- prep: 30 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 30 min
Summary
Grated zucchini gives this crowd-pleasing cake a moist texture and subtle sweetness. Almond flour adds nutty flavor and makes it perfect for those on a gluten-free diet. Martha made this recipe on "Martha Bakes" episode 812.
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted, plus room-temperature butter for pan
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons potato starch (spooned and leveled)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely grated zucchini (from 1 medium zucchini), squeezed of excess liquid
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 343 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 27 g 41.35%
- Saturated Fat: 12 g 58.85%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 73 mg 24.36%
- Sodium: 182 mg 7.58%
- Calcium: 75 mg 7.52%
- Potassium: 86 mg 2.46%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 4.95%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 22 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 2 g 7.68%
- Sugar: 17 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Alcohol: 1 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 12.2%
- Vitamin C 3.7%
- Vitamin D 0.37%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat5
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs1
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq