    Contact

    • Contact
    • Media Kit

    DISCLAIMER: I'm a home cook, not a nutritionist, so please take my advice with a grain of salt.  I calculate the nutritional information using the Lose It app, which sometimes contains errors.  You should also know that there are affiliate links on my website, so if you follow them, I'll receive a small commission. 

    Copyright © 2021 Resolution Eats