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Grain-Free Almond Strawberry Breakfast Cake

Grain-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free Strawberry  Breakfast Cake made with almond flour, olive oil, and pure maple syrup. This protein-packed cake is healthy enough to call breakfast, and delicious enough to call dessert!

This post is sponsored by Olive Oils from Spain.

Grain-Free Strawberry Breakfast Cake - a gluten-free, naturally sweetened healthy breakfast cake made using almond flour, olive oil, and pure maple syrup

While I typically live in Savory Breakfast Camp, I’ve been known to enjoy a slice of cake or two for the first meal of the day.  

This particular dessert-for-breakfast adventure is packed with protein, and is grain-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.

Honestly, with features like these, eating cake for breakfast seems like a stellar life choice.

Made with almond flour, extra virgin olive oil from Spain, pure maple syrup, and fresh strawberries, this Strawberry Breakfast Cake cake turns out perfectly moist, sweet, and flavorful while still being nutritious.

That’s right!

We’re using almond flour and olive oil for this beauty to keep it grain-free and dairy-free! Should we have words about it? I think so!

Let’s talk olive oil.

Do you remember when olive oil cakes were a thing?

I do.

About 6-8-10 years ago, I saw recipes for olive oil cakes everywhere, and for a good reason: olive oil makes cakes (and breads, muffins, pancakes, etc.) supremely moist and gives them a unique rustic flavor.

As with most things in life, not all olive oils are created equally.

I partnered with Olive Oils from Spain to bring you this post to provide information on the various types of olive oils Spain produces and to raise awareness of its versatility.

Olive oil production in Spain has been a big deal for 2,000 years. Spain, in fact, produces 50% of the world’s olive oils!

Extra virgin olive oil is my oil of choice for almost all my oil needs.

It is incredibly versatile in both sweet and savory applications. I use it regularly for baking cakes and muffins, whipping up pancakes and crepes, and I cook with it each and every day.

More often than not, I dress my salads with a simple drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice, and I select it also when I make sauces, marinades, and salad dressings.

Grain-Free Strawberry Breakfast Cake - a gluten-free, naturally sweetened healthy breakfast cake made using almond flour, olive oil, and pure maple syrup

While there’s been heated debate about the health benefits of oils in general lately, extra virgin olive oil is high in monounsaturated fat, antioxidants, and is a known anti-inflammatory.

Extra virgin olive oil contains oleic acid which helps reduce the level of bad cholesterol and increase the level of good cholesterol. It also contains a high amount of Vitamin E, which helps prevent arteriosclerosis, and may reduce blood pressure.

In this sense, it’s my fat source of choice in most applications that require it.

The two most common types of olive oil are extra virgin olive oil and olive oil. These two oils are categorized by specific physical and chemical parameters, and relating to the way it’s processed.

Extra virgin olive oil is a pure fresh olive juice, comes from the highest quality olives and meets the highest regulations, whereas olive oil shares the same high content of monounsaturated fatty acids, which are essential to a healthy diet, but are obtained from virgin olive oils that have not met the high standards required of extra virgin olive oils.

Learn more about the various types of olive oils here.

Grain-Free Strawberry Breakfast Cake - a gluten-free, naturally sweetened healthy breakfast cake made using almond flour, olive oil, and pure maple syrup

Okay, now let’s talk Strawberry Breakfast CAKE!

I pulsed some raw almonds in my food processor and sprinkled them on top of the cake batter before baking so that they became nice and crunchy during the baking process.

The soft cake with the crunchy almonds is very texturally pleasing!

Grain-Free Strawberry Breakfast Cake - a gluten-free, naturally sweetened healthy breakfast cake with almond flour, olive oil, and pure maple syrup

Olive oil cake for breakfast!

Also try my Grain-Free Rosemary Lemon Olive Oil Cake.

More Healthy Cake Recipes:

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Grain-Free Strawberry Breakfast Cake - a gluten-free, naturally sweetened healthy breakfast cake made using almond flour, olive oil, and pure maple syrup

Grain-Free Strawberry Breakfast Cake

Moist, perfectly sweet, fluffy and delicious paleo strawberry breakfast cake with fresh strawberries is an amazing treat to serve for breakfast, snack, AND dessert!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
1 8-inch cake

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1.5 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or cider vinegar
  • 2.5 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
  • 2/3 cup raw almonds, chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, and lightly oil or spray an 8-inch spring form pan (or regular 8-inch cake pan). Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
  • Add all ingredients for the cake except for the strawberries and raw almonds to a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Fold the sliced strawberries into the cake batter. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth into an even layer. Top with the raw chopped walnuts.
  • Bake on the center rack of the oven 45 to 55 minutes, or until the cake turns golden-brown and the center is set up. Turn off the oven and allow cake to stand in the hot oven another 10 minutes.
  • Allow cake to cool at least 1 hour before slicing and serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice - Calories: 371kcal - Carbohydrates: 30g - Protein: 11g - Fat: 24g - Fiber: 3g - Sugar: 21g
Course: Desserts & Treats
Cuisine: American
Keyword: almond flour cake recipes, gluten free cake recipes, grain free, paleo, paleo cake recipes, paleo dessert recipes, strawberry breakfast cake
Servings: 1 8-inch cake
Calories: 371kcal
Author: Julia

Paleo Strawberry Breakfast Cake made with almond flour and pure maple syrup for a grain-free, refined sugar-free dairy-free healthy cake recipe!

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Fran

Tuesday 15th of August 2023

We picked a bunch of blueberries this summer. Have you tried this with other berries? I wonder about substituting blueberries and maybe adding some cinnamon?

Julia

Tuesday 15th of August 2023

Hi Fran! Blueberries work great in this recipe! In fact, I made an Almond Flour Blueberry Cake recipe that is very similar: https://www.theroastedroot.net/paleo-blueberry-cake-with-low-carb-option/ Adding cinnamon sounds great! I would do 1 to 1.5 tsp! xo

Shirley

Saturday 7th of May 2022

What a wonderful recipe for a spring Sunday brunch! I can’t wait to try it!

Aary

Friday 2nd of April 2021

How can I replace fresh strawberries to freeze dried strawberries? How much quantity should I add?

Julia

Sunday 4th of April 2021

Hi Aary! I've never baked with freeze dried strawberries, so I can't be too sure! I imagine you would use half the amount? Maybe do a quick google to see what other folks are doing in baked recipes ;) xoxoxo

Christina Levesque

Sunday 7th of March 2021

By the time the oven was preheated I had two cake recipes made. So easy!!!!! Might add a cream cheese glaze for dessert!

Julia

Wednesday 10th of March 2021

Yaaaas! I love how easy it is too! Thanks so much for the sweet note! Enjoy! xoxo

Shannon Cikowski

Sunday 12th of July 2020

So...how important is Step 5, waiting an hour before slicing? Asking for a friend....who might be a little hungry

Julia

Monday 13th of July 2020

Lol, you can always get away with slicing early ;) xoxoxox

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