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Very Berry Chantilly Cake

Serves 12- 9 Net Carbs per Serving (including honey & coconut sugar not Grand Marnier)
Servings 16

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 1 cup almond flour I use Honeyville
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp coconut flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 level tsp plus 1/8th tsp Kal Stevia  or sweetener of choice to taste
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 6 large eggs separated
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream or canned coconut milk for dairy-free
  • 1/2 cup sour cream or canned coconut milk for dairy-free
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of choice
  • 1 tbsp pure vanilla
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter melted (or part butter and part coconut oil)

Almond Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 3 tbsp sour cream
  • 12 oz cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/2 tbsp pure almond extract
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon Stevia Select Stevia or sweetener of choice to taste
  • 12 oz heavy whipping cream
  • 1.5 tbsp organic coconut sugar or honey to taste (optional)

Fruit Glaze

  • 1 tsp all fruit preserves  I used peach.  You could use apricot or omit it all together
  • 1 tsp water

Berries & Sauce

  • 1/3 cup fresh orange juice
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 4-5 servings servings Stevia Select Stevia to taste
  • 1 tsp raw honey optional
  • 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
  • 1/2 tbsp pure orange extract omit if using Grand Marnier
  • 3-4 tbsp Grand Marnier Liquor optional

To serve

  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup quartered strawberries

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350° F and lube and line bottom of (2) 8" cake pans with parchment paper.  Mix dry ingredients in medium bowl. In separate bowl, beat egg whites until SOFT peaks form. In another bowl (using same beaters) blend remaining wet ingredients, including egg yolks (adding melted butter at very end).  
    Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well.  Then carefully fold egg whites into batter. Divide batter equally between both pans.  
    Bake for 20-25 minutes for or until top is slightly browned. Carefully remove cake from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

Frosting

  • In medium bowl, blend sour cream, cream cheese, extracts and stevia.  Blend well. Add heavy whipping cream and blend until frosting has thickened.  Taste for sweetness and add additional sweetener if necessary (coconut sugar).

Berries & Sauce

  • Add all ingredients except berries to small saucepan.  Bring to boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Taste for sweetness.  Cool completely.
  • Once sauce is completely cooled, add berries.

Cake Assembly

  • You will need extra Strawberries & Blueberries for garnish on the top of the cake.