Almond Cake with Greek Yogurt Frosting

This Berry Almond Cake with Greek Yogurt Frosting is made with almond flour and Greek yogurt for a dessert that is gluten-free and grain-free. When paired with the delicious yogurt frosting, it’s a lightened up cake recipe you can feel good about eating. Serve it at parties, or as a satisfying dessert! 

Berry Delicious Almond Cake

Do you ever get moments of baking inspiration? For me, they happen about once or twice a year. This year, the result was this beautiful and bright almond cake! In all honesty, I am not much of a baker. Instead, I’m more of a no-baker or maybe a bowl maker? However, once in a while I get an itch to make or should I say bake something pretty like my Naked Almond Flour Chocolate Cake, this Earl Grey Tea Loaf Cake, and a Chocolate Christmas Cake, but I don’t just follow the traditional recipes! Instead, I do my darndest to make my sweets healthy(ish) and, of course, always gluten-free.

While it’s fun once in a while, let me tell you, this kind of baking is not easy! Maybe that’s why I only attempt it a few times a year? No matter how you’re trying to alter a recipe whether it’s gluten-free, paleo, vegan, or all of the above, these sweets all require multiple tests and ingredient alterations before you find the “perfect” recipe. Lucky for me, the inspiration for this almond cake recipe came at 6 am on a Monday morning. Thus, making the layers for this gluten-free cake recipe began!

After 3 rounds and lots of decision making, I finally decided the first version was the best. Go figure, huh. Made with a berry Greek yogurt frosting, think of this recipe as Strawberries n’ Cream meets shortcake. I’ve tossed around a few different names including almond cake, yogurt cake, and gluten-free cake. I don’t know which one to choose, but what I do know is that no matter what you want to call this recipe, it’s completely delicious! 

So, ready to get baking? 

Main Ingredients & Why They’re Important for a Gluten-Free Cake

Given that we’re making an almond flour cake from scratch, the ingredient list is really pretty small, but each item is crucial to the success of this recipe! Take a look below to double-check that you’ve got all the core ingredients you need before you get started in the kitchen. 

Eggs – It wouldn’t be a cake recipe without eggs! Full of protein and healthy fats, they help hold the ingredients together while also adding structure, flavor, and leavening.

Sugar – Without sugar, your cake would taste a whole lot like you just mashed up some almonds and mixed it with berries. I used raw sugar or coconut sugar for this recipe, but baking Stevia or monk fruit sugar can be substituted as well. Just note that the texture of the cake will slightly change. 

Greek Yogurt – The crucial component of the berry frosting, Greek yogurt can also be added to your almond cake in order to keep it moist. 

Berries – The use of berries adds a sweet  taste to your cake without the need for excessive amounts of sugar. It’s also the reason for the fun bright pink color. Plus, berries of all kinds are loaded with fiber and antioxidants that help improve your gut-health. 

Blanched Almond Flour – Almond flour is the perfect gluten-free alternative for all your baking needs. Made from healthy fats, it adds a creaminess to the taste and helps provide the cake’s structure.  Be sure to use blanched almond flour! It’s much lighter in texture and perfect for grain free cakes! More on that below.

Greek Yogurt Frosting

Sure, regular frosting is good, but have you ever had yogurt frosting? Trust me, it’s so much better! Not only is it full of protein, it also provides a great sweet and tangy flavor for a low carb alternative full of flavor. Plus, it’s super simple to make and uses only 5 ingredients.

The Best Baking Tips for Gluten-Free Yogurt Cake

To make sure you get an incredibly moist and super fluffy almond cake with a sweet Greek yogurt frosting, I’m going to give you a few of my top-secret baking tips! 

If you live in a dry climate or altitude, add a tablespoon (or two) of Greek yogurt to the cake batter to prevent it from drying out. 

Do you have trouble getting your cake out of the pan once it’s done baking? Gently scrape a knife around the edges of the almond cake to help release it, and remove it from the springform pan with ease! 

Almond Flour vs. All-Purpose or Gluten-Free Flour…What’s the Difference? 

While all flour types can be used to achieve similar results, there are pretty stark differences between them and how they are used. 

For example, almond flour is made out of ground almonds. They are blanched, boiled, and their skins are removed before they are ground and sifted into a flour. 

Meanwhile, all-purpose flour is milled from either hard wheat or a blend of hard and soft wheats. It is suitable for making nearly any baked good, but isn’t always gut-friendly as it does contain gluten. 

Similar to all-purpose flour, gluten-free flour is made out of grains. However, as the name suggests, it does not contain gluten and does not contain wheat. Instead, gluten-free flour is made out of a variety of ingredients including rice flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, and sorghum flour just to name a few. 

Due to the different consistencies, the amount of flour needed for a specific recipe will vary from flour to flour. To make conversions easy, take a look here. 

How to Separate Eggs with Ease

Often, it seems like everyone has their own special tip or trick to separate eggs from their egg whites. Today, I’m going to teach you how to do it with ease! No more struggling to pick out the bright yellow yolk or wasting whole eggs. 

First, make sure you crack your egg on a flat surface like a tabletop or cutting board instead of on the rim of the bowl. This will prevent any tiny shell pieces from falling into your cake. 

Second, gently pull the egg apart without separating the shell completely, and let the yolk naturally fall to one side. 

Then, pull apart the shell, and slowly transfer the yolk from one side of the shell to the other letting the egg whites fall to a bowl below. 

Tools You’ll Need

This almond cake recipe is a breeze as long as you have the right tools! Take a look to see what you’ll need. 

• Large bowl
• 8-inch or 9 Springform cake tin (9 inch will create a thinner cake but equally delicious)
• Mixer (stand or handheld)
• Spatula

Common Questions 

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That’s it, ya’ll! Let me know how your cake baking process goes in the comments below. 

Cheers, 

LC

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