Name: Sugar Free Almond Cake with Almond Flour
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons butter + extra to butter pan with; 6 large eggs ((separated)); ⅓ cup powdered sugar substitute; 1½ cup almond flour; 2 tablespoons coconut flour; ¾ teaspoon almond extract; zest of 1 lemon; 6 tablespoons powdered sugar substitute; 6 teaspoons almond milk; ¼ teaspoon almond extract; ¼ cup sliced almonds ((optional decoration))

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This is the best almond cake recipe - it is flourless, sugar free, gluten free, low carb, and keto - yet it is utterly delicious and tastes just like a Danish pastry! Seriously. Think slightly denser buttery pound cake drizzled with an almond glaze. Should you serve for dessert, or could this be a sweet breakfast? Both! The best part? Yum.

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Why It's the Best Almond Flour Cake Recipe

"Danish pastries are one of my downfalls - and so is cake. This is the perfect combination of the two. Hope you enjoy it!" 🙂 -Kori

Delicious

Almond butter cake is so amazing and tastes just like a Danish pastry when topped with the tasty almond glaze.

Use this sugar-free cake as a base for a trifle, slice and fill with whipping cream or buttercream, or even eat plain! Who doesn't love a guilt-free keto dessert with options?

Healthy

Almond butter cake is a sugar free, gluten free, low carb and keto cake recipe!

While the full nutritional requires are provided at the bottom of the recipe card, here are the most pertinent to those following a low carb and keto diet:

21g fat | 8g net carbs | 10g protein

What You'll Need

Here's what you'll need to make almond butter cake. For full recipe details please see the recipe card.

Ingredients

Butter
Eggs
Granulated Sweetener
Almond Flour
Coconut Flour
Almond Extract
Lemon Zest
Sliced Almonds
Almond Milk
Powdered Sugar Substitute

Tools

8" cake pan
Parchment paper
Saucepan
Mixer with a whisk attachment
Egg separator or 2 small bowls
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Large mixing bowl
Mixing spoon
Spatulas

How To Make Almond Cake with Almond Flour

Step One. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8" cake pan with butter. Line the bottom of the cake pan with parchment paper.

Tip: cut circle of parchment paper to fit by using the bottom of the pan and tracing)

Step Two. In a large bowl whisk egg yolks, sugar, and almond extract until thick (1). Melt butter in the microwave until just melted. You don't' want it too hot. Slowly stir melted butter into batter. Sift almond flour and coconut flour into the batter (2). Add lemon zest, mix all together (3 & 4).

4 part image depicting mixing batter. Please see recipe card for full instruction. — Making almond cake batter | Seeking Good Eats

Step Three. Using a mixer, mix egg whites until they form soft peaks (5 & 6). Carefully fold egg whites into the cake batter (7), trying to maintain as much air as possible in the batter (8). Pour into a cake pan.

4 part image depicting beating egg whites and folding into batter. Please see recipe card for full instructions. — Beating egg whites and folding into batter | Seeking Good Eats

Step Four. Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Leave cake in the pan and set on a rack to cool. Once it has completely cooled you can remove from the pan and decorate. Drizzle with almond glaze (see below) and top with sliced almonds. Enjoy!

How To Make Almond Glaze

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth. If needed, add additional almond milk to make it more fluid.

Drizzle over the top of the almond cake and let "dry" before sprinkling with almonds.

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Almond Cake with Almond Flour Recipe

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