Puerto Rican Almond Pound Cake(Low-Carb)

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. My fondest memories include eating "Pan sobao" (Puerto Rican sweet bread), café con leche ,and anxiously waiting for the party to be over to eat cake. Yes!!! Either is a wedding, quinceañera or a birthday party, it all ended with

"ponqué" o "bizcocho de almendra" (Pound cake with Almond syrup). I am a fitness trainer but Puerto Rican cake is my weakness. It was my Kryptonite until now. This recipe has only 2g of carbs per servings and no sugar. It is moist, sweet and aromatic. It only has a few ingredients and if you are just a little bit patient you will be in cake heaven without using your cheat day.

Ingredients:

Carbquick Flour 1.5 cups

Butter 2 oz softened

Sola Sweetener 1 cup

Baking Soda 1 tbs

2 eggs

2tbs Vanilla Extract

2 tbs Buttermilk powder

3/4 cups of Water

Procedure:

Start to cream the butter and the Sola Sweetener. Add the eggs , vanilla extract and Carbquick flour. Then, add the buttermilk powder and the water to the mixture. Once everything is mixed, pour the batter on a Pound cake pan. Bake for around 40 min at 335 F. Be sure to do the toothpick check to see if it is done. If it is still wet bake for another 10 minutes and then turn off the oven and let is finish cooking with the remaining heat. Take it out and let it rest for 20 minutes. Poke the cake with a fork and pour the Almond Syrup( see recipe below).

Almond Syrup:

4 oz of water

1 oz of Almond Extract

2 oz of Sola Sweetener or Monk Fruit.

Procedure:

Put the water , Sola Sweetener and almond extract on a saucepan until sugar is dissolved and the water has been boiling at least for 1 minute. pour syrup all over the cake . Cover the cake with aluminum foil and let it cool at least for 1 hr.

Personally, I love my cake with some whipped cream. If you need some frosting you can do the Organic Chocolate Frosting. This cake is moist and delicious. Try this recipe if you want your cake to be sweeter and with a stronger almond flavor adjust to your taste. This cake is great to have a treat without "falling off the wagon". This cake yields at least 9 servings for about 150 calories or less. If you are doing 21 day fix count it as a yellow and enjoy.