Top 101 Sugar Free Cakes for Diabetics: Cake Recipes (2024)

Need sugar-free cake recipes???

I have researched and found some of the best sugar-free cakes! I have found a delicious chocolate cake (actually a couple, lol), a sugar-free birthday cake, a diabetic birthday cake and a delicious almond flour cake. ALL of these recipes are sugar free and either have artificial sweeteners or low-carb sweeteners. “Top 101 Sugar Free Cakes for Diabetics: Cake Recipes”

Most of these recipes are made with coconut flour, almond flour or both of these flours. However, remember that regular cakes that have refined sugar in them can always be made sugar-free by replacing the sugar with an artificial sweetener or a low carb sugar that has zero calories. Plus, your local grocery stores do sell a sugar free cake mix and asugar free frosting.

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I’ll name just a few key ingredients of this keto chocolate cake (this is not a complete ingredient list):

almond flour
coconut flour – helps the cake batter to be moist and not dry
coconut oil
Pyure is one of the sugar substitutes

What ingredients are in a sugar free chocolate Cake? (click on the above link for the recipe card)

almond meal flour – if you are not on a ketogenic diet, then you can replace these flours with a regular flour like: all purpose flour or wheat flour.
coconut flour
unsweetened cocoa powder or natural cocoa powder
Pyure sweetener or sweetener of your choice – if you are not on a keto diet or low carb diet, then you can replace the sweetener with maple syrup, coconut sugar or regular sugar.
baking soda
baking powder
salt
coconut oil – if not melted at room temperature, then you will have to microwave the oil to measure.
vanilla extract
large eggs
water – you can substitute with almond milk or coconut milk, most cakes call for vegetable oil, however not this great recipe.
cooking spray – to oil the cake pan or round pans
optional – espresso powder
optional – xanthan gum

How do I make a sugar free chocolate cake? How do you make the best keto chocolate cake?

In a large bowl, start by mixing all the almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate small bowl, mix your coconut oil, eggs, vanilla and water. Make sure to beat it well.
Slowly add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and mix well
Spray baking dish with a nonstick cooking spray.
Pour batter into a well greased 8×8 pan
Baking time can vary. Cook on 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean
Let the entire cake cool.

What ingredients are in sugar free chocolate frosting?

sugar free chocolate chips –to lower sugar intake, choose sugar free chocolate chips which make the best sugar-free cakes!
butter
vanilla extract

How do I make sugar free keto chocolate frosting?

In a microwave safe bowl, melt your butter
Add chocolate chips and stir until melted
Add Pyure and vanilla and stir well. Place bowl in the fridge until the mixture is almost solid again
Once it is almost solid beat it with a hand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy
Add chocolate buttercream frosting to the top of the cake and place cake unto refrigerator

2. Keto Turtle Cheesecake

Here are a few key factors of this delicious cheesecake:

artificial sweeteners: Pyure, which is a Stevia blend
no added sugar
start with room temperature cream cheese
a great option is to replace the sugar free syrups with fresh fruit
choose a good vanilla extract

3. Sugar-Free Keto Carrot Cake with Almond Flour

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If you need to keep those blood sugar levels down, this is the perfect sugar free dessert! This cake does not have any all purpose flour, but only almond flour. Here are just a few of the key ingredients:

monk fruit sweetener
sugar free cream cheese frosting
2 cake layer keto cake
there are a couple of items that are optional that do have natural sweeteners in them

4. Keto Lemon Blueberry Cake – Low Carb Cake (layer cake)

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This is one of the best sugar free desserts and will taste CLOSE to the real thing! It will definitely curb your sweet tooth! I will name a few key points to this easy recipe:

real blueberries
you will need 3 round cake pans and a electric mixer
lemon cream cheese frosting

5. Keto Peanut Butter Pie Cupcakes

These keto cupcakes are the PERFECT special occasion treat! Diabetic cakes and cupcakes are hard to find without sugar alcohols that will run up blood glucose levels. However, these cupcakes taste like real sugar and they will make your taste buds happy!

So, next time, as your next party say “happy birthday” with this sweet treat that has the perfect combination of peanut butter and melted chocolate!

Keto Peanut Butter Pie Cupcakes Ingredients:

Cream cheese
Swerve Confectioners – sugar-free sweetener
Heavy whipping cream
Pyure granular sweetener – sugar replacements
Peanut Butter
Sugar free chocolate chips
Butter

6. Keto Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

I love sugar free baking, but these cupcakes require no baking! You won’t even need to heat up the oven! Plus, only 5 net carbs for a regular size cupcake and less if you make mini cupcakes! You will not need any low-carb flours or whole wheat flour for these sugar free recipes.

This is the perfect recipe if you need a quick sugar free delicious treat! Serve these cupcakes with your next diabetic birthday cake and everyone will think that you bought them at your local sugar free bakery!

Keto Cupcakes Ingredients:

Cream cheese
Swerve Confectioners – sugar-free sweetener
Heavy whipping cream
Pyure granular sweetener – sugar replacements
Mint extract
green food coloring
Sugar free chocolate chips
Butter

In a medium bowl, blend cream cheese and confectioners sweetener together
In a separate bowl, with a mixer, whip heavy whipping cream and granular sweetener together until thick
Add cream cheese mixture to whipped topping mixture
With a mixer, mix well
Add mint extract, food coloring, chopped sugar free chocolate chips and mix well
Fill cupcake tins full and set aside to make chocolate topping
In a small microwaveable bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter
Stir and spoon over each cupcake
Refrigerate or freeze cupcakes.

Keto Pumpkin Spice Muffins (or cupcakes)

These are titled muffins, however they taste more like cupcakes! And, the best thing is that this recipe can be a low-sugar cake, cupcakes or even made in a bundt cake pan! It is one of my almond flour cakes, however the recipe does have coconut flour so it is more moist and is one of the most dense cakes that you will find.

7. Keto Pumpkin Spice Muffins Ingredients (click link for recipe card)

butter
Pyure Stevia Sweetener or your choice of Granular sweetener
eggs
canned Pumpkin
almond flour
coconut flour
baking powder
baking soda
Pumpkin Pie Spice
salt

8. Best Keto Chocolate Cake

My favorite ingredient in this delicious sugar-free cake is the coconut oil! Coconut oil makes dense cakes moist and decadent! This is the perfect recipe for the individual who is on the ketogenic diet or someone who is a diabetic and has a sweet tooth!

Toppings include pecans, unsweetened coconut and sugar free chocolate chips. You can add any of your favorite nuts or toppings to this keto chocolate cake!

9. Sugar Free Vanilla Cake

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This cake is the real deal when it comes to a delicious sugar free vanilla cake! It is one of the many sugar free friendly desserts, but is not keto. However, it does not contain any refined sugar, so for the diabetics who has a sweet tooth, this cake would be perfect!

To name only a couple key ingredients:

whole eggs and egg whites
cake flour (sugar free, but not keto, it is similar to regular flour)
sugar free buttercream frosting
artificial sweeteners

10. Keto Chocolate Cake Muffins (Cupcakes)

Perfect dessert for that special occasion or for that someone who is on a low carb diet! This recipe can be made into diabetic cakes, instead of baking into cupcakes. This recipe has no real sugar and has sugar substitutes. It is an easy recipe to follow and has only a few net carbs per each sugar-free cupcake.

11. Keto Lemon Pound cake recipe (bundt cake)