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Low Carb Coffee Cake

Photo by Food Feed Studios

Serves: 16

Macros/per serving: 108 calories

10.6g fat

1.4g carbs

0.6g fiber

0.8g net carbs

2.6g protein

Ingredients

Filling:

  • 3 tbsp Monk Fruit Sweetener

  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Cake:

  • 3 cups almond flour

  • 3/4 cup Monk Fruit Sweetener

  • 3 large eggs

  • 1/2 cup melted grass-fed butter

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk


Frosting:

  • 3 tbsp softened cream cheese

  • 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream

  • 2 tbsp Monk Fruit Sweetener


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

  2. In a small bowl, mix together the Monk Fruit Sweetener and ground cinnamon for the filling -- set aside.

  3. For the coffee cake, mix together the almond flour, sweetener, eggs, butter and almond milk in a large bowl. 

  4. In a 9x9 inch baking dish pour half the batter into the pan. Sprinkle about 2/3 of the filling mixture on top. Then add the rest of the cake batter.

  5. Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes. When it's done, take it out and brush it with melted butter. 

  6. Mix the cream cheese, heavy whipping cream and sweetener together in a small mixing bowl. 

  7. Drizzle the frosting over the cake and pour the rest of the cinnamon filling mix over the cake evenly.