Description
The BEST healthier moist zucchini cake recipe with a sweet & buttery crumb topping! SCD-friendly, Paleo, Grain-free, Gluten-free, Refined-sugar-free.
Ingredients
Crumb Topping:
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 3 tbsp. grass-fed ghee
- 2 tbsp. creamy almond butter
- 1 tsp. local honey
Cake:
- 1 cup blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup grass-fed ghee, melted
- 1/4 cup local honey
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar, with the “mother”
- 1 1/2 cups zucchini, shredded
(Optional): My Paleo/SCD caramel Sauce to top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9×9″ baking pan with olive oil cooking spray and set aside.
- Make the crumb topping: combine the almond flour, ghee, almond butter, and honey in a bowl. Stir with a spoon until a crumbly mixture forms & set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, coconut flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir well.
- Add in the “wet” ingredients for the cake: eggs, melted ghee, honey, vanilla extract, & apple cider vinegar. Beat well with an electric mixer until a smooth cake batter forms.
- Fold in the shredded zucchini & transfer the cake batter into the lightly greased pan.
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture from Step 2 evenly over the cake batter in the pan. Lightly press the crumb topping into the surface of the batter.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake.
- (Optional) drizzle the cake with my paleo caramel sauce & let cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
Refined coconut oil can be subbed for the grass-fed ghee (using unrefined coconut oil will lead to a slight “coconutty” flavor).
I garnished the cake with raw pepitas, but feel free to get creative with other fun aesthetic finishes!
- Category: something sweet
- Method: bake
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 8
- Fat: 24
- Carbohydrates: 13
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 6
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