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Keto Praline Cream Cheese King Cake

A festive Mardi Gras king cake with sour cream-enriched Ketonia dough, a praline cream cheese filling, and a vanilla glaze decorated in purple, green, and gold. Laissez le bon temps rouler.
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12 slices

Ingredients
  

  • Dough
  • 227 g sour cream 8 oz container
  • 28 g butter 1/8 cup
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 52 g granulated erythritol, divided 3 tbsp plus 1/2 tbsp
  • 1 pkg active dry yeast
  • 60 ml warm water 1/4 cup, 100 to 110°F
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 52.3 g vital wheat gluten with the next 6 lines, replaces 107 g Ketonia bread mix equivalent (discontinued), 1/3 bag: 52g vital wheat gluten, 28g flax meal, 12.7g oat fiber, 11.7g almond flour, 2g salt, 0.33g xanthan gum, 0.17g citric acid
  • 28 g golden flax meal
  • 12.6 g oat fiber
  • 11.6 g almond flour
  • 2 g salt
  • 0.3 g xanthan gum
  • citric acid a pinch
  • Praline Cream Cheese Filling
  • 227 g cream cheese, softened 8 oz
  • 50 g granulated erythritol 1/4 cup
  • 25 g Swerve Brown 1/8 cup
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 0.5 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
  • Creamy Vanilla Glaze
  • 180 g confectioners erythritol 1.5 cups
  • 1.5 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream 2 to 3 tbsp
  • purple, green, and gold sparkling erythritol for decoration

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer
  • 1 Sheet pan
  • 1 Parchment paper

Method
 

  1. Make dough: combine sour cream, butter, salt, and 3 tbsp erythritol in a saucepan over medium-low until butter melts, 5 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Dissolve yeast and remaining 1/2 tbsp erythritol in warm water and proof 5 minutes until foamy. Combine sour cream mixture, yeast mixture, egg, and 1/3 of the bread mix in a stand mixer with paddle. Beat until smooth. Gradually add remaining mix. Turn out and knead 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Cover and rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
  2. Make filling: beat cream cheese, erythritols, cinnamon, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in egg.
  3. Punch dough down. Roll into a large rectangle. Spread filling evenly leaving a 1-inch border. Sprinkle with pecans. Roll up jelly-roll style from one long side. Form into a ring on a parchment-lined baking sheet, moistening and pinching ends together. Cover and rise until doubled, 1 hour.
  4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake 25 minutes until deep golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack, about 1.5 hours.
  5. Make glaze: whisk confectioners erythritol, melted butter, and vanilla. Add cream 1 tsp at a time until pourable but still opaque. Pour over cooled cake. Sprinkle with alternating bands of purple, green, and gold sparkling erythritol.

Notes

Cool the cake completely before glazing or the glaze will slide off. Nutrition is estimated per slice.