The ultimate low carb celebration cake

Vanilla sponge

• 200 g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
• 340 g blanched almonds (see Tips)
• 120 g monkfruit sweetener or sweetener of choice (see Tips)
• 2 tsp gluten free baking powder
• 8 eggs
• 200 g cream cheese, softened
• 1 tsp natural vanilla extract

Lemon butter icing

• 1 piece lemon zest, no white pith (4 cm)
• 40 g monkfruit sweetener or sweetener of choice (see Tips)
• 150 g cream cheese, softened
• 100 g unsalted butter, softened
• 20 g lemon juice
• 2 - 3 tbsp keto lemon curd (see Tips)
• coconut flakes toasted, for decoration
• 1 lemon, cut into halves and sliced, for decoration