Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! A tasty, quick dessert to top off that corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day. Tasty and quite easy, too! The cake goes together in minutes, microwaves in 1 minute and the icing is just as easy. And boy, oh, boy, is this icing ever delicious! This cake is moist and has just the right amount of whiskey flavor.
I normally bake this cake for 1 minute in a glass dish in the microwave. But when I want to use a very large, metal shamrock cookie cutter, I bake it in the regular oven (15 min 350º), using foil to form a “bottom” for the cookie cutter. I would recommend baking this either as 4 cupcakes or as I usually do other times of the year, in a 5″ square or round baking dish. You could also use two small “mini-cake pans. If doing cupcakes, fill them evenly, which will be about 3/4 full. Don’t worry, this batter doesn’t rise too much during baking.
This recipe is not suitable until Phase 2 of Atkins. Those on other Ketogenic diets may get bumped out of ketosis consuming alcohol, but there is very little in this, so that might not happen. Of course, you should omit the booze if in the first 2 weeks Induction phase.
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CAKE INGREDIENTS:
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 T. butter, melted
4 pkts. stevia (I use Sweet Leaf)
¼ c. erythritol
2 large eggs, beaten
1 T. Irish Whiskey (I used Powers)
¼ c. cocoa powder, sifted
1½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. glucomannan (konjac) powder
1 tsp. oat fiber
CAKE DIRECTIONS: Spray or grease your dish(s) or pan(s) with coconut oil or oil of your choosing. Melt the butter and place in a medium glass bowl. Add the stevia, erythritol and stir well. Next beat in the two eggs. Add the vanilla and Irish Whiskey, stirring once again. Sift the cocoa on top and measure the remaining dry ingredients in next. Stir gently to incorporate the dry into the wet ingredients. Beat the batter with a spoon until it is smooth. Pour into greased glass or ceramic pan(s) and bake for 1 minute on HI. If using metal pans or conventional oven, bake at 350º about 13-15 minutes or until dry to the touch in the center. Remove, cool completely and ice.
FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
1 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 T. softened butter
2 tsp. Irish Whiskey (I used Powers)
¼ tsp. vanilla
2 T. plain whey protein powder (I use NOW brand)
2 pkts. stevia (or 1/2 tsp.)
3 T. powdered erythritol (I just powder it in my food processor)
FROSTING DIRECTIONS: Soften the butter and cream cheese in a small bowl. Add the protein, whiskey and vanilla. Stir well until smooth. Begin adding the sweeteners slowly, tasting as you go and STOP when it’s sweet enough for you, or add more if needed. Everybody is different on sweetness preferences. You can use food coloring to make your frosting green if you like (about 13-15 drops). Frost the cooled cake(s) and serve at once or chill and then cover with plastic wrap if you must hold them over.
NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 2 large servings, each contains:
316 calories, 23 g fat, 11.2 g carbs, 5.1 g fiber, 6.1 g NET CARBS, 13.5 g protein, 434 mg sodium
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