Ingredients
Crumb Topping:
- 3/4 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/3 cup maple sugar coconut sugar, or a mix
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup organic refined coconut oil solid, or ghee, or grass-fed butter, cold and cut into pieces
Cake:
- 3 large eggs room temp
- 1/4 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 3 Tbsp organic refined coconut oil melted and cooled to almost room temp
- 1/3 cup organic coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup maple sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup arrowroot flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Optional Icing:
- 1/3 cup maple sugar *
- 2 tbsp arrowroot flour *
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3-4 tsp full fat coconut milk
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8” square cake pan with parchment paper along the bottom and sides.
Prepare the crumb topping first:
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Place all ingredients in a bowl and combine using a fork or pastry blender until a coarse crumbly mixture forms. Place in the fridge until ready to use.
For the Cake:
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In a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, arrowroot, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, set aside. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut milk, lemon juice, sugar(s), coconut oil and vanilla until very smooth. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet using a spoon or spatula until well combined.
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Transfer batter to the prepared cake pan scraping the sides of the bowl to get it all - the batter will be somewhat thick. Spread it out evenly in the pan, then sprinkle the crumb topping all over evenly.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 28-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean, or with a dry crumb
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Allow cake to cool on a wire rack about 20 mins, then drizzle with cinnamon icing if desired (see Below). This cake is best served still slightly warm.
For the Icing:
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First, you’ll make paleo powdered sugar using the maple sugar and arrowroot* - place both ingredients in a food processor (a high speed blender should work too) and process until powdery smooth.
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Stir cinnamon and coconut milk into the powdered sugar, starting with 3 tsp milk and adding a bit more as needed to get the right consistency. Drizzle over cake as desired. Enjoy!
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This cake is best stored loosely covered at room temperature during the first 24 hours, and covered in the refrigerator after that.
Recipe Notes
*If you don’t want to make your own powdered sugar, you can use 1/3 cup store bought organic powdered sugar in place of the maple sugar and arrowroot.
**Nutrition Stats calculated without the optional icing
Nutrition
Calories: 273kcal
Carbohydrates: 14g
Protein: 7g
Fat: 22g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Cholesterol: 46mg
Sodium: 128mg
Potassium: 27mg
Fiber: 3g
Sugar: 5g
Vitamin A: 65IU
Vitamin C: 0.5mg
Calcium: 70mg
Iron: 1.4mg