This Sugar Free Keto Coffee Cake is a deliciously layered moist and tender dessert topped with sweet goodness.
Made with almond flour, this cake has a tasty and crunchy cinnamon crumble and is topped with a cream cheese glaze, making this it perfect for sharing with others or just enjoying on your own.

What you will read about in this recipe.
What makes coffee cake so good?
Coffee cake is a classic cake that goes well with a cup of coffee and that can be served about any time of the day, including breakfast or brunch.
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I like that this recipe is made with almond flour which adds flavor to the cake and makes it friendly to gluten free and low carbohydrate dies.
Did you try my Sugar Free Copycat Starbucks Coffee Cake ?
That coffee cake recipe is a sugar free version of a very popular cake that includes a streusel filling. This recipe for coffee cake is also keto, low carb, and gluten free.
This cake was made in a square baking pan. You can find a selection of square baking pans here.
Ingredients needed to make coffee cake.
Cake.
- Almond Flour. Please make sure that you are using almond flour and not almond meal.
- Baking powder. Our leavening agent.
- Erythritol. You can use the sugar alternative of your choice as long as it measures like erythritol and can be baked with.
- Butter Your butter should be melted.
- Eggs. Please have your eggs at room temperature for best results in this recipe.
- Apple Cider Vinegar. This will help make this cake fluffy.
Cinnamon Crumble.
- Almond Flour.
- Granulated Erythritol.
- Nutmeg.
- Ground Cinnamon.
- Walnuts. These should be chopped. You can alternatively use a similar nut such as pecans.
- Butter. Your butter should be melted.
Cream cheese glaze.
- Cream Cheese. This should be softened to room temperature.
- Heavy Cream.
- Sugar Free Powdered Sugar.
How to make coffee cake.
Yields 9 servings
Active time 30 minutes
Baking time 30 minutes
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, baking powder, and sugar alternative. Set this bowl aside.
- Now, in a mixing bowl, separate two of the eggs, placing the egg whites in a separate bowl. Add the remaining eggs to this bowl and beat the eggs using a fork or a whisk. Then whisk in the melted butter, vanilla extract and the apple cider vinegar.
- Fold in the dry ingredients from the first bowl into the wet ingredients that are in the mixing bowl.
- In a clean mixing bowl with a clean whisk or paddle attachment, beat the eggs whites from the small bowl in step two until soft peaks form. After the soft peaks form, you can fold the egg whites into the mixing bowl.
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prep a square baking dish for nonstick. I like to use parchment paper.
- While the oven is preheating you can prepare the crumble layer by combining the crumble ingredients together, making ingredient adjustments as need to get a grainy and moist consistency.
- Add about half of the cake batter from the mixing bowl to the prepared baking dish, evenly distributing the ingredients. Then evenly distribute about half of the crumble ingredients over the batter. Top the crumble with the remaining batter and then top that with the remaining crumble ingredients.
- Bake the ingredients until golden brown, about 26-28 minutes.
- While the cake is cooling, you can prepare the cream cheese glaze, adjusting the ingredients as needed for desired consistency.
- Once the cake has cooled, you can top it with the glaze and enjoy!
Tips for making the best coffee cake.
This recipe uses almond flour instead of regular flour. If you decide to use an alternative for almond flour, use one that measures like almond flour and make accommodations as needed for binding needs.
More helpful tips for you.
- Use a fork or a whisk to break up any lumps that may be in your almond flour. This will also help the almond flour blend with the other dry ingredients.
- For best results, you should measure the dry ingredients exactly as stated. Also, they should be fresh ingredients as opposed to expired .
- My coffee cake was made using granulated erythritol. You are welcome to use the sugar alternative of your choice as long as it measures like granular erythritol and can also be baked with.
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How to store coffee cake.
Leftover cake should be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated. If properly stored, it should keep for a few days before it begins to dry out. You can also freeze individual pieces for later enjoyment.
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Print the recipe for coffee cake made without sugar.
Sugar Free Keto Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 ยผ cups Almond Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ยพ cup Erythritol - see post for details and alternatives
- ยฝ cup Butter
- 4 Eggs
- 2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
Crumble
- 4 tbsp Almond Flour
- โ cup Erythritol
- ยผ tsp Nutmeg
- 3 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 cup Walnuts
- โ cup Butter
Glaze: Cream Cheese (1 tbsp), Heavy Cream (โ cup) & SF Powdered Sugar (1 tbsp.)
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the almond flour, baking powder, and sugar alternative. Set this bowl aside.
- Now, in a mixing bowl, separate two of the eggs, placing the egg whites in a separate bowl. Add the remaining eggs to this bowl and beat the eggs using a fork or a whisk. Then whisk in the melted butter, vanilla extract and the apple cider vinegar.
- Fold in the dry ingredients from the first bowl into the wet ingredients that are in the mixing bowl.
- In a clean mixing bowl with a clean whisk or paddle attachment, beat the eggs whites from the small bowl in step two until soft peaks form. After the soft peaks form, you can fold the egg whites into the mixing bowl.
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prep a square baking pan for nonstick. I like to use parchment paper.
- While the oven is preheating you can prepare the crumble layer by combining the crumble ingredients together, making ingredient adjustments as need to get a grainy and moist consistency.
- Add about half of the cake batter from the mixing bowl to the prepared baking dish, evenly distributing the ingredients. Then evenly distribute about half of the crumble ingredients over the batter. Top the crumble with the remaining batter and then top that with the remaining crumble ingredients. Bake the ingredients until golden brown, about 26-28 minutes.
- While the cake is cooling, you can prepare the cream cheese glaze, adjusting the ingredients as needed for desired consistency. Once the cake has cooled, you can top it with the glaze and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe. Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
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Sugar Free Keto Coffee Cake, a delicious dessert or snack recipe made with no added sugar. Keto, Low Carb, Gluten Free.
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