2 Minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Cake Low Carb, Keto-
A 2-minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Cake Low Carb is keto, grain-free, gluten-free, paleo, small, nut butter layer cake with chocolate chips and a chocolate nut butter frosting.
All this deliciousness can be made in an impressive two minutes!
My 14-year-old son loved this cake so much, and when I told him I made it in 2 minutes, he declared that I was a kitchen wizard, lol.
That was one of the sweeter statements that have come out of his teen mouth lately. He always said sweet things to me when he was younger, but becoming a teen means a little less sweet and a little sassier. Why do they grow up so fast?
However, I still seem to be able to change his sassy teen attitude to a suddenly sweeter disposition by baking chocolate treats.
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2 Minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Cake Low Carb
Cake Ingredients:
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter, or coconut oil, melted
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or unsweetened coconut milk
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lg egg
- 1 ½ tablespoon peanut butter, or almond butter
- 1 tablespoon & 1 tsp coconut flour
- 2 tablespoon sweetener of choice: low-carb sweetener , or coconut sugar for paleo
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar free chocolate chips, or paleo chocolate chips* optional
Frosting Ingredients:
- 2 ½ tbsp peanut or almond butter
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp sweetener of choice: low-carb sweetener, or coconut sugar for paleo
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil * optional (add only if frosting needs thinning)
Directions:
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon melted butter or coconut oil to a 7 to 8 inch (16 to 32 ounce ramekin or glass bowl)* see video.
- Add 1 tablespoon heavy cream or unsweetened coconut milk, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, one large egg and 1 ½ tbsp peanut butter or almond butter. Mix or whisk together thoroughly.
- Add 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon coconut flour, 2 tablespoon sweetener of choice. Mix together, scraping the sides and breaking up any clumps
- Add ¼ teaspoon baking soda and ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar and mix together.
- Stir in optional 1 tablespoon chocolate chips (sugar-free kind or paleo brand).
- Microwave on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds, or until done. (can also bake in the oven at 400 F for 12 minutes or more until done in the center)
- Remove and set aside to let the cake cool.
- In a small bowl combine all the frosting ingredients and mix together. Set aside.
- Loosen cake from ramekin by sliding a knife around sides of the cake. Dump ramekin over onto a plate *see video above.
- Turn cake up on its side and slice in half (like an English muffin).
- Frost the top of one half of cake. Stack the other half of cake on top of frosted half.
- Frost the top and sides of the cake. Slice in half and then in fourths. Serve.
Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version (using Swerve Sweetener & Lilly's Sugar Free Baking Chips):
Servings: 2, Serving Size: ½ of entire cake(2 pieces out of 4), Cal per serving: 215, carbs: 9 g, Net Carbs:6 g, Fiber: 3 g, Fat: 16 g, Saturated Fat: 6 g, Protein: 7 g, Sugars: 2 g
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2 Minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Cake Low Carb
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter or coconut oil, melted
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or unsweetened coconut milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 lg egg
- 1 ½ tablespoon peanut butter or almond butter
- 1 tablespoon & 1 teaspoon coconut flour
- 2 tablespoon low carb sweetener or coconut sugar for paleo
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar free chocolate chips or paleo chocolate chips* optional
Frosting Ingredients
- 2 ½ tablespoon peanut or almond butter
- ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon low carb sweetener or coconut sugar for paleo
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil * optional add only if frosting needs thinning
Instructions
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon melted butter or coconut oil to a 7 to 8 inch (16 to 32 ounce ramekin or glass bowl)* see video.
- Add 1 tablespoon heavy cream or unsweetened coconut milk, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, one large egg and 1 ½ tablespoon peanut butter or almond butter. Mix or whisk together thoroughly.
- Add 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon coconut flour, 2 tablespoon sweetener of choice. Mix together, scraping the sides and breaking up any clumps
- Add ¼ teaspoon baking soda and ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar and mix together.
- Stir in optional 1 tablespoon chocolate chips (sugar free kind or paleo brand).
- Microwave on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds, or until done. (can also bake in oven at 400 F for 12 minutes or more until done in center)
- Remove and set aside to let cake cool.
- In a small bowl combine all the frosting ingredients and mix together. Set aside.
- Loosen cake from ramekin by sliding a knife around sides of cake. Dump ramekin over onto a plate *see video above.
- Turn cake up on its side and slice in half (like an English muffin).
- Frost the top of one half of cake. Stack other half of cake on top of frosted half.
- Frost the top and sides of cake. Slice in half and then in fourths. Serve.
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Britania says
I made this! It was delicious! I made some tweaks for my personal taste:
Cake
-sweetened with xylitol and heated together with pb, butter, and coconut milk and stirred til dissolved
-doubled chocolate chips
-added salt
Frosting
-added 1/4 cup heavy cream and whipped with other ingredients to make a lighter, mouse-like frosting
-used a tablespoon of dark, Dutched cocoa
-added a tablespoon of butter
-added salt
-sweetened with a combination of 4 drops stevia and 2 tsp coconut nectar
The frosting and cake base were so good together. Next time I will leave out the chocolate chips in the cake so the pb flavor can really shine through.
Stacey says
Thank you, Britania, for trying the recipe and sharing your creative tweaks with us. I usually now leave out the chips as well because I usually run out of them 😉
Lisa says
DE-LI-CIOUS!!! I thought I was going to devour the whole thing in one sitting for certain which frightened me a little. However, I only served myself one quarter and found that it was more than enough to satisfy my curiosity and sweet cravings. That could be because of all the finger licking during prep 😉 That batter is delicious too. And the frosting! Where's that been all my life?! Now I have three more days to look forward to an incredible dessert before I increase my indulgence restriction level again.
Gotta admit I was pretty skeptical at first. I've tried some coconut flour recipes that were bombs (and not the good kind). This was excellent. I now trust your recipes and will definitely be trying out more. Up next, your lemon cake. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
Stacey says
Lisa, Thank you so much for you're very kind words! 🙂
Tammy says
Hi Lisa,
This is one of my favorite Sunday treats. Can you post the recipe for a full size cake? I would love to make this for my birthday cake.
Tammy,
Stacey says
Thank you, Tammy, I will put that on my "to do" list. Thank you.
~Stacey
Kristi says
Do you think gluten free flour will work for this? I am new to gluten free baking/cooking because my husband has just found out he has to stay away. We have a birthday party this weekend and wanna surprise him with a birthday cake for him as well. What do you think??
Stacey says
Kristi, You can use gf flour but you will need 4 tablespoons to replace the 1 tablespoon coconut flour.
Chyna says
Yasssss! Finally a really good low carb recipe. It was DELICIOUS. I will be making this over and over again. Keep up the great recipes. Thank you 😊
Stacey says
Thank you so much for your kind words, Chyna. I'm thrilled you are enjoying it.
Benita says
what other kind of oil can I use besides coconut oil because my grandson is allergic to coconut
Stacey says
Benita, you can use melted butter for the coconut oil, and almond flour for the coconut flour, but use 4 times as much.
Barbara says
Stacey
Thanks for this fab cake! I'm making.it tonight, but I can tell it is a hit!
Stacey says
Thank you so much, Barbara 🙂 It is a good one.
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
Sweet baby Jesus that looks good and I am doing low Carb so you know I'm going to make this.
Stacey says
Awe, thank you Kelly! You're a sweetie!
Leona Kealty says
I have made this cake twice and it is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Stacey says
Hi Leona, thank you so much for making the cake twice and taking the time to say kinds words about it. It really makes my day and is very much appreciated 🙂 I have been slightly obsessed with that cake too!
Karly says
WHAT. THis is going to be so dangerous, but I'm loving every single bit of it. The perfect sure for my sweet tooth!
Stacey says
Lol, Karly! It is less dangerous than a big cake 😉
Darryl says
Would love to try this with almond butter - looks scrumptious! Very inspiring recipes.
Stacey says
Thank you so much Darryl for your kind words.
Kari - Get Inspired Everyday! says
I'm crazy about anything peanut butter, and it's even better in a small serving recipe so I can't go overboard!
Stacey says
I know what you mean Kari 😉
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Such a cute, little, yummy cake! I wish I had some for dessert. Love that it's made without sugar too!
Stacey says
Awe, Thank you Emily 🙂
ChihYu says
These lovely cake looks so moist and delicious ! And I love that they are simple and easy to make. Thanks, Stacey !
Stacey says
Thank you ChihYu 🙂
Jessica DeMay says
This cake is so cute! I love that it can be made so quickly! It looks super delicious!
Stacey says
Jessica, thank you. I was surprised it came out so cute, with my limited cake frosting skills, lol!
Rachel says
I am going to make a double batch of this tonight with ghee and pea milk! I'll let you know how it goes, wish me luck!
Stacey says
Hi Rachel, pea milk, wow, you're so adventurous!! Let me know how it goes!
Michele Spring says
Yum! I love mug cakes and this one looks fantastic!
Stacey says
Thank you 🙂
Jean says
2 minute cake?? I'm down. Looks so decadent and delicious!
Stacey says
Thanks Jean! It is so yummy!
Renee says
Oh! I have all the ingredients for this! My girls will love this as a special treat this weekend! Thank you!
Stacey says
yes, you're girls could do this easily 🙂
Holley @ThePrimalDesire.com says
I'm going to make this and take it to work, there is a microwave there, and then maybe my co workers will think I am a kitchen wizard!
Stacey says
Holley, they might already think that 🙂
Tina says
YES! Totally going to make this and impress some guests next time I have visitors! 😀
Stacey says
Thank you Tina 🙂
Zaheeda says
This super good. Made mine without the chic chips. I had some parts spill out while cooking cause the bowl was too small. That semi raw part was out of this world, the flavours popped. And the cake itself was good, great texture could use a bit more flavour. The frosting is AMAZING.
Thinking of using the cake batter recipe for sandwich bread cause the texture was great.