Birthday + Pizza + Cake = Good Birthday

So yesterday (Friday) was my brother's birthday. And birthdays for teenaged boys call for pizza! And cake. And I ate both! ...of my own special kinds, of course- let's not get carried away here...

Buffalo Chicken with Bacon Pizza

Tonight I made a Buffalo chicken with bacon pizza, a variation of the pizza I posted a few days ago. It was delicious.

Here's the crust recipe again:

Ingredients:
1 8 oz. package cream cheese
2 eggs
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese from the canister
couple of twists of freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Bit of rosemary or basil optional

Directions:
Soften cream cheese in the microwave, about 30-45 seconds. Beat cheese, eggs, and parmesan in a mixer until creamy. Add spices. Line a lipped baking sheet with parchment paper and let the paper hang over the edges just a bit. Pour mixture into baking sheet and bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes. Add your sauce, cheese, and toppings and bake 5-10 minutes more, or until cheese is melted.

I added about 1/3 c. lower carb tomato sauce. Classico Tomato and Basil had 6 grams, I've found one that has only 5 though, I think it was Wegmans. I used enough mozzarella to cover, then added pre-cooked chicken slices, 4 slices crumbled bacon, and finally drizzled Sweet Baby Ray's Buffalo Wing Sauce all over. You could add ranch if you want as well.

Cake with Buttercream/Cream Cheese Frosting

(sorry for the messy pictures)

I made cake too! The cake turned out dry, but that might have been my fault. I could have cooked it too long. The recipe said 50-55 minutes, I ended up cooking it for 45 and that seemed to be too much. However, it still tasted good and had the right consistency for cake. I think it would be good soaked in brandy to make tiramisu. When you mess up, find another way to use it! Anyway, here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 c. Stevia or 1 c. Splenda or equivalent liquid Stevia (2.5 tsp)
5 eggs
1-2 teaspoons vanilla
6 1/2 ounces almond flour (1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt

1 tsp extract, optional (could be lemon, orange, almond, etc. I used strawberry)

Beat the butter, cream cheese and Splenda with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and beat well. Pour into a greased cake pan or deep casserole dish. Bake at 350ºF for 35-40 minutes. The cake will be golden brown and firm to the touch when done.

With granular Splenda:
Per 1/8: 346 Calories; 31g Fat; 10g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 6g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per 1/8: 334 Calories; 31g Fat; 10g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carbs

Frosting
1/2 c. unsalted butter
1/2 c. heavy cream
2.5 tsp liquid Stevia
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla or flavoring of your choice
1/2 tsp xanthan gum or cornstarch (adds a negligible amount of carbs)
2 oz cream cheese, softened

Bring the butter, cream, Stevia, salt and vanilla to a boil over medium-high heat; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the xanthan gum or cornstarch by lightly sprinkling it over the surface and quickly whisking it in a little at a time. Chill well for several hours. It should look like very thick pudding. Put the frosting in a small mixing bowl; add the cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Store in the refrigerator.

Makes enough to frost an 8x8" cake or 9 servings
Can be frozen

Per 1/8: 148 Calories; 16g Fat; 1g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carbs

*Credit to Linda's Low Carb for the original recipes for the cake and frosting, I have modified them some.*

Toppings: I microwaved some sugar free raspberry jam and poured it over the frosting. It was delicious.This is just a basic cake recipe. You can add anything you want, really. You can make cupcakes, or slice the cake up and soak in brandy to make tiramisu, pour into a bundt pan, or pour into 2 traditional round pans and use some frosting or jam as a filling. If I find a recipe that isn't as dry or I cook it for less time and that fixes the dryness, I will post about it.