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Almond Cake with Almond Flour Recipe

Modified: May 11, 2020 by Kori Butler · Published: Nov 14, 2019

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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.

4 part image depicting how to make almond glaze. Please refer to recipe card for full instructions.
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Drizzle over the top of the almond cake and let "dry" before sprinkling with almonds.

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Best Almond Cake Recipe (Low Carb and Sugar Free Cake)

Sugar Free Almond Cake with Almond Flour

This flourless almond butter cake cake 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? This cake is gluten free, low carb, sugar-free, and keto-friendly - and you'll never know. Yum.
4.68 from 52 votes
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Desserts
Cuisine American | European
Servings 10 servings
Calories 333 kcal

Ingredients
  

Almond Butter Cake

  • 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

Almond Glaze

  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar substitute
  • 6 teaspoons almond milk
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds (optional decoration)

Instructions
 

Almond Butter Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8" cake pan with butter. Line bottom of the cake pan with parchment paper.
  • Using a mixer, mix egg whites until they form soft peaks.
  • In a large bowl whisk egg yolks, sugar, and almond extract until thick. 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. Mix all together. Carefully fold egg whites into the cake batter, trying to maintain as much air as possible in the batter. Pour into a cake pan.
  • 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.

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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Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 333kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 10gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 145mgSodium: 162mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6g
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