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.
To make a delicious keto pound cake, you need some fundamental keto pantry ingredients, including:
For a different perspective on this recipe, watch my story about making the keto orange pound cake!
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.
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.
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.
If you love pound cake, I also recommend you to try:
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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