This Keto Strawberry Shortcake is the perfect spring and summer low carb, gluten free dessert. With moist layers of cake, fresh whipped cream and sweet strawberries, this is a perfectly balanced keto treat.
Ingredient Notes
- Almond Flour - I recommend using a blanched almond flour and sifting it, or using a superfine almond flour. It will give you a much more cake-like texture.
- Strawberries - Shortcake is traditionally done with strawberries, but you can use any fruits or berries you want in this recipe. For more keto strawberry dessert recipes, check out my Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes, or my Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
- Monkfruit - For this recipe, I used powdered monkfruit. You can use any sweetener you prefer. Just be mindful of its ratio to sugar and adjust the amounts accordingly.
- Cream of Tartar - this helps to stabilize the whipped egg whites and prevent the sweetener from crystallizing. It also acts as a leavening agent.
- Almond Milk - If you are not a fan of almond milk, you can sub heavy cream, coconut milk, or the nut milk of your choice.
Step by step directions
1. Using a stand mixer or electric mixer, whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar together until thick and frothy. Add the sweetener and whip until thickened. Add the egg yolks to the mixture and beat until thick and creamy.
2. Combine the almond flour, coconut flour and baking powder in a large bowl and whisk to remove any clumps. Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, mixing slowly so that you do not deflate the egg mixture.
3. Combine the melted butter, almond milk and vanilla extract together and add to the batter, again folding gently until just combined.
4. Grease and line two - 8-inch sandwich cake pans and spoon half of the gluten free shortcake batter into each, smoothing it out carefully.
5. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, checking at the 45 minute mark to see if a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and cool the cakes on a cooling rack.
6. Once cooled, very carefully cut each cake in half – the outside edge can be a bit crumbly so use a very sharp knife and a gentle hand. While the cakes are cooling, make the keto whipped cream - Combine the heavy cream, sweetener and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and using an electric hand mixer, beat until thick and creamy. Next, we start building our keto strawberry shortcake.
7. Complete each layer by spreading a layer of whipped cream on top of a cake layer, sprinkling some strawberries on top of the whipped cream and topping with another layer of cake.
8. Repeat until you have used all four layers of the cake. Add remaining whipped cream and strawberries to the top.
Frequently Asked Questions
It's actually easier than you might think. Combine heavy cream, sweetener (to taste) and a splash of vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl and using an electric hand mixer, beat until thick and creamy.
I have only tested this low carb shortcake recipe as written so I cannot guarantee its success with all coconut flour. Coconut flour is not a 1:1 substitution with almond flour. It is extremely absorbent, making 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.
It is a cake that is traditionally made with biscuit dough - think sweet biscuit. While I opted to make this in a larger cake format, you typically see them in single serving portions, and often with a single "sweet biscuit" as the base. You will also see strawberry shortcake made with scones. It's really just a matter of personal preference.
Recipe tips and variations
- Add a teaspoon of lemon juice to the filling before whipping for a strawberry lemonade flavor combo. Try these Keto Lemon Glazed Cupcakes.
- Swap the strawberries in this keto strawberry shortcake for your favorite berry: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, whatever you'd like!
- Serve with a scoop of my Keto Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
- Make them mini: scoop the shortcake batter into a silicone cupcake mold filling ⅓ of the way, then bake at 350°F until the tops are golden brown. Layer the mini cakes, whipped filling, and strawberries and repeat the process twice for a stacked mini strawberry shortcake
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Keto Strawberry Shortcake
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Description
This Keto Strawberry Shortcake is the perfect spring and summer low carb, gluten free dessert recipe. With moist layers of cake, layer with fresh whipped cream and sweet strawberries, this is a perfect keto treat.
Ingredients
for the cake:
- 8 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar (get it here)
- 1 cup powdered monkfruit, sifted (I use this brand) code PEACE for 20% off
- 3 cups blanched almond flour (I use this brand)
- ½ cup coconut flour (I use this brand)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup butter, measured solid and then melted
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract (I use this brand)
for the filling:
- 1 cup hulled and quartered strawberries
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered monkfruit
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
for the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Using a stand mixer or electric mixer, whisk the egg whites and cream of tartar together until thick and frothy. Add the sweetener and whip until thickened.
- Add the egg yolks to the mixture and beat until thick and creamy.
- Combine the almond flour, coconut flour and baking powder in a large bowl and whisk to remove any clumps.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, mixing slowly so that you do not deflate the egg mixture.
- Combine the melted butter, almond milk and vanilla extract together and add to the batter, again folding gently until just combined.
- Grease and line two - 8-inch sandwich cake pans and spoon half of the batter into each, smoothing it out carefully.
- Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, checking at the 45 minute mark to see if a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool the cakes on a cooling rack.
- Once cooled, very carefully cut each cake in half – the outside edge can be a bit crumbly so use a very sharp knife and a gentle hand.
for the filling:
- Combine the heavy cream, sweetener and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and using an electric hand mixer, beat until thick and creamy.
putting it all together:
- Complete each layer by spreading a layer of whipped cream on top of a cake layer, sprinkling some strawberries on top of the whipped cream and topping with another layer of cake. Repeat until you have used all for layer of cake.
Notes
- Be sure to let the cake fully cool before cutting it, or it will crumble. Use a sharp knife and a steady hand.
- To make this recipe dairy free, simply replace the heavy cream with coconut milk, and the butter with butter flavored coconut oil.
- If you are not a fan of monkfruit, you can use any sweetener you prefer. Another one of my favorites it King Arthur Baking Sugar Alternative.
- Net Carbs Per Serving: 8.9g
- Category: desserts
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories: 705
- Fat: 64.7g
- Carbohydrates: 15.2g
- Fiber: 6.3g
- Protein: 17.1g
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Sarah says
This looks wonderful. I will be baking it with coconut oil since my daughter is allergic to all dairy. One question about terminology. Is a Sandwich cake pan basically a standard American cake pan. he link shows a standard American 8" cake pan. Just wondering about wording.
Kyndra Holley says
That's correct. I hope you enjoy!
Sarah says
Thanks so much. I did bake it up with coconut oil. Came out great.
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Missy says
This was fantastic!! Thank you so much for your time making and sharing these recipes!!
ROBYN says
This looks wonderful!
i will try it this weekend
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Diya says
I made this just last night! It was so delicious. I will definitely make this again!
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Kaleb says
This looks wonderful!
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Dimi71 says
I made this cake last night and it turned out amazing!! I have a question - are the calories per slice (705 cal) or for the whole cake? it seems like a lot of calories for one slice....Watching my macros so I wanted to be sure!
Anonymous says
Super tasty, perfect to kill that sweet tooth!
Not sweet at all, I did forget to sift the Almond flour😩
Stephanie says
Yay!! Thank you for helping to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings without having to break my keto diet. These were definitely a hit!
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Rebecca says
How can you make this nut-free?? I cannot have almond flour, but coconut is okay.
Kyndra Holley says
This question was addressed in depth in the FAQ section of this post
claire says
I can't do monk fruit. Do you have an alternative?
Kyndra Holley says
You can use any low carb sweetener you prefer