healthy protein cake

An easy Protein Coffee Cake complete with a Cinnamon Coffee Streusel, perfect for a healthy snack or dessert. Made with whole wheat pasty flour, Greek yogurt, only a little butter, and sweetened with protein powder, this recipe makes a high protein, sugar free and healthy coffee cake!

Protein Coffee Cake with Streusel (Complete but Easy)

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (120 grams, see post for subs)

Vanilla Protein Powder (divided 45 grams, about 1½ scoop)

½ tsp Baking Powder

½ tsp Baking Soda

Salt

Non-fat Greek Yogurt (room temperature, 112 grams)

Almond Milk (room temperature, 120 milliliters)

Tbsp Butter (Softened)

Egg (room temperature)

Tbsp Whole Wheat Pastry Flour

Tbsp 1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement

Cinnamon

tsp Instant Coffee

1½ Tbsp Cold Butter (in cubes)

Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8x8” baking pan with parchment paper; Spray sides with cooking spray.

In a bowl, combine whole wheat flour, half protein powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat together butter and half protein powder using an electric hand mixer or paddle attachment until combined.

Add Greek yogurt, milk and egg and beat again.

Add dry mix to wet and fold using a large spoon or spatula.DO NOT OVER-MIX or the cake will be tough because of the protein powder and gluten from the whole wheat flour.

In another bowl, combine flour, zero calorie sugar replacement, cinnamon and coffee.

And butter cubes and a fork to work mixture to form heavy crumbs.

Spread ½ cake batter into baking pan, sprinkle on half streusel, spread remaining batter (flatten with back of spoon or spatula), top with remaining coffee-cinnamon mixture.

Bake on center rack for 25-30 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean and center of cake is springy to touch.

Let cool in pan fro 15 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Make streusel:

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