Vanilla Keto Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Wonderfully fluffy vanilla keto cupcakes are delicious on their own and downright sinful with the decadent, luscious chocolate frosting.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cupcakes, gluten free, keto

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Cool time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings cupcakes

Calories 407kcal

Author Vered DeLeeuw

Ingredients

Cupcakes:

3 large eggs
¼ cup avocado oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoon stevia glycerite (equals ½ cup sugar)
1 cup blanched finely ground almond flour blanched, finely ground (4 oz)
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking powder (gluten-free if needed)

Frosting:

½ cup unsalted butter, softened (4 oz)
¼ cup heavy cream
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (20g; it's best to use Dutch processed)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoon stevia glycerite (equals ½ cup powdered sugar)*

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line 6 muffin pan cavities with foil liners and lightly grease the liners.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, oil, vanilla and stevia.
Add the almond flour and whisk it in thoroughly until batter is very smooth.
Whisk in the salt and baking powder.
Divide the batter between the cupcake liners. The batter will be fairly thin.
Bake until puffed and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-17 minutes.
Place the pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes, then remove the cupcake from the liners and place them directly on the cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, or place in the fridge to cool quickly (should take about 20 minutes in the fridge).
If your cupcakes have an uneven dome, gently shave it off before frosting, as shown in the video below.
To make the frosting, place the softened unsalted butter, heavy cream, cocoa powder, vanilla, and stevia in a medium bowl. Using a handheld electric mixer, beat on low to incorporate, then beat on medium about 1 minute, until frosting is light and fluffy.
Spoon the frosting on top of the cupcakes and gently spread it. Or use a piping bag to pipe it onto the cupcakes.

Video

Notes

* A granulated sweetener in the frosting will feel grainy - so please use a powdered sweetener. If using a powdered sweetener in the frosting instead of stevia, it's possible that you would need to add a bit more heavy cream to get the right consistency.

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