This Low Carb Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake is moist and dense, with the bright and fresh flavors of lemon and blueberry. Best of all, it is low carb, gluten free, and even sugar free
Ingredient Notes
- Sweetener - For this recipe, I used monkfruit. You can use any sweetener you prefer, just make that it is a 1:1 replacement for regular sugar, or adjust the amounts accordingly.
- Ricotta Cheese - You could also substitute sour cream, cream cheese, or dairy free cream cheese.
- Vanilla Extract - If you like extra lemon flavor, you could substitute lemon extract or add both. Alternately, you could also use vanilla bean, or vanilla paste.
- Lemon Juice - I recommend using fresh lemon juice for this recipe. Since the recipe calls for lemon zest anyway, you might as well use fresh lemon juice,
- Almond Flour - I recommend using a blanched almond flour or a superfine almond flour as it gives the cake a better texture.
Step by Step Instructions
1. Add the butter, egg, and sweetener to a mixing bowl
2. Mix - Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sweetener, and egg until well combined and light and fluffy
3. Add the ricotta, vanilla extract, and lemon zest to the mixing bowl
4. Combine the almond flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Mix until well combined.
5. Add the almond flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until all ingredients are well incorporated.
6. Fold in the blueberries.
7. Pour the batter into a greased bundt pan.
8. Bake at 375°F for 50 minutes, or until the center is cooked through
9. Make the glaze while the pound cake is baking.
10. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cake. Garnish with fresh blueberries.
Frequently Asked Questions
With a few substitutions, you can easily make this a dairy free recipe. Substitute the butter with ghee, or butter flavored coconut oil.
Substitute the ricotta with an almond milk ricotta - I like the brand Kite Hill.
Substitute the cream cheese with an almond milk cream cheese. Substitute the heavy cream for almond milk or coconut milk
You can also make this recipe in a loaf pan, or even as individual cakes in a muffin tin.
I have only tested this recipe with almond flour. Coconut flour is not a 1:1 substitution. Coconut flour is extremely absorbent, so when substituting coconut flour, it is necessary to add more liquid and more egg. A good rule of thumb is to substitute 1 cup of almond flour with ¼ of coconut flour and one additional egg for every ¼ cup of coconut flour. It may also be necessary to double the liquid called for in the recipe as well. If the mixture seems too dry, simply add more liquid, a little at a time until you reach your desired consistency. If your mixture is too wet, add additional coconut flour, mixing in 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
Variations
- use mixed berries in place of the blueberries
- use raspberries in place of blueberries and sour cream in place of the ricotta
- use sugar free dried cranberries in place of the blueberries and orange in place of the lemon, and add a little ground ginger and cinnamon for a delicious fall themed variation
- Add lemon extract for even more lemon flavor
- Swap out the ricotta for sour cream or cream cheese
More Keto Dessert Recipes
- Keto Chocolate Peanut Butter Pops
- Keto Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Keto Blackberry Clafoutis
- Pumpkin Spice Creme Brulee
- Low Carb Chocolate Nut Clusters
- Keto Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake
- Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake
- Keto Maple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
- Gluten Free Chocolate Vanilla Marble Pound Cake
- Low Carb Keto Lime Pie Jars
Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This Blueberry Lemon Pound cake is the perfect summer keto dessert. It is fresh and light, and loved by even the pickiest of eaters.
Ingredients
for the cake:
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup granular monkfruit (I use this brand) Code PEACE for 20% off
- 4 large eggs, divided
- 1 ¼ cups ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 ½ cups blanched almond flour (I use this brand)
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅓ cup blueberries, more for garnish
for the glaze:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon powdered monkfruit (I use this brand)
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, monkfruit and one egg until light and fluffy. Add the ricotta, vanilla extract and lemon zest to the bowl, and mix until all ingredients are well combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the almond flour and baking powder and whisk well to combine.
- Alternate adding a little almond flour, and one egg at a time to the batter. Once all ingredients are added, mix until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Gently fold in the blueberries.
- Pour the batter into a greased bundt pan or silicone bundt mold.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until the center is cooked. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing the cake to fully cool.
- While the cake is baking, make the glaze. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and heat gently until all ingredients are melted, stirring to combine. Let cool and thicken slightly.
- Once the cake has cooled and has been removed from the pan, drizzle the glaze over top of the cake before serving.
Notes
- If you do not have a bundt pan, this can also be made in a loaf pan, or even as individual cakes in muffin tins.
- It is important to use blanched almond flour or superfine almond flour to get the right texture.
net carbs pers slice: 6.9g
- Category: desserts
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 437
- Fat: 39.3g
- Carbohydrates: 10.3g
- Fiber: 3.4g
- Protein: 14.5g
Keywords: low carb pound cake, keto bundt cake, lemon blueberry pound cake, gluten free blueberry pound cake, sugar free pound cake, keto desserts, low carb desserts
Christine says
Absolutely delicious,family loved it!
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Cate says
Can I use powdered swerve for the cake also or must be granular ?
Susan Lepper says
This is soooo good!
Meghan says
Is the bake time the same if I use a normal cake pan? I cant find my bundt cake pan.
Stacy McNamara says
This was excellent. Didn’t taste keto at all. Loved all the flavour.
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Lisa says
Made this yesterday for a dinner party. I used Swerve brown sugar, bc it happened to be why I had, a nd sour cream in place of the ricotta. It took a little longer to set up than the recipe suggested, but I did monkey with it a bit. The laste and texture were fantastic - I thought it was incredibly similar to a traditional sugar and white flour cake.
Amber says
This cake has been in my bundt Pan for an hour now and is still very liquidy.. I wonder what's going on?
Paula says
How much butter is a stick of butter?
Kyndra Holley says
Usually 8 tablespoons.
Cheryl says
One stick of butter is 4 oz.
Lucy says
I loved the recipe it was amazing!! I did everything recommended besides the icing. Instead, I used 2 egg whites, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice, and a cup of powdered monkfruit (tasted really nice). For the bake time I cut 10 min off and it came out really fluffy and bouncy. I would recommend leaving it to sit for a while after taking it out of the oven so the bundt cake doesn’t crumble.
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Patti says
Hello,
I made the cake today. I followed the recipe exactly but mine fell in the middle. I was kind of shocked as I am a seasoned gluten free keto baker. This was a first. I obviously did something wrong. Oh I used a loaf pan instead,of a Bundt as I did not have one. Could that have done it. I really didn’t think that was the issue. Maybe the oven temp. I think I should have lowered the temp to 350 because I used a smaller pan.
The batter was delicious though as was the glaze. Yummy!!!
Patti
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Heather says
I added half package softened cream cheese (didn't have a full 1.25 cups ricotta) and juice from 1/2 a lemon. Stooped the batter into parchment paper baking cups, dropped 3 frozen blueberries in the cups and topped with more batter. Baked at 375 for 23 minutes and these little single servings are just delightfully delicious! Thank you for yet another great recipe!
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Susan says
This was so good! I will definitely make it again.
Susan H. says
This was so good! I will definitely make this again!
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Melissa says
This is so yummy and easy to make. This will definitely be one of my go to recipes 😋
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Angie says
Flavor was terrific! Mom non-keto (but tolerant) mom loved it. Didn’t come out very pretty like yours, but will make again.
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Nadia says
I made this for my son's birthday and it was a huge hit with everyone, kiddos and grown-ups. I followed the recipe and used the non-dairy recommendations. I also used frozen blueberries. The bundt pan looked nice and came out easily (5 min early). I ended up mixing a little maple syrup into the glaze because the non-dairy cream cheese was clumping and I wanted to mask its funky aftertaste. The glaze turned out delicious and the whole cake was moist and had a nice crumb. Very good! Will make 2 more this weekend for the party.
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Theresa says
I love this recipe! I make it all the time! Switch out apple and almond extract for the berries and vanilla, so yummy! I’ll also take dark chocolate with some coconut oil, melt them together and drizzle over the top for another version! So yummy!
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Pamela says
165 pounds list and couldn't have done it without kyndra's recipes, forums and tips!
This one helps that sweet tooth craving.
My first low carb cookbook I found worth buying.👍💯
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Erin says
Love this keto-friendly dessert! I made it for my family and everyone really enjoyed it. I then shared it with my friends, we have a keto recipe chat group, and my one friend made it for her diabetic father in law who was so excited they had a treat at brunch he could enjoy!
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Karen Maloney says
This is a lovely cake! Flavorful, moist and easy to make. I gave it to people who had no idea it was Keto!
Want to try it next with the dried cranberries!
Thanks Kendra for another great recipe!
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Evie says
This cake is surprisingly easy to put together, and tastes absolutely delicious. For me, make it the night before and serve it the following day. It’s even more delicious on day two in my opinion, and the cake holds together better.
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