Gingerbread and Walnut Rum Cake
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
50 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Servings
12 slices
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Calories
272 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Gingerbread and Walnut Rum Cake
Description
The Gingerbread and Walnut Rum Cake features a combination of toasted walnuts, pea protein, golden flaxseed meal, and a blend of spices including cinnamon, allspice, and optionally molasses for depth. The recipe calls for creaming butter and powdered sweetener before incorporating eggs, dry ingredients, yogurt, rum, molasses, and chopped sugar-free stem ginger. This combination yields a moist, dense cake with a complex flavor from spices and rum, and a rich texture contributed by walnuts both crushed and finely processed.
Roasting the walnuts prior to mixing enhances their nuttiness, while the stem ginger adds a spicy-sweet bite. The cake is baked in a well-greased bundt pan to ensure easy release and even baking. This recipe suits those who want a flavorful, protein-enhanced dessert with a gingerbread twist.
The paste-like batter benefits from careful folding of walnuts and ginger to maintain texture. If using fresh ginger, it must be simmered with sweetener and water to replicate the texture of preserved stem ginger. This cake may be saved or served at special occasions where its rich flavors complement the season.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup walnuts
- 1 cup pea protein
- 4 tablespoons golden flaxseed meal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon salt (if not using molasses)
- ⅔ cup butter
- ¾ cup powdered sweetener
- 6 egg room temperature, large
- ¼ cup dark rum
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt or plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon blackstrap molasses (optional)
- ½ cup stem ginger chopped small, sugar-free
Instructions
- Lightly toast 1 1/4 cup walnuts in the oven at 150 °C (305° F) for 15 minutes.
- In a food processor or blender, process 2/3 cup of the toasted walnuts into a fine crumble. Break down the remaining in smaller pieces by hand.
- Prepare a 9 or 10" bundt cake pan, grease it very well with butter or ghee, then dust with any keto flour.
- Mix together the dry ingredients in a medium bowl: 1 cup pea protein, 4 tablespoons golden flaxseed meal, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon allspice and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
- Cream 2/3 cup butter and 3/4 cup powdered sweetener until pale, fluffy and doubled in size.
- Slow down the mixer and add 6 large eggs, one by one, to the creamed butter.
- Add the dry ingredient mixture and the processed walnuts. Mix until fully combined
- Add 1/4 cup dark rum, 3/4 cup Greek yogurt and 1 teaspoon blackstrap molasses, and mix until the batter is smooth.
- Fold in 1/2 cup sugar-free stem ginger and the crushed walnuts.
- Spread the thick batter in a heavily buttered and floured bundt cake pan. If using a regular pan (no decoration), just greasing it is sufficient.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C (347 °F) for about 50 to 60 minutes. When you start smelling the cake, give it a few minutes and then test: if the cake started pulling slightly from the sides of the pan and bounces backed when pressed, it's probably ready. To be sure, a toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean.
- Remove the keto gingerbread cake from the oven and wait 15-20 minutes before turning out the cake into a cooling rack. After it's completely cool, sift powdered sweetener on the top for a snowy effect.
Notes
- To make sugar-free stem ginger, simmer fresh chopped ginger with sweetener and water until soft.
- Toasting walnuts enhances their flavor; pulse some finely and crush the rest for texture.
- Use a well-greased bundt pan with keto flour dusting to prevent sticking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 272 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 272kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 5.5g | 2% |
| Protein | 14.5g | 29% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Fiber | 1.6g | 6% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Net Carbohydrates | 3g |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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