Keto Orange Pound Cake
A Keto Orange Pound Cake is a moist, buttery pound cake with a delicious orange flavor. Plus, this pound cake recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free, and paleo-friendly.
While pound cakes have traditionally been made with flour, butter, and sugar, I am here showing you how to make your pound cake the keto way.
A keto orange pound cake is a sugar-free, low-carb cake with a deliciously moist, buttery texture. It’s a delicious cake to have for breakfast or an afternoon snack.
How to make a keto orange pound cake?
To make a delicious keto pound cake, you need some fundamental keto pantry ingredients, including:
- Almond flour or almond meal.
- Coconut flour – don’t replace with more almond flour, or your bread texture will be too moist. This flour combo is the key to the best pound cake texture.
- Erythritol or any sugar-free crystal sweetener, use my keto sweetener converter tool to know how much of another sweetener you need for this recipe.
- Eggs
- Coconut oil – while the recipe works with melted butter too, I recommend melted coconut oil for the best flavor and texture.
- Orange juice – use fresh organic oranges. Organic oranges are better because their skin is not treated, and therefore, it’s safe to use the grated zest from them.
- Orange zest
- Baking powder
- Powdered erythritol – for the glazing.
For a different perspective on this recipe, watch my story about making the keto orange pound cake!
Is it safe to have oranges on a keto diet?
When used in small amounts, oranges are keto-friendly fruit, perfect for adding sweetness to your keto baking. You can check my keto fruit list article to read more about all the fruit options you can eat safely on a keto diet.
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How to store pound cake?
This pound cake stores very well in the fridge for up to 5 days, in an airtight box. You can also freeze slices of pound cake wrapped individually. When you feel like cake, defrost one piece of pound cake on a plate at room temperature.
How to make sugar-free glazing?
You can glaze keto cakes using powdered sugar-free crystal sweeteners like erythritol, allulose, or Monk fruit erythritol blend.
If you don’t like your glazing too sweet, I recommend using allulose. Like any glazing, combine powdered sweetener with a liquid, like orange juice, to enhance the orange flavor or simply water.
You can play with the texture, adding more powder sweetener for a thick glazing or more liquid for runny glazing.
Note that powdered sugar-free crystal sweeteners have a similar look and texture to real icing sugar without the carbs. However, it can be overly sweet, so make sure you stick to the glazing recipe for perfect sweetness balance.
More keto pound cake recipes
If you love keto pound cakes, I also recommend trying:
Have you made this keto pound cake recipe yet? Try pairing it with a cup of my bulletproof coffee for breakfast.
xoxo Carine
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Keto Orange Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 5 large Eggs at room temperature
- ¾ cup Erythritol
- ½ cup Coconut Oil melted, not hot, lukewarm or melted butter
- ¼ cup Fresh Orange Juice
- 1 tablespoon Orange Zest
- 2 cups Almond Flour
- ¼ cup Coconut Flour
- 1 tablespoon Baking Powder
Orange glazing
- 1 cup Sugar-free Powdered Sweetener
- 2 tablespoons Orange Juice
- 1 tablespoon Orange Zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Slightly grease the paper with coconut oil or butter to prevent the cake from sticking to it. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, lightly beat eggs with erythritol, melted coconut oil, orange juice, and orange zest. Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature! If your eggs or juice are cold, they will solidify the coconut oil, forming oil lumps. The recipe would still work, but it would impact the cake's texture. Set aside.
- In another bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, and baking powder.
- Make a well in the middle of the flours and pour the liquid ingredients into it.
- Combine with a spoon until all the ingredients come together and form a consistent cake batter with no lumps.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes in the pan, then lift out the cake from the pan and transfer to a cooling rack for at least 4 hours.
- When the pound cake is at room temperature, prepare the glazing.
Sugar-free orange glazing
- In a small mixing bowl, combine powdered erythritol with orange juice and orange zest. If the mixture is too thick, add few more drops of orange juice. If it's too thin, add more powdered erythritol, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it reaches your favorite texture.
- Drizzle the orange glazing on top of the pound cake.
- Slice the pound cake into 16 slices.
Storage
- Store for 3 days in the fridge in an airtight box or freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost 3 hours before eating at room temperature.
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This is a delicious cake. Will definitely make again but maybe with a little less sweetner.
Can I make this into cupcakes? If so, how many? I want something very airy n fluffy like a sponge or chiffon cake texture. Can I beat the egg whites then folded into the batter? Will it work? Can’t wait to try it!
Probably, feel free to try, I didn’t try any of these options
Hi Carine,
2 questions:
1.Can i make this in an 8inch pan ?
2. Can i add poppy seeds to it?
Thanks so much!
I am sure it will work but a 8 inch x 8 inch pan will make the bread thinner, so it will bake faster. You can definitely add 1/4-1/3 cup poppy seeds in the batter
Thankyou its the best delicious recipe… a hit in my household.
This is such a delicious cake. I find sweetener to sweet so I cut it down by 1/4 cup and it’s perfect. Seriously so good.
The most consistent, easy, and delicious keto cake recipes I’ve ever made. That’s saying something as I’ve been keto for 4 years now and have made many desserts.
I’ve switched up the orange for lemon, mikan, bergamot, yuzu, lime, and all kinds of citrus.
They all work and the cake has been enjoyable in every flavour.
Thank you for a fantastic recipe.
Came out perfect! I used butter. The only problem was cutting 16 slices.. no way it would be a see through slice. So the macros must be a little higher. I will make it again for sure.
The cake/loaf turned out great! I did a half recipe, baked it in a 7 inch round pan for 25 minutes and it was perfect for two people… With leftovers!(followed another persons comment and use three eggs in the half recipe)
This was FANTASTIC!!! I only had one orange so ended up with less than 1 tsp of zest😏 Decided to chop rind into very small pieces and it tuned out great. Texture and flavor get 5 stars. No glaze but still fabulous. Even had a dollop or two of fig spread on the side🤩. THX!!!
I don’t have a loaf pan. Can I make this in a square cake pan? Do I adjust cooking time?
Yes but if your pan is larger it will be bake faster
Can’t wait to try it!
Yummy! I used on top coconut yogurt thicken with protein Powder caramel flavour and inside a few squares of dark chocolate . I loved the orange zest on top. Your recipes always work! Thank you very much for sharing
Hello, what about the sugar from orange juice ? Has that been added to the nutritional value?
Please let me know. Thanks
Of course it is, there is not much orange juice per slice in the whole recipe that’s why the sugar from the fruit is so low. Look at my article on keto friendly fruits and you will surprise to see that orange is far from being the highest sugar/fructose fruit! In keto what counts is the total net carb per serve, it is ok to use some fresh orange juice in a recipe if you make sure that the amount per serve will be low enough to keep the carbs in control. Enjoy, XOXO Carine
Really enjoyed this recipe. I made it with as above except I used wtwo oranges & butter as mine didn’t need to be dairy free. It came out really moist. Might try one orange next time.
Excellent texture … I made half the recipe with three eggs. Turned out great. Thank you Carine
How many servings does the recipe make?*
Serving size always appears before ingredients list, enjoy!
I just made the keto orange pound cake and it’s absolutely delicious! I am so impressed by the flavor and softness and more importantly I am happy!! I’ve been on keto diet for almost a month and already miss eating a good cake. Well, not anymore! Thanks to you Carine! I’m going to try many of your other recipes. ????
Thank you ! Enjoy the recipe around here. XOXO Carine
My sweet daughter made this for me. So delicious! Thank you.
Thank you ! I am glad you love it.
Hello Carine! Im a huge fan with your blog! ive tried a few recipes and all have been a complete success, this one in particurly has become in one of my favorites!
Cant wait for keep baking more…
Fun Fact, im baking all in my new Air Fryer and is fantastic!
Best Regards from Cancun Mexico!
Thanks so much for following me and for such a lovely feedback! I don’t have an airfryer but I am glad this cake bake perfectly in yours. XOXO Carine
We can replace the eggs with flax seeds
Not in this recipe, that won’t work at all I am sorry