Right after our second child was born, I dove into my own self-led course in keto baking. A few months passed as I was busy testing 100’s of keto cupcakes, bread loaves, pizza crusts, burger buns and cookies, cakes, and brownies until I finally established a solid collection of easy keto recipes.
Overall, I was surprised to find baking on a keto diet easier than traditional baking.
I gravitate to the “quick and easy” kind of recipes that usually follow the simple procedure of combining a dry bowl of ingredients and a wet bowl of ingredients together. Then baking in the desired pan.
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This recipe is adapted from my Keto Vanilla Cake, originally published in The Ultimate Guide to Low-Carb Baking.
They are so delicious, soft, and moist this could easily be the base recipe for all of my cupcakes and muffins.
You can reverse engineer the cupcake into a cake simply by baking the batter in a lightly greased 9-inch round cake pan. It’s delicious own it’s own or topped with the same, Maple Buttercream as the cupcakes below.
Baking Tips for Vanilla Keto Cupcakes
Vanilla Keto Cupcakes are super fast and simple to make anytime you need a reliable cupcake recipe to make.
- Vanilla comes through well in this recipe, the rich flavor permeates all bites. Vanilla powder is a much more potent flavoring agent, but also more expensive. Vanilla extract may be substituted in double the amount (ex: 1 tsp vanilla powder = 2 tsp vanilla extract)
- If you want to make this recipe ahead of time, you certainly can. Bake the cupcakes and keep them, unfrosted, in the fridge until ready to serve. Frosting has the best texture when prepped the day of.
- These cupcakes are freezer friendly and can be made in bulk.
- Feeding a crowd? Double the batch as needed, these are great for birthday and office parties.
- Swap frosting for Dairy-Free Keto Icing and decorate with delicate lines and swirls instead.
This recipe yields 12 cupcakes.
With only 1 g net carbs per serving, Vanilla Keto Cupcakes are a delicious, guilt-free way to enjoy dessert while staying on a keto diet.
The recipe below is 100% gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, dairy-free, low-carb, ketogenic, and sugar-free!
Sugar-Free Keto Cupcakes
In this recipe, a pinch of sweetness (without the blood sugar roller coaster and crazy mental/emotional triggers) is made possible by Lakanto’s Monkfruit sweetener.
Lakanto is my first choice as a keto-friendly sweetener for all keto desserts.
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- ZERO GLYCEMIC – Lakanto Sweetener will not increase blood sugar
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- DELICIOUS with no bitter aftertaste
Alternatives?
I use Lakanto exclusively but you may also use whole or powdered erythritol or liquid stevia drops instead. Replace Lakanto with equal amounts of erythritol, use stevia drops to taste.
More Vanilla Infused Desserts to Try
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Vanilla Keto Cupcakes
Ingredients
Vanilla Cupcakes
- ½ cup coconut flour
- ½ cup Lakanto Classic or erythritol
- 2 tsp vanilla powder or if using extract, double the amount
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup coconut oil or butter, softened
- ¼ cup coconut milk
- 2 egg whites
- coconut oil for greasing the pan
Maple Buttercream Frosting
- ½ cup grass-fed butter
- ¼ cup grass-fed beef collagen powder
- 2 tbsp sugar-free maple flavored syrup use code "primaledgehealth" for 20% off your order
Instructions
To Preare the Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350* F / 176* C.
- In a small bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, whisk 3 eggs. Add oil and milk. Mix well.
- Slowly combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Set aside.
- In a third bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until thick peaks form. Gently fold into the the batter.
- Lightly grease or use cupcake liners in a 12-cup muffin pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
To Prepare the Frosting
- With an Immersion Blender: Place all ingredients in a narrow jar and use an immersion blender to whip until fluffy.With an Electric Mixer: Beat until all ingredients are mixed together. 1 to 2 minutes to fully whip the butter, continue until light and fluffy.
- Wait until cupcakes have completely cooled then frost before serving.
Notes
Macros and Nutrition
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Jessica Haggard is the creator of Primal Edge Health, where she shares simple, nourishing low-carb, keto and carnivore diet recipes. With a focus on from scratch, homemade cooking, animal-based nutrition, and easy DIY beauty and personal care recipes, there’s always something new going on in her kitchen! Jessica will teach you exactly how to thrive with all the best ingredients and enjoy the journey along the way.
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Scott gilmore
Jessica – the butter for the frosting – should this be melted or just left on the counter for an hour and be soft when using the immersion blender? Thank you! Love the cook books and recipes.
Scott
Jessica Haggard
Just room temperature, left on the counter for a bit until soft. You’re on the right track!
Anita
Coconut flour and coconut oil, how yummy are these cupcakes? And the maple syrup frosting only makes these even more delicious. 🙂
Beth
I love how tasty these cupcakes sound! The maple frosting is SO GOOD!
Sapana
These cupcakes were so good and so easy to make!
Irina
I have never known how to make keto-friendly buttercream frosting. Thanks for sharing. I am gonna implement it in baking!
Pina
My husband loved these! He’s doing keto right now and I surprised him with these delicious cupcakes. Thanks for a marvelous recipe!
Jessica Formicola
These cupcakes are incredible, and I’m not even on a keto diet! Definitely sharing this recipe with my keto friends!
Jessica Haggard
So glad you can enjoy something all together!
Marlynn |Urban Bliss Life
I’ve never heard of that particular monkfruit sweetener before. I’ll have to check it out! The frosting looks especially yummy!
Jessica Haggard
The frosting is GREAT!
Pam Greer
My daughter is on a keto diet and I can’t wait to make these for her! She is going to love them!
Jessica Haggard
So happy you can share them with her, enjoy!
Irina
Do you know what I love about your recipe? It is the frosting! To be precise, its imperfection on top of cupcakes! Everything is too perfect when I look at cupcake recipes. Yours have some unique charm!
Michelle
So amazing! I can’t believe these are low carb!
Jessica Haggard
Pretty cool isn’t 😉
Catherine
These look great! I remember during the early days of keto when I was on it how hard it was to find low carb desserts. I’d love to try one!
Jessica Haggard
Keto can become very easy once you find the right recipes you need. Best of luck to you!
Vicky
Always on the look out for a yummy keto dessert and this one looks fantastic!
Jessica Haggard
It is! I hope you can enjoy it soon 🙂
Veena Azmanov
All the healthy option to making this Keto cupcakes. The frosting is super delicious too. Kids to love it.
Kelley
These look heavenly! I can’t wait to try them soon.
Jessica Haggard
They would be great for Valentine’s day!
Emily Liao
This maple buttercream is absolutely delicious! These cupcakes are definitely a win with my family.
Jessica Haggard
It’s great to have individual portions to share with everyone. I do these more often than a full cake.