Sugar Free Low Carb Tiramisu Mug Cake made in minutes and tastes just like traditional tiramisu, but without all the carbs and sugar!
Pleasing someone else.
Isn't that what Valentine's is all about?
I mean it's nice to get gifts and celebrate with the love of your life, but isn't that the day to really do something you may not necessarily enjoy doing just because you love someone?
I have to be honest, it's not really something I tend to do often; doing something I really don't want to do for the sake of the hubby I love.
But on Valentine's I try to be ......more understanding. More cooperative. More go with the flow kinda girl.
I know you're thinking, well you should be like that all the time.
Well I'm not, truth be told.
But at least once a year I try. And I go with my man to his beloved fishing and boat shows that comes once a year.
I don't fish. I don't like anything about fishing. Except I like to eat fish.
I'm not much into boats either. I don't have sea legs. I get sick on boats. But I love my hubby and he has a dream.
A dream to one day own a boat. For fishing and for the family for leisure ( ahem, what? I don't know about that!)
So I do the things that would make him happy and I join him on these excursions with disregard for my comfort.
Coffee in hand and I'm just a happy girl.
And I also make him things I don't necessarily like to eat or very rarely. One of them happens to be tiramisu. When we were newlyweds without kids we went to Europe and stayed with friends in Germany. This Italian friend of mine living in Germany made an incredible homemade tiramisu that my husband will never, ever forget. He has begged me for it since and that was 19 years ago.
While I never have made the authentic, but too much work in my mind, traditional tiramisu, I made this for him. And this is good enough. And he ate it up and he was happy. And I will make it whenever he wants because it takes just minutes. And that makes me happy. 🙂
Sugar Free Low Carb Tiramisu Mug Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 tablespoon Flaxseed Meal
- 3 tablespoon almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon kahlua amaretto, brandy or rum extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia
Coffee Syrup
- ½ cup hot brewed coffee
- 1 tablespoon Swerve sweetener
- 1 teaspoon kahlua amaretto or brandy (optional) or use rum extract
Mascarpone Frosting
- 2 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 2 ounces heavy whipping cream
- Optional Topping: 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder and coffee beans
Instructions
- Whisk the first five ingredients together to make the cake.
- Whisk the rest of the ingredients for the cake in a another bowl then stir well to combine with the dry.
- Grease two shallow ramekins, I used quiche ramekins.
- Pour batter evenly into each dish.
- Microwave one cake at a time for 1 minute, may need additional 30 seconds if using a deeper dish as opposed to a shallow one.
- Once cooked poke some holes all around the cake using a skewer or toothpick.
- Stir the coffee syrup ingredients together and use just half the amount to soak the cakes in their dish. Allow to cool completely before continuing.
- Place the frosting ingredients into a stand mixer and add the remaining coffee syrup.
- Blend until completely smooth. Taste and adjust the sweetness of the frosting.
- Spread half the frosting over one cake. Layer the second cake over the first and spread the rest of the frosting on top.
- Decorate with optional toppings if desired.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to an hour before serving.
Nutrition
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
TheaMaria
I would love to make this for my husband for Valentine's day. What is the diameter of the quiche ramekins you used? I'm trying to figure out if I have anything close in size so I don't have to buy more kitchen gadgets... 😉 Thank you so much!
Rebecca
Can you please give the recipe for a large size tiramisu? Just normal size not individual please.
Thank you!! Your work is incredible!
Brenda
Thanks! I will work on that!
Cynthia Duncan
Thank you for instructions on baking in conventional oven,
I am comfortable with traditional baking.
Jane
Please give baking directions in the oven for those who choose not to microwave their food.
Thank you.
Brenda
I would cook them on a low temp, like 325 and check the center with a toothpick by 15 minutes, not sure how long it will take, but when a toothpick in center comes out clean they are done.
Ginger
Can I use regular (AP or cake) flour? What size ramekins do you use? I can't wait to try this and the Lemon cake.
Brenda
I used quiche ramekins which are about 7 ounces and shallow.
kim
Can I use just coconut flour in the cake and how much should I use? 🙂
Brenda
No coconut flour can not replace almond flour in this recipe. Some of my other mug cakes, like the lemon one use coconut flour, but with coconut flour there needs to be more liquid since it's just so absorbent. It's best to look over another mug cake that uses coconut in the recipe.