This tender, golden keto strawberry shortcake pound cake has the strawberries baked right into it. Just top it with some whipped cream for the perfect low carb strawberry shortcake!
We celebrated my husband's birthday last night while visiting family in Michigan. One of his favorite desserts is strawberry shortcake so I wanted to treat him for his special day.
But I also wanted to treat myself so I knew I wanted to make a low carb, sugar-free, gluten-free, Trim Healthy Mama friendly strawberry shortcake. This keto strawberry cake is studded with chopped strawberries and resembles a pound cake in texture. It is phenomenal. I ate the leftover end piece in the car for breakfast this morning and it was just as good plain.
If you're on a low carb or gluten-free diet, finding delicious dessert options can be a challenge. However, with this low carb keto recipe, you can indulge in a sweet treat without worrying about your carbohydrate or sugar intake.
This recipe is not only low carb and sugar-free but also gluten-free, making it the perfect dessert option for those with dietary restrictions. Fresh strawberries are mixed right into moist almond flour cake and topped with whipped cream for the ultimate indulgence. Whether you're looking for a guilt-free dessert option or just want to try something new, this keto strawberry shortcake recipe is sure to impress.
This Keto Vanilla Cake or my Keto Pound Cake also work really well as a sugar free strawberry shortcake cake! Or you can make mini shortcakes using my Almond Flour Cupcakes.
Ingredients
Butter - I use regular salted butter in all my baking. It's a lot cheaper to just buy the store brand and I haven't noticed a difference in any low carb dessert I've made. If you have unsalted butter add an extra pinch of salt.
Sugar-Free Sweetener - I like to use a blend of xylitol, erythritol, and stevia in my recipes. By using a combination of sugar alcohols and stevia you only need half the amount required of regular sugar. Since these sweeteners can be more expensive this simple trick can help your grocery bill a lot.
Eggs - Just regular large eggs are fine!
Vanilla - With the price of vanilla going up the last few years I decided to try an inexpensive Mexican vanilla extract and have been happy with the results.
Sour Cream - This is what gives my pound cake much of its moisture. You can sub in plain yogurt or even cottage cheese if you prefer.
Almond Flour - I prefer bleached finely ground almond flour in baked goods. Blanched almond flour gives a tender crumb in cakes, cookies, and biscuits.
Coconut Flour - Just a little bit of coconut flour goes a long way. Coconut flour helps to balance the oiliness of almond flour since it is naturally drier and absorbs more liquid than other alternative flours.
Ground Golden Flax - Flax has a lot of fiber and the golden flax has a very mild taste. This is optional! You can use the golden flax or sub in additional almond flour for this ingredient.
Baking Powder - Always check that it is fresh.
Vanilla Extract - Vanilla enhances the natural flavors in keto recipes and desserts.
Fresh Strawberries - Look for fresh, ripe, sweet strawberries.
Heavy Cream - To make whipped cream as a topping.
How to Make Keto Strawberry Shortcake
This takes less than 10 minutes to get into the oven. Just mix the ingredients with an electric mixer, fold in the berries, and pop it in to bake! This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten free, grain free, sugar free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
Step One: Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
Step Two: Mix together the batter ingredients and then fold in the strawberries.
Step Three: Spread into the prepared loaf pan.
Step Four: Bake until golden and firm to the touch in the center.
Expert Tip: While the keto strawberry shortcake is baking you can make your homemade whipped cream and slice more strawberries for the garnish.
Variations
Blueberry - Swap out the strawberries for frozen or fresh blueberries.
Lemon - Add a teaspoon of lemon zest or lemon extract to the batter. Lemon juice is not a strong enough flavor.
Raspberry - Swap the strawberries for frozen or fresh raspberries.
Common Questions
Can I leave the berries out of the batter?
Sure. If you prefer you can just use whipped cream and sliced strawberries to garnish instead of also mixing some into the keto strawberry cake.
You can also sub in another type of berry. Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, or a combination all go great inside this pound cake! For those berries, you can use the frozen varieties. Just add them still frozen. Strawberries work better fresh in the pound cake for my strawberry shortcake recipe.
How do I make keto whipped cream?
If you have an electric mixer or stand mixer it is very easy to make homemade whipped cream! Simply pour in the heavy whipping cream and beat it until it is firm enough to hold a peak when the beaters are lifted up (turn them off before testing to avoid a mess). Add in a little sweetener of your choice and mix again for a few seconds until it is incorporated. Enjoy with your keto strawberry shortcake!
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Keto Strawberry Shortcake
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon butter softened
- ½ cup Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 ¼ cup almond flour ***
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup ground golden flax (or additional almond flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup strawberries chopped
Whipped Cream:
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 2 tablespoon Joy Filled Eats Sweetener (or see alternatives in recipe notes)
Serve with additional sliced strawberries.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease a loaf pan liberally with butter.
- In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter and sweetener until light and fluffy. Add the sour cream and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the eggs one at a time mixing after each.
- Stir in the flours, baking powder, and salt until thoroughly combined. Fold in the strawberries. Pour into loaf pan and spread evenly.
- Bake at 350 for 45-60 min until golden, firm to the touch, and no longer jiggly.
- Meanwhile, whip the cream. Once peaks form add the sweetener. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Slice the cake and serve with whipped cream and extra berries.
Notes
Nutrition
Love healthy recipes with strawberries? Try these keto strawberry recipes next!
Originally published April 2, 2016. Republished June 21, 2023.
Gi says
Thank you for this recipe...could I make it dairy free at all? I am dairy intolerant...if so, how can I substitute them? Thanks
Taryn says
I have not tested this dairy-free but I think subbing in coconut cream and coconut oil should work for the sour cream and butter.
Suzanne Delp says
Really not sure because I followed the directions according to what was written and the taste was not very good when all was said and done so we didn’t really like it a whole lot.
Taryn says
Hi Suzanne, are you new to low carb baking and baking with almond flour? This cake always gets really good reviews so I'm not sure why you didn't like it. Almond flour cakes are not exactly like wheat flour cakes but they are delicious in their own category.
Christina says
I have a family member with a coconut allergy. Would it work with all Almond flour?
Also I have a picky eater who doesn't like sour cream...would substituting with Greek yogurt work?
Taryn says
Yes, all almond flour is fine. So is Greek yogurt but you can't taste the sour cream at all.
Threecharms says
Easy and Oh.So. Delicious! Made it twice in two days - the second time, I added some Lily mini dark chocolate chips with the diced strawberries. Will definitely be keeping this recipe!
Annmarie says
These are awesome I made them into cupcakes instead of using the loaf pan but yummy
Cheri says
I made it into cupcakes. Easy and delicious.
Deanna says
Could you use just stevia in the recipe? It’s hard to find the other sweeteners right now w the quartantine.
Thank you!
Taryn says
It is hard to bake with stevia extract since baking tends to need the bulk of a less concentrated sweetener. It would be better to use a generic erythritol or xylitol.
Shadi Hasanzadenemati says
This is absolutely delicious! I love that it’s such a crowd pleaser for the whole family
Britni says
I'm so happy to have found a gluten-free strawberry shortcake recipe, thank you!!
Madi says
Alright, yall - here's the deal. I am a total foodie, but it's gotten a bit out of control and I decided to go low-carbing in an effort to shed a few pounds. I have been looking high and low for a yummy "sweet treat" recipe that doesn't taste like nasty sugar alternatives and satisfies my sweet tooth craving. I FOUND IT! This is it - and it's totally because of the "Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet" that Taryn mentions in this post!!!! I made this delicious shortcake recipe in a 9" square casserole dish instead of a loaf pan (baked for nearly 90 min.) and substituted Lola's sugar-free chocolate chips for the strawberries. I am so impressed! Will definitely make again!!
Marisa says
All my family loves this receipt so I decided it would be great in place of my traditional Flag cake!! It was delicious New family flag cake tradition started!
Jessica says
If using Monk Fruit as the sweetener instead of your blend (which I have read up on) would we still use 1/2 cup or should we use one full cup?
Taryn says
Hi Jessica, I would use at least 3/4 cup. You can go up to the full cup if you like your desserts very sweet.
Maribel Lewis says
I used 1/4 cup granulated and 1/4 cup powder lakanto monk fruit. I added a 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil. And it was delicious. I like a more moist and I know coconut can be dry. I also made in a bundt pan and it took 30 min to cook. Thx for amazing recipe.
Question: what does the golden flax do?
Taryn says
Flax has a lot of fiber and the golden variety has a mild taste and color. I don't like it on its own but it's good in a combination of other flours.
Genna says
Can THM baking blend be used instead of the other flours? If so, how much?
Taryn says
I have not tested this with baking blend but it should work. Use a little less, it is drier.
Tiiu says
I can't use almond flour due to an almond allergy but can use coconut flour. How much should i u but
And if I am only using Stevie and erythritol, how much of that? Thank you!!! Hope to make in the morning!
Taryn says
I'm sorry but this won't work with all coconut flour. I'd suggest using sunflower seed flour instead of the almond flour. You can make my sweetener blend with just erythritol and stevia: https://joyfilledeats.com/sweetener/
Taryn says
I'm sorry but this won't work with all coconut flour. I'd suggest using sunflower seed flour instead of the almond flour. You can make my sweetener blend with just erythritol and stevia: https://joyfilledeats.com/sweetener/
Gabby says
Is there any possible way to make this without a hand mixer? I probably won’t make the whipped cream because I tried without a mixer and it didn’t work. But do you think I can do the butter/sugar part without a hand mixer? I really want to make this for my bf’s bday.
Thanks!
Taryn says
Yes. Make sure your butter is room temp and mix it with the sugar thoroughly before proceeding. It should be light and fluffy. Hand mixers are pretty inexpensive though. I have this one https://amzn.to/2WHvi4X and it is $15. You can probably find one cheaper at WalMart.
Gabby says
Thanks so much!
Gabby says
I ended up making this for my boyfriend's birthday. He did notice it was sugar free from the first bite but my 3 year old son and I loved it 🙂 Will definitely make again and try the golden flax meal next time. I used double almond flour like you suggested because I didn't have the flax.
Jeanette says
Have u tried making whipped cream in a shaker? I have used the Tupperware shaker but any of those with the wire balls in them will work great - it will really work in any sealable container but it takes longer without something inside.
Bernadette says
I can not believe I did this right or how delicious it has turned out. I scoured the internet to find a bday cake replacement for my hubby tomorrow. I only have half a cake left as this was the test cake but it is too perfect to even try again tomorrow!!!! I hope it is okay but I am posting to Instagram and pointing folks to your blog!!!!!
Taryn says
Of course! Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
Greg says
I don't usually leave comments, but felt I must for this. On a whim my wife and I thought of strawberry shortcake for dessert. I've been on a Keto lifestyle for almost a year and immediately took to the internet looking for some sort of recipe to find this one. Yes, there are a lot out there, but the reason for the review is because I couldn't imagine how good this really would turn out. My wife, who is not Keto, generally frowns on my "sweets" since they lack taste. This though she immediately said it was the BEST Keto recipe I've made so far. Compliments to the creator.
This is the moistest, delicious, "shortcake" I've ever had and I haven't even had it yet with the whipped heavy cream.
As for substitutions, I ended up using about 1 cup of very ripe strawberries along with the recipe for amount of sweetener. I used Swerve granular. The next time I make this, which will happen repeatedly, I feel I could cut the sweetener in half and still get a tasty cake.
Taryn says
Thank you, Greg, for taking the time to comment! I'm glad you liked it.
Jen says
Im looking forward making this recipe; however, I only have swerve, xylitol and stevia. What do you recommend? Your help is appreciated!
Taryn says
You can make my sweetener with just xylitol and stevia and use that. You'd need twice as much swerve. Joyfilledeats.com/sweetener
Carol Richardson says
I made this recipe without the addition of strawberries in the batter as we also had blueberries for topping. Used Lakanto Monkfruit Sweetener blend. Even the non-keto guests loved this recipe. Moist, flavorful, dense and so low carb the keto people were swooning. I am making it again this weekend for my son in law's birthday dinner at his request.
Heather says
Wanted to double check......ido you use 1/4 cup of almond flou or 1 & 1/4 cup? I love all of you recipes! My go to cakes are always from you collection as they are always moist not grainy. Thanks a bunch for all of your work!
Taryn says
1.25 cups. Hope you love it!
Amelie Gauthier says
Hi ! Does the nutritional informations includes the whipped cream topping or is it just the pound cake ??
Taryn says
Yes, it does include the whipped cream.