Christmas Fruit Cake Squares

About

These chocolate, ginger and blackberry squares make a great Keto Christmas fruit cake – with a twist! Our low carb sponge squares are warm with festive spices, rich with cocoa and studded with fresh juicy blackberries. This alternative take on fruit cake makes a great Christmas Keto dessert recipe, perfect for enjoying over the festive season.

Is Fruit Cake Keto?

Traditional fruit cake is densely packed with dried fruit and high in carbs and sugars. We have paired fresh blackberries with warming spices and a hint of orange to create a festive flavor, minus the heavy carbs. We think blackberries are a great pairing for chocolate and ginger, however you could swap for 1/2 a cup of fresh blueberries if preferred. Please be sure to adjust your macros to account for any changes made to the original recipe.

How to Serve

Our Keto fruit cake squares have been baked in a 6×6 inch square tin. Once cooled, the cake is cut into nine squares to create individual servings. These are delicious as they are, or for some extra holiday indulgence, we suggest serving with some whipped cream, Keto brandy butter or low carb ice cream.

Ingredients

5 tablespoon 100% pure erythritol by now
3 medium raw egg
3 tablespoon almond milk, vanilla or other flavors, unsweetened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cup, ground almonds, raw
2 teaspoon ginger, ground
1 cup blackberries, fresh
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon orange peel or zest raw
½ teaspoon baking soda
⅓ cup unsalted butter
⅓ cup cocoa powder, unsweetened
⅛ teaspoon salt, sea salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly oil a 6×6 loose bottom cake tin. Add the almond milk, butter, vanilla, orange juice, erythritol and eggs to a food processor and blend well to combine.
Add the ground almonds, cocoa powder, orange zest, ginger, cinnamon, salt and baking soda to the food processor. Blend to combine until you have a smooth and creamy cake batter. You can adjust the quantity of spices as desired, adding more or less to suit your personal tastes.
Add the blackberries and stir them gently through the spiced chocolate cake batter. Spoon the batter into the prepared cake tin. Level the top with a spatula so that it is even. Transfer to the oven to bake for 35 minutes. The cake should be firm on top and cooked through.
Set aside to cool. Once cooled, carefully release the cake from its tin. Slice the cake into 9 even squares and serve or garnish as desired.