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Blueberry Lime July 4th Cake

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Blueberry Lime July 4th Cake

Happy 4th of July Week everyone! This week is going to be a grilling sensation in my house and I have to make some things that’ll compliment all the delicious meat and vegetables that’ll be passed around the table. A cake was definitely being made, and I experimented around because I really wanted something light, sweet, and packed full of flavor. Not to mention, we can’t go around having dry as a desert…dessert, can we?

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Well, blueberries and lime come together in this for a delicious sweet and tart combination that balances itself out with just the right amount of acidity. Each bite comes together just perfectly, leaving only a few fresh blueberries at the top for that extra kick of sweetness and the blueberry extract to bring the taste while mellowing out the flavor profile at the end. The cream cheese that we add to the cake seals the deal. It makes the cake SO moist that it almost falls apart in your mouth…who said everything has to be dry on keto?

So, what are you going to be doing for July 4th? Let us all know your keto recipes and idea for this upcoming holiday in the comments below! I’m going to be setting up station, throwing a heck of a lot of steak on the grill, and serving up meat with bacon wrapped asparagus for July 4th. Dessert? Well, you know exactly what dessert will be!

Yields 2 Cakes, 10 Slices in Total

The Preparation

  • 5 large egg, separated
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 tablespoons coconut flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons butter, salted
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup erythritol
  • 1/4 teaspoon liquid stevia
  • 2 teaspoons blueberry extract
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/4 cup blueberries

The Execution

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Separate the egg yolks and whites into two mixing bowls.

Separated egg yolks in a white bowl with blueberries and lime halves nearby

2. In a separate bowl, mix together the almond flour, coconut flour, and baking powder.

Almond flour, coconut flour, and baking powder whisked together in a glass bowl

3. Using a hand mixer, beat the egg yolks until pale in color.

Egg yolks beaten until pale yellow and frothy in a glass mixing bowl

4. Add in the erythritol, liquid stevia, blueberry extract, butter, and cream cheese. Beat until smooth.

Butter, cream cheese, and erythritol added to beaten egg yolks in a glass bowl

5. Add lime zest and two-thirds of the lime juice to the egg yolk mixture, and mix until well incorporated.

Lime zest and juice stirred into the pale yellow cake batter

6. Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.

Sifting almond flour and coconut flour through a mesh strainer into the wet batter

7. With clean and dry beaters, beat the egg whites with the remaining lime juice until stiff peaks form. Then, gently fold the whites into the batter.

Thick blueberry lime cake batter after folding in egg whites and dry ingredients

8. Pour the batter into loaf or cake pans and top with the blueberries. I used these awesome Threshold disposable cake pans from Target.

Blueberries scattered over lime cake batter in a white loaf pan

9. Bake for 35–40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.

Baked blueberry lime cake with flecks of lime zest cooling in a loaf pan

10. Serve and enjoy!

Sliced blueberry lime cake topped with whipped cream on a wooden cutting board

This makes a total of 4 servings of Blueberry & Lime 4th of July Cake. Each serving comes out to be 379 calories, 31.3g fats, 6.5g net carbs, and 15.3g protein.

NUTRITION CALORIES FAT CARBS FIBER NET CARBS PROTEIN
5 large egg 393 26.2 2 0 2 34.5
1 cup almond flour 648 56 24.6 14.6 10.1 23.5
2 tablespoon coconut flour 40 2.3 6.7 4.7 2 2
1 teaspoon baking powder 2 0 1.3 0 1.3 0
2 tablespoon butter 203 23 0 0 0 0.2
1/4 cup cream cheese 198 19.7 2.4 0 2.4 3.6
1/4 cup erythritol 10 0 0 0 0 0
1/4 teaspoon liquid stevia 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 teaspoon blueberry extract 25 0 1.1 0 1.1 0
2 teaspoon lime zest 2 0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1
2 tablespoon lime juice 8 0 2.6 0.1 2.4 0.1
1/4 cup blueberries 21 0.1 5.4 0.9 4.5 0.3
Totals 1551 127.4 46.6 20.7 26 64.3
Per Serving (/4) 388 31.8 11.7 5.2 6.5 16.1

Blueberry & Lime 4th of July Cake

This makes a total of 4 servings of Blueberry & Lime 4th of July Cake. Each serving comes out to be 379 calories, 31.3g fats, 6.5g net carbs, and 15.3g protein.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 servings
Calories 379 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 large egg separated
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 tablespoon coconut flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon butter salted
  • ¼ cup cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup erythritol
  • ¼ teaspoon liquid stevia
  • 2 teaspoon blueberry extract
  • 2 teaspoon lime zest
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice
  • ¼ cup blueberries

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325F. Separate the egg yolks and whites into two mixing bowls.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the almond flour, coconut flour, and baking powder.
  • Using a hand mixer, beat the egg yolks until pale in color.
  • Add in the erythritol, liquid stevia, blueberry extract, butter, and cream cheese. Beat until smooth.
  • Add lime zest and two-thirds of the lime juice to the egg yolk mixture, and mix until well incorporated.
  • Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix well.
  • With clean and dry beaters, beat the egg whites with the remaining lime juice until stiff peaks form. Then, gently fold the whites into the batter.
  • Pour the batter into loaf or cake pans and top with the blueberries. I used these awesome Threshold disposable cake pans from Target.
  • Bake for 35–40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 6.5gProtein: 15.3gFat: 31.3g
Keyword gluten-free, high-fat, keto, low-carb, oven-baked, sugar-free, vegetarian

Nutrition data sourced from the USDA FoodData Central database and manufacturer labels. How we calculate nutrition →

Comments

  1. Can anything be substituted for the Blueberry extract?

    • Sharon,

      I suppose you could use any type of berries and any type of berry extract with this. I just chose blueberry to keep with the color scheme 😉

  2. Typo with the write up above nutritional info, it says “145 Calories, 12.4g Fats, 3g Fats, and 6.4g Protein.” in 2 places, I think it is meant to say 3g Carbs.

    Looks delicious!

  3. Danielle says

    Is the extract just for flavor? I couldn’t find blueberry or any other berry extract. Can I just use vanilla?

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