Dreamy Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Pound Cake

This keto cream cheese chocolate pound cake recipe is rich, moist, and flat-out dreamy. It’s everything you love about a traditional cream cheese pound cake, except that it’s chocolate and keto-friendly.

It’s a decadent keto chocolate pound cake that is sure to satisfy your craving for a dark chocolate cake while on a ketogenic diet.

And because it’s cream cheese chocolate pound cake, the texture is moist and dense and, as a bonus, high in protein.

Whether you are looking for a recipe to silence the sweet tooth of a chocolate lover or for a special occasion, this keto chocolate cake is made easily in a loaf pan or two.

My recipe for low-carb chocolate pound cake was inspired by my well-loved keto cream cheese pound cake. It’s a favorite in the keto community.

Loaded with chocolate flavor, this keto chocolate pound cake recipe uses simple ingredients like almond flour.

But I also have a keto chocolate coconut flour pound cake if you are looking for a keto pound cake recipe that is nut-free. 

Don’t forget to visit our Keto Pound Cakes and Keto Cakes collections for more delicious keto-friendly treats.

Keto Chocolate Pound Cake

This keto chocolate loaf recipe came to me in a dream. Yes, a dream. Has anyone else dreamt of a recipe before?

It’s why I call it our dreamy cream cheese chocolate pound cake recipe!

Clocking in at only 4.5 g net carbs per serving, it’s a great recipe that is not only low in carbs but completely gluten-free!

Make sure you also check out our keto cream cheese recipes for other delicious recipes that feature cream cheese.

So, this is the first time I have had a dream with a recipe—at least the first time that I can recall. For all I know, all my low-carb keto creations come via dreams.

Maybe it’s just that I can’t always remember them.

I’ve heard about musicians writing songs in their dreams, and that always struck me as something special. I guess it was kind of my turn to experience something similar.

Keto Cream Cheese Chocolate Pound Cake

I think it’s fair to say that the chances of this girl dreaming up a song are slim to none. That’s the kind of experience left to maybe Randy, Michelle, or Peter, the musicians in our family.

However, a dream about a keto recipe? Now, that’s something I should have seen coming.

Why? Well, with all the time I spend thinking about possible new keto recipes, I can’t say it surprised me that one would eventually visit me in my dreams.

Although I may never be able to tell you what it’s like to dream up a song, I can now tell you what it’s like to write a recipe in a dream.

I remember waking up and thinking, Did I just dream up a recipe for a keto cream cheese chocolate cake? Or am I just wanting chocolate again?

In the dream, I saw a glorious, rich, decadent keto chocolate pound cake (with almond flour) dripping with chocolate ganache. It was a thing of beauty, I tell you.

Take a guess at what I had for breakfast that morning. Yup, a keto chocolate pound cake. Ha! Don’t you dare judge me?

Going to the kitchen to create a chocolate version of my keto cream cheese pound cake was the first thing I did that day.

Maybe not before my morning devotions, but soon afterward, I was ready to see it manifest.

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How To Make A Chocolate Keto Pound Cake

This recipe makes two 8×4-inch chocolate pound cakes, but I have included instructions for those who only want one loaf.

My recipe freezes beautifully. So why not enjoy one and freeze the other?

Moreover, you can freeze the almond flour chocolate pound cake whole or in individual slices.

Alternatively, you can bake the recipe in a bundt pan for a keto chocolate bundt cake option.

Start by combing the dry ingredients—the almond flour, cocoa powder, instant coffee, baking powder, and salt—and set them aside.

Be sure that your butter, eggs, and cream cheese have come to room temperature for the best results.

Then, in a large mixing bowl, you’ll beat the softened butter and granulated sugar substitute on high until light and fluffy.

Next, add the softened cream cheese and combine well until fully incorporated.

Then, you’ll add the eggs one at a time, making sure to mix well after each addition.

You’ll then add all the dry ingredients, mixing well until thoroughly combined.

Lastly, you’ll add the melted baking chocolate in a stream and beat the mixture until it’s well incorporated.

Note that you can melt the baking chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave in 15-second intervals.

Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan(s) and refer to the baking time depending on the pans you are choosing.

Allow the cake to cool for a minimum of fifteen minutes before unmolding, and then wait until the cake is thoroughly cooled before spreading the chocolate ganache over the surface of the cake.

The sugar-free chocolate ganache comes together quickly by simply combining the melted butter, melted baking chocolate, and powdered sugar substitute.

Then you’ll add the heavy whipping cream a couple of tablespoons at a time and mix till well incorporated. Lastly, stir in the coconut oil.

Gluten-Free Chocolate Pound Cake Ingredients

The following are the ingredients for this keto cake recipe and the chocolate ganache: Note that the full printable recipe card, as well as the nutritional information, is at the bottom of the page.

• Finely milled almond flour
• Granulated sugar-substitute
• Cocoa powder
• Baking powder
• Sea salt
• Full-fat cream cheese, room temperature
• Unsalted butter, room temperature
• Eggs, room temperature
• Baking chocolate melted

Keto-Friendly Chocolate Ganache

• Baking chocolate, melted
• Unsalted butter, melted
• Refined coconut oil, melted
• Heavy whipping cream
• Confectioners sugar-substitute

Giving God The Glory

I’ve mentioned it before, but it’s worth repeating how I give God ALL the glory for my recipes.

I am not saying that Jesus shows up in my kitchen and hands me a stick of butter or anything.  Although, how cool would that be?

However, I can sense Him guiding me as I formulate my recipes. That may sound odd, but it’s how I approach everything.

The Bible says that God is interested in the details of our lives. So why not get His opinion on it all, then?

The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives (Psalm 37:23)

Don’t you? Well, you could; you know, it’s part of having a personal relationship with Jesus.

Once I step into my kitchen and surrender my recipe idea to Him, I enter this creative space that allows me to devise a low-carb recipe quickly and effortlessly.

I sense His delight as I combine one ingredient after another until a new recipe is born.

Trust me when I tell you that coming up with keto recipes does not come easy for most food bloggers. It’s common for a recipe to take five to ten tries before finally seeing the light of day.

But I can’t say that’s been my experience in the early days of low-carb keto baking. It was rough, and I saw my share of wasted ingredients.

That is until I woke up and reminded God that if He wanted me to do this assignment, He would also have to equip me. Yes, I talk to God that way.

Easy Keto Recipes

Fortunately, most of my recipes come together relatively easily, a testament to God’s divine favor over my life. AND why I will not take credit for any of it.

So, if you ever hear a tone of bragging in my writing as I gush over a recipe, it’s because I know who’s behind it.

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I sure hope you give this low-carb chocolate pound cake a try.

Looking for a chocolate muffin option? Be sure to check out our keto chocolate cream cheese muffins made with similar ingredients.

And visit our keto sour cream chocolate cake if you prefer a sour cream-based cake.

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