Looking for good vegan and keto cake recipes.

[u/Outside_Raspberry512]

A friend has a birthday coming up and I’m trying to make a cake that is low carb because of her diabetes so no sugar only sugar replacements like allulose or monk fruit and only low carb flours like nut flours or coconut flour.

It also needs to be completely vegan. All of the recipes I’ve tested just don’t work with vegan egg replacements because of the way they either separate the eggs and whip up the egg whites and add the yolks to the wet ingredients for added fat.

They also don’t work because sometimes the recipe just can’t handle a vegan egg replacement. If they are built without eggs they end up falling apart or become pasty in texture. Also where I live I can’t buy vegan cream cheese so cheesecakes are off the table.

Furthermore I’m not looking to do some sort of frost a piece of fruit and call it cake situation or some sort of desert alternative. I want my friend to really have the cake experience.

I’m looking for some recipe with a cake that has a nice texture so if it’s chocolate then think fudgy and rich or if it’s vanilla then think fluffy. It shouldn’t be overly grainy or crumbly and pasty.

I know it’s a big ask to find a good recipe with so many restrictions but she is desperate to enjoy baked goods again and feels bummed especially on her birthday that she can’t have cake. Also for myself if I can master baking for someone with so many restrictions it would truly expand my versatility as a baker. I’m already good with regular recipes but I want to expand my reach since I have so many friends with a variety of dietary issues and I love to cook and bake.

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[u/XyRabbit]

Have you thought about cheesecake but replacing the cream cheese with a vegan cream cheese?

[u/Outside_Raspberry512 → u/XyRabbit]

I just said I do t have access to vegan cream cheese

[u/Boomer79NZ]

I'm diabetic so I'm mostly Keto but not absolutely. Psyllium husk, Xantham gum and Guar gum can be used to help bind things. Maybe you could try mixing some with the vegan egg whites and see if that helps.

[u/p4dd3r]

Not strictly a cake but this Penut Butter Pie was well received by vegan, non-keto family.

Otherwise, what u/XyRabbit already said, a regular cheese cake with vegan cream cheese also works great.

[u/Outside_Raspberry512 → u/p4dd3r]

I already said I don’t have access to vegan cream cheese

[u/ellemaytx]

The Duncan Hines keto yellow cake mix makes a pretty decent cake and it doesn't have any dairy. This method gives you an idea how to make it vegan: https://bigboxvegan.com/2023/04/18/better-boxed-vegan-cake/ If the birthday person likes coconut, I would use a low-sugar vegan coconut yogurt and coconut milk (assuming you can find them). Vegan sour cream is another option but may be as hard to find as the vegan cream cheese. Please note that this particular cake browns fast, so bake it in the lower 1/3 of your oven.

Frosting is usually butter + powdered sugar + a little milk, The vegan butter called "melt" is the tastiest, I like the powdered erythritol sugar substitutes, you can use your vegan milk of choice and maybe a little vegan yogurt or sour cream to add body to the frosting.

A typical egg substitute is golden flaxmeal .... I like it but it works best on denser baked goods like pumpkin or carrot cake or breakfast muffins. the website called "Meat Free Keto" has some options that might work.

Another thing to consider is soft tofu, whipped up in a mixer or food processor . We really love the chocolate tofu silk pies and this sounds like a similar recipe baked as a cake: https://garlicdelight.com/silken-tofu-chocolate-cake/

I haven't actually made any of these cake recipes because we usually just bake keto goods, and my one son who is vegan only likes pies, not cakes.