🤎Boston Cream Poke Cake😋
Ingredients:
For Cake:
- 3 cups almond flour
- 1/3 cup whey protein powder
- 2 tsp grain-free baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup Swerve Sweetener
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup almond or cashew milk, unsweetened
For Pastry Cream:
- 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
- 3 egg yolks
- 6 tbsp confectioner’s Swerve Sweetener
- Pinch salt
- 2 tbsp butter, cut into two pieces
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
For Chocolate Ganache:
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup confectioner’s Swerve Sweetener
- 2 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
For Cake:
1Preheat oven to 325F and grease a 9×9 square baking pan.
2In a medium bowl, whisk together the almond flour, whey protein powder, baking powder and salt.
3In a large bowl, beat butter with sweetener until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time until well combined. Beat in vanilla extract.
4Beat in half of the almond flour mixture, then beat in nut milk. Beat in the remaining almond flour mixture until well combined. Spread batter in prepared baking pan.
5Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and the top is just firm to the touch. Remove and let cool in pan. Once cool, use the end of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over the cake.
For Pastry Cream:
1Bring whipping cream to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks with sweetener and salt.
2Slowly whisk about half of the hot cream into the yolks to temper, then return the yolk/cream mixture back to the saucepan and cook until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes more, whisking constantly. Watch it carefully and do not let it curdle.
3Remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla extract. Sprinkle surface with xanthan gum and whisk vigorously to combine. Let cool about 10 minutes, then pour all over cake and tap pan firmly on counter to allow pastry cream to sink into holes.
4Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours, until pastry cream is mostly set.
For Chocolate Ganache:
1In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine cream and sweetener. Whisk until sweetener is dissolved and cream comes to just a simmer.
2Remove from heat and add chopped chocolate and vanilla extract. Let sit 5 minutes to melt chocolate and then whisk to combine. Pour over chilled cake and refrigerate another 20 to 30 minutes, until set.
