Low-Carb Roasted Strawberry Coffee Cake

Naomi ShermanUpdated 28 March 2021★★★★☆4.5 (45 ratings)

Ready in 1h 25m
3 g net carbs
217 kcal
Serves 10

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Low-Carb Roasted Strawberry Coffee Cake (keto, paleo, grain-free)

Do you ever get tired of the same old, same old coffee cake? Give it a fresh facelift with the addition of roasted strawberries!

This keto-friendly cake is made with three layers: roasted strawberries, a classic low-carb almond flour based cake, and a simple gluten-free and grain-free streusel topping. Roasting the berries gives them incredibly deep flavour and they make your cake super moist and delicious.

Share this easy low-carb cake with your friends or take it to work for morning tea. Enjoy!

How to Make Dairy-Free Keto Coffee Cake

Butter is the best option for flavour but if you can't eat dairy, you could try ghee. Ghee is made from butter but is usually well tolerated as milk solids are removed. Other than ghee, you can try virgin coconut oil or palm shortening.

Palm shortening is made from palm oil. Beware that the standard practice for harvesting palm trees to produce palm oil destroys tropical forests and habitats of endangered species! Always opt for sustainably sourced palm oil and palm shortening such as Tropical Traditions.

Other Options for Keto Coffee Cake

Apart from roasted strawberries, feel free to swap for other options such as dark chocolate chips or baked zucchini slices sprinkled with low-carb sweetener and cinnamon (Did you know that zucchini is a fantastic alternative to apples?)

Step-by-step

Preheat oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F (fan assisted), or 195 °C/ 380 °F (conventional).
Quarter your strawberries and then toss them with the vanilla and sweetener. Spread out on a lined baking tray and cook for 15 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted butter, sweetener and vanilla.
Add your dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
Fold half of the strawberries though the batter, gently. Pour batter into a greased and lined loaf tin and swirl the other half of the berries through the top.
Place the streusel ingredients into a small bowl and rub the butter through with your fingertips until it resembles large crumbs. Scatter the crumble over the top of the cake.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until cooked in the centre. You can use a wooden stick to test for doneness.
Enjoy sliced with a cup of coffee. Store, wrapped in cling wrap or foil, for up to five days. The cake will soften over time but can be lightly toasted to freshen. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.

Recipe

Low-Carb Roasted Strawberry Coffee Cake

★★★★☆4.5 (45 ratings)

A delicious twist on a classic low-carb coffee cake with roasted vanilla strawberries. An easy gluten-free and ...

Hands on: 25m
Overall: 1h 25m
Servings: 10

3 g
Net carbs: 6.6 g
Protein: 19.5 g
Fat: 217
kcal

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Ingredients makes 10 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F (fan assisted), or 195 °C/ 380 °F (conventional).
Quarter your strawberries and then toss them with the vanilla and sweetener. Spread out on a lined baking tray and cook for 15 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted butter, sweetener and vanilla.
Add your dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
Fold half of the strawberries though the batter, gently. Pour batter into a greased and lined loaf tin and swirl the other half of the berries through the top.
Place the streusel ingredients into a small bowl and rub the butter through with your fingertips until it resembles large crumbs. Scatter the crumble over the top of the cake.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until cooked in the centre. You can use a wooden stick to test for doneness.
Enjoy sliced with a cup of coffee. Store, wrapped in cling wrap or foil, for up to five days. The cake will soften over time but can be lightly toasted to freshen. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.

Nutrition per serving, 1 slice

Carbs 6%Protein 12%Fat 82% of calories

Net carbs: 3 g
Total carbs: 10.2 g
Fiber: 2.1 g
Sugars: 1.9 g
Protein: 6.6 g
Fat: 19.5 g
Saturated fat: 6.4 g
Calories: 217 kcal
Sodium: 63 mg · 2.72% RDA
Magnesium: 53 mg · 13.4% RDA
Potassium: 174 mg · 8.72% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 slice	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Strawberries, fresh	0.9 g	0.1 g	0 g	5
Erythritol (natural low-carb sweetener)	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Vanilla extract, sugar-free, alcohol-based	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)	1.3 g	3.2 g	7.9 g	89
Baking powder, gluten-free	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)	0.1 g	2.5 g	1.9 g	29
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0.1 g	6.9 g	61
Vanilla extract, sugar-free, alcohol-based	0 g	0 g	0 g	3
Erythritol (natural low-carb sweetener)	0.2 g	0 g	0 g	1
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)	0.2 g	0.5 g	1.3 g	15
Erythritol (natural low-carb sweetener)	0.1 g	0 g	0 g	0
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0 g	1.2 g	10
Almonds, nuts, blanched and slivered	0.1 g	0.1 g	0.4 g	4
Total	3 g	6.6 g	19.5 g	217

Serving size 1 slice

Gluten free
Pork free
Coconut free
Fish free
Shellfish free
Beef free
Pescatarian
Vegetarian

Comments & ratings (8)

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Anu★★★★★24 August 2020
This is just wonderful! Takes me back to my childhood, the cake tastes and has the texture of exactly what I used to love as a child, something called "mawa cake" (popular in India), which uses milk solids and cardamom in the ingredients, without strawberries, however.
I made this recipe almost exactly as written but used salted butter instead of unsalted as I prefer the taste. I have never roasted strawberries before, so that was very enjoyable indeed, they smell and taste divine! The only thing I might do differently next time is to bake it for slightly less time, and I would also like to try a coconut flour version perhaps. Thank you for this recipe, it's such a lovely blast from the past 😊
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor28 August 2020
  Oh yes, roasted strawberries are amazing! I once used salted butter for a crumble cake instead of unsalted and I liked it too. I think in some cases the extra salt adds a nice depth as long as it's not too much 😊 If you used coconut flour, you will need to use about 1/2 cup only and add 2 more eggs. Just a guess but should work.
Dana30 November 2019
Hi, I read the recipe 3 times. Where is the coffee? Am I missing it somehow?
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor2 December 2019
  Hi Dana, there isn't supposed to be any coffee in this one. It's called "coffee cake" because you can serve it with a nice cup of coffee 😊
Stephanie31 August 2019
Delicious! Reminiscent of the pound cake I used to love as a child only the strawberries are in it! Thank you!
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor31 August 2019
  I'm glad you enjoyed! ❤️ I know the feeling when you find a keto treat that tastes like the one you had as a kid! For me it's this one: Low-Carb Blackcurrant & Apple Crumble, and a traditional Czech Butter Cake. It's similar to yellow butter cake but without the frosting 😊 I made it low-carb in my Beginner's Keto Book: ketodietapp.com/books
  1. Stephanie31 August 2019
    Thank you for another treat link! I love that I found this site with so many great recipes. I try way more than I comment on. If I may, the smell of the strawberries roasting made my home smell so good. Who would have thought you could bake a strawberry! You opened my world!
    1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor1 September 2019
      Here's another one you will like - it's a made with roasted strawberries: Low-Carb Strawberry & Basil Chia Jam It's my favourite jam! 😊

Low-Carb Roasted Strawberry Coffee Cake