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Low Carb Gluten Free Italian Apple Cake Keto

Low Carb Italian Apple Cake (Torta di Mele Sant'Orfeo)

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 315
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Medium Apples Peeled.
  • Juice of 1 Lemon
  • 120 Grams Raisins Optional; Can Subsitute with Lily's Chocolate Chips, Any Dried Fruit of Your Choice, Or Nuts Such as Pecans or Walnuts.
  • 6 Tbsp Almond Flour
  • 2 Tbsp Coconut Flour
  • 1 Tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Large Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Sweetener Swerve Granular Sweetener.
  • 10 Tbsp Butter Melted.
  • 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
  • 2 Tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
  • Swerve Sweetener Confectioners Icing Sugar Replacment; Dusting.

Equipment

  • 9" deep pie pan or lined springform pan.

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375°
  2. Soak raisins in warm water and set aside. Option: Raisins can also be soaked in a bit of rum.
  3. Peel the apples and cut them into bite size pieces. Toss them in lemon juice to prevent browing. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cocont flour and cinnamon. Set aside.
  5. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer; beat the eggs, sweetener and vanilla extract together.
  6. Next, mix in the melted butter.
  7. Once combined, slowly add in the mixed flours to the egg mixture.
  8. In a small bowl, mix together the baking soda and heavy whipping cream until it foams.
  9. Fold in the baking soda mixture with the flour mixture.
  10. Drain the raisins and thoroughly squeeze out the excess water. Chop the raisins into small bite size pieces.
  11. Drain the apples to remove the excess lemon juice.
  12. Stir the apples and raisins into the flour mixture.
  13. Pour the cake mixture into a deep pie pan or lined springform pan.
  14. Bake for approx. 1 hour or until knife pulls out clean.
  15. Serve cool or lukewram.
  16. Before serving, lightly sprinkle some powdered sugar on top of the cake. We recommend Swerve Sweetener Confectioners Icing Sugar Replacement.
  17. Enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition Information (8 Servings): 
  • 315 Calories 
  • 31.8g Carbohydrates
  • 5.2g Fiber
  • 19.9g Fat 
  • 4.6g Protein
 
26.6g Net Carbs / Serving