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Gluten-free and Low Carb Zucchini Apple-Stuffed Crumb Cake

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This delicious low carb and gluten-free Zucchini Apple-Stuffed Crumb Cake is the perfect bake to embrace the coming Fall weather.  Light zucchini spice cake topped with layered of apples tossed in a cinnamon butter topping followed by  a crunchy cinnamon crumb makes this the perfect breakfast or dessert.

  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

Ingredients

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For the Crumb Topping:

For the Apple Filling:

For the gluten-free Zucchini Cake:

  • 3/4 cup almond flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 3 tbsp whey protein powder (unflavored or vanilla)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp apple pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup Lakanto Golden sweetener (or brown sugar)
  • 2 cups zucchini, shredded (does not have to have water removed)
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease a 6-inch springform pan well and set it aside
  2. In a small mixing bowl, add all the crumb ingredients and stir to combine.  Set the bowl to the side.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients for the zucchini cake mix and whisk to incorporate.  Add in the wet ingredients (except for the zucchini) and beat to combine.
  4. Remove 1/4 cup of the mixture and add it to the crumb topping, stirring to incorporate the ingredients.
  5. Add in the shredded zucchini to the remaining cake batter and stir everything together.
  6. Spread the remaining zucchini cake batter into the well-greased pan and place it in the oven for 20 minutes.
  7. While cake is baking, combine the apple filling ingredients and stir to incorporate all the ingredients.
  8. Once the cake has baked for 20 minutes, remove it from the oven and carefully drop the apple stuffing over the cake.  Add the crumb mixture over the top of the cinnamon apple layer.  Place the cake back into the oven and bake for an additional 25 minutes (total time for baking is 20 minutes and then an additional 25 minutes once apples and crumb topping has been added for a total of 45 minutes).
  9. Remove cake from the oven and allow to fully cool before slicing

Notes

  • If you don't have any whey protein you can replace it with more almond flour but your cake will not rise as much.
  • If you don't care about the amount of carbs, you can use 2 small apples instead of 1.
  • If you want even fewer carbs, you can use chayote squash which has only 6 g of carbs in 1 cup.
  • Author: Cat
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 45
  • Category: Breakfast, Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American, Fall

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 250
  • Sugar: 2.9
  • Fat: 21.9
  • Carbohydrates: 10
  • Fiber: 4.3
  • Protein: 6.8
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