• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Whole Body Living and Tara's Keto Kitchen logo

  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Coupons & Discounts
    • Disclaimers & Disclosures
    • Privacy Policy
  • Keto Recipes
  • Keto Resources
    • Coupons & Discounts
    • Keto Grocery Store Tour (Fan Favorite!)
    • How To Overcome A Weight Loss Plateau
    • What Should I Track On The Keto Diet?
    • How Long Does It Take To Get Into Ketosis
    • The Best Books For The Keto Diet
    • Keto Food List
    • Coconut Flour Baking Guide
    • Keto Recipes
    • Keto Kitchen Tools Guide
    • Sugar Substitutes Guide
    • Homemade Electrolyte Drink
  • SHOP
  • Motivation
  • Testimonials
    • Provider Referrals
  • Login

Keto Gooey Butter Cake

Aug 29, 2019 · 14 Comments

Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe
Keto Gooey Butter Cake

I just can't gush enough about this Keto Gooey Butter Cake.... which I created specifically for my hubby who had fallen in love with this southern dessert a year prior to us entering the ketogenic lifestyle.

As you may know, here at Tara's Keto Kitchen. I'm busy in the kitchen creating and perfecting keto desserts and keto food options to help make the ketogenic diet sustainable over the long term.

That said, I am always looking for new recipe ideas so please drop those in the comments anywhere on my website or YouTube channel.

Keto Gooey Butter Cake shown on a white plate with a bite on a fork

Coconut Flour for Keto Gooey Butter Cake

Coconut flour is one of my favorite keto flours to bake with. It's super healthy and it works really well in cakes and cake-like desserts. It works very well in this keto gooey butter cake recipe but there are a few tricks to learning how to bake with it.

To learn more about the health benefits of coconut flour, see my blog post here.

To learn more about baking with coconut flour, check out my blog post and video tutorial here.

how do you bake with coconut flour

It's critical to take some time to learn how to bake with coconut flour because using it is not intuitive. There IS a reason that this keto gooey butter cake and all my coconut flour recipes use more eggs and liquid than a traditional recipe would call for.

You'll learn all this in more in the post above and in this helpful guide:

Keto Gooey Butter Cake served on plate

Tara's Ingredient Picks for Keto Gooey Butter Cake

Here are my ingredient picks for you to use when making your keto gooey butter cake:

  • Coconut Flour
  • BochaSweet
  • Xanthan Gum
  • Salt
  • Baking Powder
  • Pure Vanilla Extract**
  • Pure Almond Extract**

** Be careful of sugar in extracts. Read the ingredients list on your extract and make sure it doesn't contain sugar. If it does, plan on replacing it as soon as you can. Also, keep in mind that formulations can change. Re-read the ingredient list when you re-order. I've been caught in the past not noticing when my favorite extract company changed the formula and added sugar. eek!!

Oh man.... doesn't this picture of keto gooey butter cake just make you drool? Yummmmmm....

Keto Gooey Butter Cake pinterest graphic showing a bite of cake on a fork

Why Do I Use BochaSweet?

I get this question often... I think because BochaSweet is more expensive than many other sugar substitutes on the market.

So, I'll share MY reasons for using BochaSweet in all of my keto dessert and especially in this Keto Gooey Butter Cake recipe...

BochaSweet is more than just a sugar substitute. It's actually a superfood with really powerful health benefits. Especially if you struggle with a metabolic disorder, are diabetic, have inflammation.... you get the drift.

It's extracted from the Kabocha pumpkin which is a superfood native to the Japanese diet. The extract is often used as a dietary supplement there for a number of health concerns. The man who founded the company discovered the sweet taste by accident when he opened and tasted one of his capsules. He actually thought they were just "sugar pills" and he'd gotten a bad batch...

Track Your Nutrition & Health Data with cronometer.com

The other reason we choose BochaSweet is it tastes amazing and doesn't have a metallic or weird aftertaste. It has a round, full taste almost just like sugar.

So, we choose BochaSweet for the health benefits and for the taste.

We live a ketogenic lifestyle for the health benefits, so why wouldn't we use BochaSweet?

Tutorial Video: Keto Gooey Butter Cake

Check out my YouTube channel “Tara's Keto Kitchen”! 

I share new videos and recipes (like this Keto Gooey Butter Cake) every week. Subscribe so you're notified by YouTube when the recipes post.

I also want to invite you to join my email list. Each week, I send a digest of what's new on the blog. I'll also let you know when I'm doing a giveaway of a keto product and about special announcements & promotions.

I will never sell or share your email information with anyone. And I don't like SPAM and won't send it to you. Ever. If you ever feel my content isn't valuable, unsubscribe by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the email.

Now, onto the recipe for Keto Gooey Butter Cake....

📖 Recipe

Keto Gooey Butter Cake

Keto Gooey Butter Cake

A keto gooey butter cake with only 1 total carb (0 net carb) per serving for all of us that love the taste and texture of traditional butter cake. This is one of the keto recipes we like to make and take to potlucks & social gatherings. We cut the pan into 24 small squares because a little butter cake goes a long way!
4.39 from 18 votes
Print Pin Rate
Course: Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine: Keto
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
Keyword: butter cake, keto cheesecake,keto coconut cheesecake,low carb cheesecake,low carb coconut cheesecake,keto dessert recipe,low carb dessert recipe,low carb breakfast recipe,keto breakfast recipe, keto dessert
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour hour
0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 24 servings
Author: Tara Wright

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup coconut flour 1 ounce
  • ⅛ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 8 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup BochaSweet

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • In a small bowl, combine: 2 ounce coconut flour (¼ c), ⅛ teaspoon xanthan gum, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • Stir to combine, set aside.
  • In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine: 8 tablespoons melted butter (1 stick), ¾ cup heavy cream, 2 eggs, 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon almond extract, 1 cup BochaSweet.
  • Use a blender to blend the wet ingredients until combined. Then add your dry ingredients. Blend on medium speed for 1 minute. Stop and use a spatula to clean the sides and bottom and blend an additional 2 minutes on medium high speed. The batter will thicken considerably and be the consistency of cake batter once done.
  • Pour into a baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 60 minutes.
  • Cool for 4 hours before serving.

Notes

* *Nutrition facts provided as estimates only. We use erythritol for the sweetener for consistency purposes when calculating nutrition facts with the exception of stevia which is calculated as such. 
The nutrition facts for our Keto Gooey Butter Cake were calculated using Cronometer. All of our recipes are available in Cronometer if you are a Gold member and friend request me at tara@wholebodyliving.com through Cronometer. Click here to save 10% off of Cronometer Gold or try it out with a free account.

Nutrition

Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.32g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.84g | Trans Fat: 0.25g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 247IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbs: 0.57g | Sugar Alcohol: 6g
Coconut Flour Nutrition: What Are The Health Benefits of Coconut Flour

Other Keto Dessert Recipes

Keto Coconut Flour Pancakes
Keto Mini Key Lime Cheesecakes
Easy Keto Candied Nuts
« Keto Coconut Flour Pancakes
Review: Cauliflower Crust Pizza »

Sharing is caring!

1644 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Aurora says

    January 26, 2021 at 10:32 am

    Oh my goodness, this recipe is sooo yummy!! It was absolutely delicious I needed to bake mine a little longer and I added a little more vanilla and it came out amazing, this recipe is definitely a keeper, Thanks!

    Reply
  2. vm says

    December 26, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    Is there a substitute for the cream? I cannot eat dairy. Also, do you have substitutes for other types of dairy in your recipes?
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Janelle says

      December 28, 2020 at 9:58 am

      In order for the recipes to turn out how intended it's best to make the recipe exactly as the recipe says. Since you have to stay away from dairy you'll have to do some testing using dairy-free substitutes you like and see how they turn out. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Kristin says

    June 08, 2020 at 12:04 am

    Can I use lankato instead of bocha, and is it the same amount? I can easily get lankato at my local health food store 🙂

    Reply
    • Tara Wright, CHC, MBA says

      June 09, 2020 at 1:04 pm

      Yes, that should work. Because of the erythritol it may be a little crunchier on top 🙂

      Reply
  4. Jackie says

    April 04, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    I’d like to know that too! What size dish? Also, is there any need to line with parchment paper or grease the dish? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tara Wright, CHC, MBA says

      April 08, 2020 at 8:30 am

      That's a 9x9 dish 🙂
      No greasing is needed. You can line with parchment paper if you wish.

      Reply
  5. Tawnia says

    March 25, 2020 at 7:09 pm

    I followed recipe precisely but the texture was more like Flan than a Gooey butter cake. Any thoughts? It was also way too sweet, but I guess a butter cake is usually rich. I can see why a small square Is enough.

    Reply
    • Tara Wright, CHC, MBA says

      March 26, 2020 at 7:37 am

      It could simply be the brand of coconut flour. You might need a bit more -- up to a tablespoon. I'm finding there's a wide swing in brands as far as how much it absorbs. It's likely a matter of freshness. Coconut flour from bulk bins, for example, is much less fresh as it's been soaking in moisture from the environment.

      Reply
  6. Marian says

    November 18, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    That was my question as well. 🙂

    Reply
  7. liz says

    September 10, 2019 at 1:21 pm

    Where is the cream cheese? Just asking because I am from the midwest, near STL, and all gooey butter cake contains cream cheese. Is the heavy cream a substitute for the cream cheese?
    24 little bite size pieces seems very small.

    I haven't tested the recipe yet, so I cannot give a rating.
    I am looking for a sugar free keto gooey butter cake recipe before the holidays for my clients.

    Reply
    • Tara Wright, CHC, MBA says

      September 11, 2019 at 8:17 am

      Correct!! Heavy cream instead of cream cheese. My testers thought the texture was more spot-on this way.
      And yeah, the servings are small but it is very very rich 🙂

      Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    August 31, 2019 at 8:25 am

    What size baking dish did you use?

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Keto Gooey Butter Cake - BochaSweet says:
    September 4, 2019 at 2:00 pm

    […] Recipe and content provided by Tara Wright, Whole Body Living […]

    Reply
4.39 from 18 votes (17 ratings without comment)

Please Leave A Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

free keto meal plans for the keto diet designed by health coach tara
Keto Shopping List Tear Off Pad Shop Now
The Keto Cupcake Cookbook Save $5 With Coupon Code LOVECUPCAKES
Health Coach Tara

Bestselling Author Tara Wright (Health Coach Tara) is a Certified International Health Coach trained by The Institute For Integrative Nutrition. She specializes in ketogenic and low carb diets.

She's helped hundreds of thousands of people get started with the keto diet. She's author of the popular "30 Day Keto Planner" and has created online video courses and a group membership program.

Explore the products at our sister website sustainableketo.com

Keto Planners click to shop now
lakanto coupon code
free keto meal plans for the keto diet
coconut flour baking guide pinterest header graphic
the keto cupcake cookbook
Keto Shopping List Tear Off Pad 2 Shop Now
The Keto Cupcake Cookbook Save $5 With Coupon Code LOVECUPCAKES
Inspirational Journals Shop Now
Keto Planners click to shop now

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions

Newsletter

  • Sign Up! for emails and updates

Contact

  • Contact
  • Services

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Disclosure of Material Connection:

Some of the links on this website are “affiliate links”. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Please know, I only recommend products or services I use or have used personally. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR,Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”.

1644 shares

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required

Recipe Ratings without Comment

Something went wrong. Please try again.