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    Home » Recipes » Cookies, Snacks and Desserts

    Yogurt Almond Flour Coffee Cake (Low Carb, Gluten Free)

    Published: Feb 13, 2017 · Modified: Jul 12, 2023 by Mariska Ramondino · This post may contain affiliate links

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    No matter the occasion, this unique almond flour coffee cake is a must-have treat on your coffee table.

    It's a moist, buttery healthy sugar-free cake infused with Greek yogurt, orange zest, coffee & a tad of brandy to create incredible flavors—gluten-free, keto-friendly, and low-carb.

    Sliced low carb almond flour yogurt cake on a wooden board.

    This low-carb coffee cake is one of our favorite sweet treats to pair with a morning cup of coffee.

    And like our almond flour chocolate cake, it's sugar-free and comes together with healthy ingredients. 

    You can serve it as a breakfast treat like these rhubarb muffins, as a brunch cake, a dessert, or an afternoon snack. like these bliss balls. 

    It's a lot healthier than a traditional coffee cake. But don't let that fool you. The flavors are amazing.

    The best part, it's an easy almond flour coffee cake recipe that, with a few simple garnishes, looks incredibly festive and beautiful enough to make for special occasions.

    Let's bake!

    Jump to:
    • What Makes This Healthy Coffee Cake Recipe So Unique
    • Ingredients & A Few Notes
    • Step-By-Step Instructions
    • Helpful Tips
    • Storing instructions
    • Cake Garnishes
    • More Delicious Desserts
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    What Makes This Healthy Coffee Cake Recipe So Unique

    • Tender cake: It's dense and incredibly moist, like a pound cake. 
    • Beautiful flavors: It has a slightly buttery flavor, like my orange loaf cake, with subtle orange and coffee-brandy-flavored undertones.
    • Perfect sweetness: It's deliciously balanced and satisfying. 
    • Easy to make: It is an easy cake recipe that doesn't require much work.
    • Suitable for many diets: It's gluten-free, low-carb, grain-free, refined sugar-free, and even Keto-friendly.

    Ingredients & A Few Notes

    See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

    You only need a few simple ingredients to make this almond flour coffee cake.

    And if you love baking low-carb and sugar-free cakes, you will have most of these items already at hand. But everything is easy to get at any large grocery store.

    Ingredients like almond flour, Swerve, orange zest, vanilla extract, yogurt, 3 eggs, butter, Brandy, brewed coffee, salt and baking powder displayed on a table in individual bowls.

    Almond flour: Choose fine-blanched almond flour. It's what will give this cake that crumbly pound cake-like texture.

    Note: Almond meal (from ground almonds) or coarse almond flour will not provide the same texture and result in a more grainy cake.

    Sweetener: I highly recommend a confectioners sweetener like Swerve (sugar replacement) to keep it deliciously moist.

    Note: You can also go for any other (Erythritol) sweetener, but try to use a powdered (or confectioners) version to get a smooth texture like in a pound cake. Or powder it yourself using a blender or food processor until fine and fluffy.

    Yogurt: I love plain Greek yogurt or  Bulgarian yogurt from White Mountain.

    Note: Use leftovers to make this Carrot Apple Salad seasoned with Greek yogurt or make this 4-ingredient Yogurt Mask. 

    Coffee: You need a few tablespoons of a strong brew or an espresso for the coffee flavors to come through.

    Brandy: You could replace this with another tablespoon of strong brewed coffee, but I highly recommend adding a tad of Brandy or Whiskey for a more sophisticated flavor. It just works well in this keto cake.

    Step-By-Step Instructions

    See the full recipe with measurements in the recipe card.

    Let's have a look and see how easy it is to make this almond flour coffee cake.

    A series of steps showing how to make an orange flavored almond flour cake.

    Step One (Picture 1 above) - In a small saucepan, melt butter over the stove and mix in coffee, brandy, and orange zest. Set aside and let it cool at room temperature.

    Step Two (Picture 2 above) - In a large mixing bowl, add almond flour, salt, and baking powder. 

    Step Three (Picture 3 above) - Use a whisk to thoroughly combine the dry ingredients and sift away any large clumps. Set aside.

    Step Four (Picture 4 above) - In a small bowl, lightly beat the eggs and stir in the sweetener. Then stir in the yogurt until smooth.

    A series of steps showing how to make an orange flavored almond flour coffee cake.

    Step Five (Picture 5 above) - Stir the reserved melted butter coffee concoction into the yogurt-egg mixture. You'll see the orange zest.

    Step Six (Picture 6 above) - In batches, whisk the dry mixture into the wet ingredients until well combined. 

    Step Seven (Picture 7 above) - The yogurt cake batter will thicken but should be smooth and still fairly wet.

    Step Eight (Picture 8 above) - Pour batter into the prepared pan—smooth the top of the batter out with a rubber spatula if necessary. Bake for 40 minutes until golden brown.

    A sliced almond flour coffee cake on a plate.

    Helpful Tips

    • Prepare the baking pan: You can use parchment paper. But I prefer to slightly butter the baking pan and dust it off with almond flour.
    • Let the melted butter mixture cool before adding it to the beaten eggs: It's the first thing I make so it can cool at room temperature while you prepare the rest. But a great way to speed it up is to put it briefly in the fridge. 
    • Baking Time:  This cake always needs precisely 40 minutes of baking in my oven. But I suggest regularly checking at around 30 minutes.
    • Resist opening the oven door until you see a beautiful brown color on top to do the toothpick test.
    • Taking the cake out of the oven: Go slowly. And let the door sit open ajar for a few seconds before going all the way to take out your cake. This is a flourless, gluten-free coffee cake and thus more sensitive to an immediate flash of cold air that can result in a slight collapse at the top.
    • A small crack on top:  This low-carb almond flour cake is very moist and relatively dense. Therefore it will always have a slight crackle on top.
    • Allow the almond flour coffee cake to cool completely before removing it from the pan. Otherwise, the cake might break.

    Storing instructions

    Store in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

    This almond flour coffee cake will stay moist and delicious.

    An almond flour coffee cake on a plate topped with sugar powder and garnished with coffee beans.

    Cake Garnishes

    • Powdered sugar: Use Swerve powdered sugar to dust on the cake for a beautiful festive look.
    • Coffee beans: Use some coffee beans to top off the cake for decoration.
    • Thinly sliced oranges: Place them around the cake for decoration and to serve with a slice—it's refreshing.
    • Crumble topping: To mimic a typical look of a coffee crumb cake, you can top it with sliced almonds before dusting it with powdered sugar.

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    An almond flour coffee cake on a plate topped with sugar powder and garnished with coffee beans.

    Yogurt Almond Flour Coffee Cake

    Mariska Ramondino
    This easy almond flour coffee cake is deliciously moist and buttery. It’s infused with orange zest and a tad of coffee—brandy to balance the yogurt’s tanginess and enhance the overall flavors—gluten-free, sugar-free, keto-friendly, and low-carb.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
    Course Cookies, Snacks, Desserts
    Cuisine American

    Equipment

    • 8.5x4.5-inch loaf pan
    Servings 12 Servings

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 cups super fine almond flour from blanched whole almonds 220 grams
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • ¾ cup Swerve confectioners sweeteners 100 grams
    • 1 cup unsweetened plain Greek yogurt 240 grams
    • 3 eggs, at room temperaure
    • ¼ cup butter 56 grams
    • 2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee or espresso
    • 1 tablespoon orange zest the zest of about 1 large whole orange
    • 1 tablespoon Brandy

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 ℉/180 ℃.
    • Line your loaf pan—see notes.
    • In a small saucepan add butter coffee, brandy, and orange zest over lowest heat setting.
    • Stir until butter is fully melted and the ingredients are well combined with the melted butter. Reserve and allow to slightly cool.
    • Meanwhile, combine the almond flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl.
    • It’s best to use a whisk to break up any flour clumps, set aside.
    • In another bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Then stir in the Swerve sweetener until completely dissolved.
    • Using a whisk, stir the yogurt in the egg mixture until smooth.
    • Pour the reserved butter-coffee-brandy-orange zest mixture into the egg mixture and combine.
    • Then, in small batches, add the reserved almond flour mix and gently stir until every batch is completely mixed into the wet ingredients. The batter will be smooth and fairly wet.
    • Transfer the batter into the lined baking pan.
    • Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown on top and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
    • Take the cake out of the oven and let it completely cool before removing it from the pan.
    • Place any remaining cake in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

    Notes

    Helpful Tips:
    • Lining the loaf pan: Use parchment paper and make sure it hangs a bit over the two long sides. Or coat all sides lightly with butter and dust with almond flour.
    • Let the melted butter mixture cool before adding it to the beaten eggs: It's the first thing I make so it can cool at room temperature while you prepare the rest. But a great way to speed it up is to put it in the fridge briefly. 
    • Sweetener: I highly recommend a confectioner or powder sweetener to keep this cake deliciously moist and get a smooth texture like in a pound cake. You can go for any other powdered (Erythritol) sweetener than the brand recommended in this recipe or powder the chosen sugar yourself using a blender or food processor until fine and fluffy.
    • Have no brandy? Use a tad of whiskey instead.
    • Yogurt: Use unsweetened, preferably fermented plain yogurt or Greek yogurt.
    • Baking Time:  This cake always needs precisely 40 minutes of baking in my oven. But I suggest regularly checking at around 30 minutes. Resist opening the oven door until you see a beautiful brown color on top to do the toothpick test.
    • Opening the oven door: Go slowly. And let the door sit open ajar for a few seconds before going all the way to take out your cake. This is a flourless, gluten-free coffee cake and thus more sensitive to an immediate flash of cold air that can result in a slight collapse at the top.
    • A small crack on top:  This low-carb almond flour cake is very moist and relatively dense. Therefore it will always have a slight crackle on top.
    • Allow the almond flour coffee cake to cool completely before removing it from the pan. Otherwise, the cake might break.
    Garnishing Options:
    • Powdered sugar: Use Swerve powdered sugar to dust on the cake for a beautiful festive look.
    • Coffee beans: Use some coffee beans to decorate the cake.
    • Thinly sliced oranges: Place them around the cake for decoration and to serve with a slice of cake—it's refreshing.
    • Crumble topping: To mimic a typical look of a coffee crumb cake, you can top it with sliced almonds before dusting it with powdered sugar.

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    Nutrition (% Daily value)

    Calories: 169kcal (8%)Carbohydrates: 16g (5%)Protein: 7g (14%)Fat: 14g (22%)Saturated Fat: 3g (19%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 52mg (17%)Sodium: 220mg (10%)Potassium: 42mg (1%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 180IU (4%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 105mg (11%)Iron: 1mg (6%)

    Disclaimer: This nutritional data is calculated using third party tools and is only intended as a reference.

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    Comments

    1. Nina Bonaventura says

      July 22, 2024 at 12:08 am

      5 stars
      I've done a LOT of keto and low-carb baking over the years, and this one has been the clear winner (and I cheated using almond meal instead of superfine almond flour, and normal/coarse Truvia brown sugar substitute instead of confectioner sugar and it was still that good). Cooked at exactly 40 minutes, the browned top it comes.out with is something to live for.

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      • Mariska Ramondino says

        July 22, 2024 at 4:20 pm

        Nina, that makes me so happy. Thank you for your feedback and I am so glad you love this recipe!!! Also, thank you for the recipe rating, it's so appreciated!

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