This simple paleo and gluten free almond cake is a great moist, delicious, low-sugar and easy dessert recipe to make from scratch. Made from almond flour and a few other paleo and gluten free flours, this cake has a great texture!
I made this recipe because I was going to a friends house for dinner and they asked me to bring dessert. I wanted to make something grain-free that non-paleo people would love too. So I created this simple almond cake and it was a hit! I topped it with organic strawberries and whipped cream and my friends asked for seconds!
This almond cake recipe just makes 1 flat cake in an 9inch pan, however, you could easily turn this into a layered birthday cake if you double the recipe and split it between 2 round 9inch pans. Then you can frost them, stack them and decorate them! Enjoy!
You can even make your own almond flour and almond milk for this recipe so it’s even more frugal and from-scratch!
Simple Almond Cake Recipe:
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This simple paleo and gluten free almond cake is a great moist, delicious, low-sugar and easy dessert recipe to make from scratch. Made from almond flour and a few other paleo and gluten free flours, this cake has a great texture!
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tbsp coconut flour
- dash sea salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3 pastured eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- Pre-heat the oven to 325°.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut sugar, coconut flour, baking soda and sea salt. Mix dry ingredients together.
- Add the wet ingredients to the bowl--eggs, vanilla, almond milk, coconut oil and apple cider vinegar and use a stick blender, electric whisk or food processor to blend everything together.
- Grease an 9x9 square or round pan liberally with coconut oil or butter. Then pour the batter into the pan. Place the pan in the pre-heated oven and cook at 325° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Serve with optional whipped cream on top or coconut cream for dairy-free. Add strawberries or other fruits for an extra kick!
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Lucy @ Supergoldenbakes says
May 18, 2017 at 12:52 pmThat;s a great blend of flours in this cake. It already looks good but I’m tempted to do as you suggest and bake double for a layer cake.
amy says
May 18, 2017 at 2:27 pmYour almond cake looks delicious. Would love this for breakfast with a nice cup of coffee!
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ says
May 18, 2017 at 2:41 pmThis sounds so good and I love that it is low sugar and gluten free. I think the topping is a great idea.
Amy @ Little Dairy on the Prairie says
May 18, 2017 at 3:08 pmThis recipe sounds fabulous! I cannot wait to try it!
Katherine|Wanderspice says
May 18, 2017 at 6:09 pmSo that’s probably the secret to a smoother cake, blending different flours. I find just using coconut or almond flour makes cakes too crumbly.
Hannah Healy says
May 18, 2017 at 7:58 pmYes, it definitely helps to have a blend of flours. What one flour lacks, the other one makes up for 🙂
Freya | AirFryerHub says
May 20, 2017 at 5:15 amThis almond cake looks delicious. Great idea for my husband’s birthday (he’s obsessed with almonds!).
Renee says
May 22, 2017 at 4:54 pmThat really is simple! Thanks! This will be perfect when we are invited to birthday parties and I need to bring something for my little guys to have for a treat!
Real Food with Dana says
May 23, 2017 at 7:33 amLooks so simple and so delicious! Love lower sugar desserts – still feels like a treat, but without going total sugar overload!
Jean says
May 23, 2017 at 10:11 amLove the simplicity of this recipe. Looks so delicious!
Michele Spring says
May 23, 2017 at 4:12 pmI love how simple this looks, and bet it would be incredibly delicious under a bunch of fresh strawberries.
Jo Romero says
May 23, 2017 at 11:32 pmLove that this is simple and that you can just dress it up with whatever you like, like fruits or berries or whipped coconut cream. Have pinned! Will try soon, thanks.
Kari - Get Inspired Everyday! says
May 25, 2017 at 8:02 amThis reminds me of a snack cake my mom used to make growing up, but definitely much healthier without all that white flour and sugar!
Anya says
May 26, 2017 at 9:45 pmLove this simple almond cake. It could be a base to celebratory cakes for birthdays and anniversaries. Slap some whipped coconut cream and fresh berries and you’re good!
ChihYu says
May 27, 2017 at 7:07 pmThis almond cake looks so delicious and simple to make. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe !
Katja says
May 27, 2017 at 8:03 pmThis looks like the PERFECt simple cake recipe. Thank you!
Cristina Curp says
May 28, 2017 at 12:52 pmSometimes simple is just so much better. This looks divine!
Darryl Edwards says
May 28, 2017 at 3:20 pmI need simplicity so this is ideal for me! Thanks for this recipe and I can’t wait to try this!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
May 28, 2017 at 10:16 pmThis sounds delicious! I would love a piece of this for an afternoon snack.
Kendra Cardoza says
May 29, 2017 at 10:15 amI knew I had to make this cake after watching the video! When you broke it open and that steam was rising from it i couldn’t stop drooling, totally sealed the deal!
Rachel says
May 29, 2017 at 8:36 pmI have everything I need to make this cake ALREADY in my pantry! So. Much. Winning.
Becky Winkler says
June 5, 2017 at 10:50 amI love almond cake! Sometimes simple is definitely best.
Verve88 says
February 24, 2018 at 9:13 amWe made this and were a little disappointed
The texture is actually very nice, but we could taste the ACV slightly..
Also, it’s a shame recipes neglect to mention whether the oven should be set to fan or not, makes a big difference !!
We checked ours at 25mins and it was slightly over cooked
We followed the recipe to the letter.. will give it another shot soon, hopefully it was a one off-anomaly! :))