Homemade Cinnamon Coffee Cake is one of my favorite comfort foods.
Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe from Scratch
Growing up my parents bought a tasty frozen coffee cake at the grocery store as a special breakfast dessert treat. This is my healthy copycat version!
How to Make Cake with Almond Flour
If you’re wondering how to make cake with almond flour my healthy homemade coffee cake is the answer. This easy cake recipe is made with only six ingredients:
- Almond Flour
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Coconut Oil
- Honey
- Eggs
You can throw this easy coffee cake recipe together in no time flat. The cinnamon topping has three additional ingredients –coconut sugar, cinnamon, and sliced almonds.
Cake with Almond Flour Recipes
As an aside, I love cake with almond flour because it’s the perfect low carb, rich base for gluten free cakes.
Recipe for Gluten Free Dessert
Like the one we used to buy, this almond flour cake recipe is moist and has a sweet cinnamon streusel topping.
Cinnamon Coffee Cake is absolutely perfect with a cup of my Dandelion Coffee on a lazy weekend morning.
Best Dessert Holiday Recipes
Homemade Cinnamon Coffee Cake is also a great cake recipe for Easter, Christmas, and birthdays. The list goes on and on!
Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 2½ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup honey
- 3 large eggs
Topping
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Grease a 9 inch springform pan with coconut oil and dust with almond flour
- In a food processor, combine almond flour, salt, and baking soda
- Pulse in coconut oil, honey, and eggs
- Spread the batter into prepared pan
- To make topping, combine coconut oil, coconut sugar, cinnamon, and sliced almonds in a small bowl
- Sprinkle topping over cake batter
- Bake at 350°F for 25-35 minutes
- Cool and serve
Cake Recipe Healthy for Mother’s Day
My easy cake recipe is also one of the best low carb almond flour recipes for Mother’s Day brunch –it’s a great gift for mom. I love it when the boys make me healthy almond flour cakes!
Kosher for Passover Cake with Almond Flour
This Cinnamon Coffee Cake with almond flour is also Kosher for Passover because like all of my recipes, it doesn’t contain chametz.
Gluten Free Cake Recipe from Scratch
I created this Cinnamon Coffee Cake recipe by adapting it from one pioneered in my first book, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook, which I wrote back in 2008.
This book still sells like hotcakes, pardon the expression. Both coffee cake recipes are gluten free, dairy free almond flour recipes.
The Best Coffee Cake Recipe – But Where’s The Coffee?
American coffee cake is a tender cake with a rich topping baked into it. This type of coffee cake rarely, if ever, contains coffee.
It’s called coffee cake because it’s typically served at breakfast, or in the afternoon, along with coffee.
We often serve Cinnamon Coffee Cake for dessert after a festive meal. If you’re interested in coffee cake muffins, check out my Nut Free Pumpkin Coffee Cake Muffins.
Easy Recipes for Dessert
This Cinnamon Coffee Cake recipe is so versatile you can use it for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner.
So many uses for one phenomenal recipe have made it super popular –it’s been shared on social media over forty thousand times!
Here are a couple other easy recipes for dessert:
Breakfast Ideas That Are Easy
In need of breakfast recipes that are easy, healthy, and delicious? Below are some of my favorites that are also great for brunch, lunch, or dinner.
A Fruit Salad Recipe
My Fruit Salad recipe is one of those super simple crowd pleasers. It’s a recipe for fruit salad that everyone loves!
Blueberry Coffee Cake
Since we’re all about simple cake recipes, I wanted to share the Blueberry Coffee Cake recipe from my third book Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry.
Like my Cinnamon Coffee Cake recipe from scratch, it’s a fan favorite.
Apple Cake with Cinnamon
Cinnamon is one of my favorite super spices because it helps regulate blood sugar. My Easy Apple Cake recipe contains cinnamon, making it not just easy and delicious, but healthier too.
Made with an almond butter base, this is a great cake recipe for Easter, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, and more casual get togethers.
My recipe for Homemade Whipped Cream is the delicious topping you see in the photo above.
The Best Breakfast with Eggs Ideas: Recipe for Huevos Rancheros
My Huevos Rancheros recipe is a family favorite breakfast recipe in this house!
Breakfast Ideas with Eggs and Breakfast Sausage Recipe
Above is one of my favorite breakfast ideas with eggs from Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry.
This Frittata recipe pairs perfectly with my Breakfast Sausage and Salsa Verde recipes, also found in the book.
Breakfast Ideas Vegan
My favorite breakfast that’s vegan? Pumpkin Cranberry Granola. Here are a couple of others:
Breakfast Ideas Healthy Easy
I hope you love these healthy brunch and breakfast ideas as much as we do!
I’ve included dishes like my fruit salad recipe, breakfast sausage recipe, and more, to set you up with some super easy healthy recipes to make over the holidays and anytime!
This post is an oldie but goodie from the archives. I first shared this Cinnamon Coffee Cake recipe in March 2015.
Charity L. Boisseau says
This is pretty good. I subbed in olive oil for the cake, and used butter for the topping. I think butter would have been better for the cake, but I don’t know if it’s Paleo-approved. Also, I used stevia/monk fruit sweetener instead of coconut sugar, because that is what I had on hand.
Elana says
Thanks Charity!
Anne says
My husband and I love this cake and I’ve made it for him fairly often this year, after discovering it. I forgot to make the topping the first time and he didn’t notice and likes it in its own right! I add the cinnamon into the cake instead.
Elana says
Anne, thanks for letting me know you and your husband love this cake!
Catherine says
I hope you keep this recipe on your site! I had printed it out a while back and just discovered it in my stack of “printed out recipes that I want to try soon”. I made it this morning. It’s so easy to make and delicious. Thank you for keeping your recipes do-able. :)
Elana says
Catherine, thanks for your comment! For those joining the conversation we are referring to this post:
https://elanaspantry.com/the-pantry-remodeled/
So glad to hear this cake is easy to make and delicious!
Elana
Regina W. says
This cake was moist and delicious!! I was absolutely impressed! Definitely will make again and again.
Elana says
Regina, thanks for letting me know you were absolutely impressed with this recipe!
leslie says
I used 3 T of flax meal plus 6 T of water instead of the 3 eggs and also replaced the coconut oil with unsweetened apple sauce. I ran out of honey so used maple syrup in one batch. I made them as cupcakes & baked 18 mins… they were perfect! Thank you for an amazing recipe!!
Elana says
You’re welcome Leslie!
Louise A. Johnson says
I made this a couple of days ago and absolutely love it! I shared it with some family members who are not GF or have Celiac like me, and they loved it, too. I’ll be making this again within the next day or two. This recipe just made it into my “Favorite Recipes” binder. Thank you for so many of your wonderfully delicious recipes that I love.
Elana says
Louise, thanks for letting me know you absolutely love this cake!
Graeme says
this was a great treat i used pecans and maple syrup for the topping
Elana says
Graeme, I’m so happy to hear this was a great treat!
anupreetkaur says
Really delicious, many thanks Elana!
Elana says
Anu, you’re welcome!
Anne says
I made this for my husband … he likes his cake but I’ve been trying to get away from highly processed cakes. It turned out really well using avocado oil instead of coconut oil. I forgot to put the topping on before baking but it’s still delicious!
Elana says
Anne, I’m so happy that you and your husband are enjoying this cake!
Jen says
Hi, Not sure you’re still checking here but wondering if you ever tried freezing this cake and if so, how it turned out after defrosting. Thanks!
Elana says
Jen, thanks for your comment! I haven’t tried that so not sure :-)
Jessy says
I’ve done it and it’s fantastic
Elana says
Jessy, thanks so much for letting me know this cake is fantastic!!!
Christy says
Has anyone tried using Swerve instead of honey (one for one) to make this recipe lower in carbs? Thanks.
Elana says
Christy, thanks for your comment. I haven’t tried that but I do have a recipe that uses a similar low-carb sweetener here:
https://elanaspantry.com/keto-brownies/
Enjoy!
Elana
Michele says
Can you substitute monk fruit for the honey? Is there a place on the website for calories/ serving?
Elana says
Michele, I haven’t tried that so not sure. For more on nutrition please go here:
https://elanaspantry.com/nutrition-information/
Have a wonderful day!
Elana
Michele says
Thank you. Love your website and recipes.
Elana says
You’re welcome Michele!