Keto Red Velvet Cake Mix

My son hasn't eaten sugar for years - so we decided to try this cake mix for his birthday. It is very easy to make and tastes good with fresh cream in between, but a little bit expensive for a cake mix!!!

Easy to make and the sponge looked great I paired it with cream cheese icing -also sugar free as the cake was made for a friend with diabetes, we plan on trying all the flavours.

Value for money and easy to make

Purchased the red velvet cake to make a birthday cake for my type 1 diabetic and coeliac six year old niece. Paired it with home made Keto cream cheese frosting. Really quick and simple to make for a beginner like me. You need 3 eggs, 80g melted butter or oil, a tablespoon of water and randomly, a teaspoon of vinegar. I don’t understand why the vinegar is needed, but presumably it activates something, and you can’t taste it, so trust the recipe and go with it. The coconut flour means this looks quite gritty once you’ve mixed it all up, but don’t worry, because it’s not at all gritty once it’s cooked. I had to give it an extra five minutes in the oven, because it was still a bit wobbly and gelatinous after the recommended cooking time, but that may just be my oven. Don’t go too much longer though, as my sister warned me that these cakes with low carb flours are very easy to overcook, leaving you with a dry texture. It does not really rise, as you can see from my photo. Mine was probably not a lot more than two inches tall. More of a cheesecake height than cake. However, it was enough to cut it and put keto cream cheese filling in the middle, and the crumb structure was very similar to a conventional cake, so it held together well even when I cut it into two. If you’re going for a presentation cake, you’d need two packets of these to get it nearer the height of a standard cake. Taste wise, it was fine. Not especially sweet, and if I’m honest, I thought it needed the extra sweetness from the frosting (I used erythritol sugar substitute). Having said that, as a non-diabetic, I may just be used to higher levels of sweetness than someone who is used to a low sugar diet, so ignore that assessment if you’re used to sugar substitutes. Texture was good, in comparison to some of the other brands’ keto cakes which we’ve tried my niece on. The verdict from the family was a big thumbs up, and my niece was desperate for another piece as soon as her sugars levelled off. You don’t get a much better vote of approval than that. Overall, we were impressed and would definitely buy this again. So convenient, and tasty. It made my niece’s day. Four stars simply because of the eye watering price (I know diabetic and keto ingredients are expensive, and we’re paying for convenience here as well, but please make them more affordable - it’s not a diabetic’s fault that their pancreas failed, and they’re punished enough with injections and lifestyle adjustments!) which puts it out of reach for a lot of people who would love - and deserve - to try such a good product.

It’s a bit dry, but it easy to use

Quick and useful for friend with dietary requirements.

Sorry to say, but this one was just mediocre. Left a bad taste in your mouth after eating and it was very dry after just 1h of sitting outside. I have followed the instructions to the T, yet it still came out extremely dry.