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GF Coffee Cake

Deliciously tasty paleo coffee cake with a healthy spin! This breakfast cake is light and airy cake with swirls of cinnamon in the middle, topped with crumbles of cinnamon streusel, and a generous drizzle of coconut butter icing. In other words, it has it ALL.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Sweet Treats
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Coffee Cake, Gluten-free, Healthy Brunch, Paleo
Servings: 9 Slices
Calories: 395kcal
Author: Ansley Beutler

Ingredients

For the Cake

For the Filling

For the Icing

  • 2 tablespoon cream cheese softened, use dairy free if needed
  • 1 tablespoon milk of choice
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
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Instructions

For the Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 F. In a bowl, whisk together coconut milk and apple cider vinegar.
    ⅓ cup full-fat coconut milk, 2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup and mix thoroughly.
    3 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, ⅓ cup maple syrup
  • Fold in the almond flour, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt to the batter until no flour clumps remain.
    2 cups almond flour, ½ cup tapioca flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon sea salt

For the Crumble

  • In a bowl, whisk together the almond flour, coconut sugar, cinnamon, and melted coconut oil. Tthere will be small lumps in the mixture, this is the good stuff.
    1 cup almond flour, ½ cup coconut sugar, ¼ cup coconut oil, 2 teaspoon cinnamon

To Assemble

  • Line an 8X8 pan with parchment paper or grease with oil.
  • Pour ½ the batter into the pan (should be just enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle ½ cup of the crumble mixture on top of the batter and spread evenly. Pour remaining batter on top and sprinkle with remaining crumble mixture
  • Bake for 28 - 33 minutes until you can insert a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean.

For the Icing

  • Mix the cream cheese, milk, and powdered sugar really well until smooth. Add another splash of milk if needed to achieve your desired consistency.
  • Drizzle icing over top of warm coffee cake, cut, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 2mg