Low Carb Orange Creamsicle Cake
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Introduction
Creamsicles are a summer tradition! There’s nothing like cooling off on a hot summer’s day with the refreshing tang of a delicious creamsicle.
I have fond memories of chasing down the ice cream truck in the summers so I could buy an orange creamsicle. If you’re like me, creamsicles occupy a special place in your heart.
Orange and vanilla is the whole of a creamsicle, and that is what this cake is after: orange in the crumb from zest and juice, and whipped cream on top for the vanilla half — the way it is finished in the photographs, rather than a step in the recipe below. It is made without sugar. It is not made without carbs — the almond flour and the eggs see to that, and the per-slice numbers are in the panel further down.
Is Orange Creamsicle Cake Keto-Friendly?
This cake was designed as a low-carb dessert, but no single serving can guarantee that someone will stay in ketosis. What matters is the serving size, the complete recipe, the rest of your day, and your individual response.
The orange ingredients are carefully measured: the complete cake uses two teaspoons of orange juice and one teaspoon of zest across about 10 slices. You can also use one teaspoon of orange extract instead of the juice.
Want to compare those options before you bake? Our guide to oranges on keto covers the net carbs in whole oranges and juice, plus practical ways to use zest and extract.
Cooking With Mom Series: Orange Creamsicle Cake
This one is my mom’s. She works a recipe out over a few tries before she brings it anywhere near me, and then we make it together so it can go up here.
Her Best Keto Buns, Low Carb Apple Crisp and Keto Coffee Cake arrived the same way.
Low Carb Orange Creamsicle Cake Sweetened With Monk Fruit
This cake is written with Lakanto monk fruit sweetener, a granulated blend built to measure 1:1 with sugar. The recipe creams it with the butter at the start, so the three quarters of a cup here is doing the job a granulated sugar replacement is meant to do. We do not notice an aftertaste from it.
If you use another sweetener, check its package for the correct conversion and remember that the flavor can change from one blend to another. If you are deciding between granulated, powdered, golden, or liquid products, our monk fruit sweetener guide explains what each form is for and why they are not automatically interchangeable.
You’ll find the full per-serving breakdown — calories, fat, fiber, protein, and net carbs — in the Nutrition Facts panel with the recipe below.
Wrap Up
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Enjoy!
Low Carb Orange Creamsicle Cake
4 net carbsIngredients
- 4 oz butter, unsalted
- ¾ cup lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener
- 3x large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp orange juice, from oranges
- 2 ½ cups almond flour
- 1 tsp orange zest
- ¼ tsp nutmeg, ground
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp xanthan gum
- 2 drops food coloring, orange (optional)
Nutrition Facts
10 servings per recipe| Per Serving 290 | Per Recipe 2930 | |||
| 4 oz of butter, unsalted | 81 | 809.99 | ||
| 3x large egg | 18 | 180 | ||
| 1 tsp of vanilla extract | 1.2 | 12 | ||
| 1 tbsp of olive oil | 12 | 120 | ||
| 2 tsp of orange juice | 0.46 | 4.58 | ||
| 2 ½ cups of almond flour | 180 | 1799.99 | ||
| 1 tsp of orange zest | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ground | 0.3 | 3 | ||
| ½ tsp of xanthan gum | 0.08 | 0.83 | ||
| 28g | 35% | 275g | 353% | |
| 4 oz of butter, unsalted | 8.91 g | 89.1 g | ||
| 3x large egg | 1.2 g | 12 g | ||
| 1 tbsp of olive oil | 1.4 g | 14 g | ||
| 2 ½ cups of almond flour | 16 g | 160 g | ||
| ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ground | 0.02 g | 0.2 g | ||
| 7g | 37% | 73g | 367% | |
| 4 oz of butter, unsalted | 5.67 g | 56.7 g | ||
| 3x large egg | 0.45 g | 4.5 g | ||
| 1 tbsp of olive oil | 0.2 g | 2 g | ||
| 2 ½ cups of almond flour | 1 g | 10 g | ||
| ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ground | 0.02 g | 0.15 g | ||
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| 87mg | 29% | 873mg | 291% | |
| 4 oz of butter, unsalted | 24.3 mg | 243 mg | ||
| 3x large egg | 63 mg | 630 mg | ||
| 210mg | 9% | 2130mg | 93% | |
| 3x large egg | 21 mg | 210 mg | ||
| 1 tsp of vanilla extract | 0.04 mg | 0.4 mg | ||
| 1 tbsp of baking powder | 192 mg | 1920.01 mg | ||
| ½ tsp of xanthan gum | 0.17 mg | 1.67 mg | ||
| 21g | 8% | 210g | 77% | |
| ¾ cup of lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener | 14.4 g | 144 g | ||
| 3x large egg | 0.3 g | 2.97 g | ||
| 1 tsp of vanilla extract | 0.05 g | 0.5 g | ||
| 2 tsp of orange juice | 0.11 g | 1.08 g | ||
| 2 ½ cups of almond flour | 6 g | 60 g | ||
| 1 tsp of orange zest | 0.05 g | 0.5 g | ||
| ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ground | 0.03 g | 0.28 g | ||
| ½ tsp of xanthan gum | 0.12 g | 1.17 g | ||
| 2g | 8% | 22g | 77% | |
| 2 tsp of orange juice | 0 g | 0.02 g | ||
| 2 ½ cups of almond flour | 2 g | 20 g | ||
| 1 tsp of orange zest | 0.03 g | 0.3 g | ||
| ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ground | 0.01 g | 0.13 g | ||
| ½ tsp of xanthan gum | 0.12 g | 1.17 g | ||
| 14g | 144g | |||
| ¾ cup of lakanto classic monkfruit sweetener | 14.4 g | 144 g | ||
| Allulose | 0g | 0% | 0g | 0% |
| 4g | 45g | |||
| 3x large egg | 0.3 g | 2.97 g | ||
| 1 tsp of vanilla extract | 0.05 g | 0.5 g | ||
| 2 tsp of orange juice | 0.11 g | 1.06 g | ||
| 2 ½ cups of almond flour | 4 g | 40 g | ||
| 1 tsp of orange zest | 0.02 g | 0.2 g | ||
| ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ground | 0.02 g | 0.15 g | ||
| 8g | 16% | 78g | 156% | |
| 3x large egg | 1.8 g | 18 g | ||
| 2 tsp of orange juice | 0.01 g | 0.08 g | ||
| 2 ½ cups of almond flour | 6 g | 60 g | ||
| 1 tsp of orange zest | 0 g | 0.03 g | ||
| ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ground | 0 g | 0.03 g | ||
About these numbers: We are home cooks, not certified nutritionists. Nutrition is shared as a courtesy. We pick a representative product for each ingredient, and our recipe system works out the totals from the amounts in this recipe, so please treat them as a helpful estimate rather than a guarantee. The brands you buy, any swaps you make, and how generously you portion the recipe will all move these numbers.
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease two small 6-inch pans or a loaf pan.
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Cream together butter and Lakanto's monk fruit or desired sweetener.
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Blend in one egg at a time.
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Add vanilla, olive oil, and juice from orange (or 1 tsp orange extract) and blend well.
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Mix in almond flour, orange zest, nutmeg, baking powder, xanthan gum. Add 2-3 drops of orange food coloring, optional.
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Pour into the pan or pans and bake until golden around the edges - about 30-35 minutes for two 6-inch pans, or 40-45 for a loaf pan or a single 9-inch.
Notes
- Two 6-inch pans give you a small layer cake; a loaf pan or a single 9-inch gives you a plainer one. The bake times for each are in the method above.
- The orange is 2 tsp of juice and 1 tsp of zest across about 10 slices. One teaspoon of orange extract can stand in for the juice, as the method notes.
Serving
The cake in the photographs is finished with whipped cream, sweetened to taste. That frosting is not part of the recipe above. We do not have a measured amount for it, so it has no line in the ingredient list, no step in the method, and nothing in the Nutrition Facts panel - which describes the cake alone. Treat it as how this one was served rather than as part of what was measured.
Updated — September 21, 2026: The step where you cream the butter and sweetener is back, both pan sizes have bake times that agree, and the whipped cream in the photos is optional, not part of the recipe.
Correction — August 23, 2026: The article's nutrition numbers were out of date. The Nutrition Facts on the recipe card have the current calories, fat, fiber, protein and net carbs per serving.
