Healthy Almond Flour Lemon Coffee Cake
The marriage of citrus and cinnamon in this Almond Flour Lemon Coffee Cake recipe is a delicious adventure for the taste buds! Made grain-free, refined sugar-free and paleo friendly, this healthier coffee cake recipe is wholesome enough to enjoy with breakfast!
INGREDIENTS
Grain-Free Coffee Cake:
3 large eggs
1/2 cup avocado oil *
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups almond flour
½ cup tapioca flour
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1.5 tsp BP
½ tsp sea salt
2 tsp lemon zest
Cinnamon Streusel Topping:
⅔ cup almond flour
¾ cup raw pecans chopped
⅔ cup coconut sugar
5 Tab avocado oil *
1 ½ Tab ground cinnamon
Pinch sea salt
1. Preheat oven to 160°C (FF) and line a 8” x 8” square pan with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl, stir together all the ingredients for the pecan streusel until combined. The mixture will look a little crumbly: normal. Set streusel topping aside until ready to use.
3. Mix the eggs, avocado oil, pure maple syrup & vanilla in a large bowl until wets are well combined. In a separate bowl stir together the almond & tapioca flours, ground cinnamon, BP and sea salt (drys) until combined.
4. Pour the flour mixture into the bowl with the wets and mix until a smooth batter forms. Stir in the lemon zest. Pour half of the cake batter into prepared pan & spread into an even layer using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Sprinkle half of the topping over the layer of batter.
Repeat for the rest of the cake batter and the remaining topping.
5. Cover cake pan with foil and bake for 30 mins. Remove foil & bake another 15-20 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown and the cake tests clean.
Insert a digital thermometer into the centre of cake to check internal temperature of 190° to 205° F (88-93°C) for doneness; texture is divine that way.
6. Allow coffee cake to cool at least 30 mins before slicing & serving.
If you cut the cake when it is still too warm, the slices won’t come out as clean.
Notes
*You can use melted butter or coconut oil instead of avocado oil.