This easy, low carb Marzipan Loaf Cake with Streusel Topping contains marzipan chunks, chocolate chips and grated apple to keep it moist. It tastes so good you’ll want another slice!
This luxurious Marzipan Loaf Cake with Streusel Topping is easy to make and perfect for entertaining during holiday season. It is moist though also light and fluffy – an ideal accompaniment to coffee or tea.
Healthy marzipan cake recipe
This easy loaf cake contains pretty sweet ingredients including chocolate chips, marzipan and sultanas, but is not overly sweet. This is because I did not use very much sugar (only 60 g in the cake itself and 1 tablespoon in the streusel topping). With all the sweet ingredients in it I didn’t have to. So you can enjoy a generous slice without feeling too guilty (if you are prone to having such feelings about dessert!).
The cake is low in saturated fat as I’ve used rapeseed oil instead of butter (there is only 30 g of butter in the streusel topping). I find oil based cakes lighter and fluffier than ones made with butter. I also added nutritious wheatgerm to the streusel mixture, but you can swap that for ground almonds if you prefer.
Another easy bake made using oil is this Polish Gingerbread Loaf Cake (Piernik) Recipe.
How to make easy marzipan loaf cake
This marzipan cake recipe consists of 2 parts. You have to make the cake batter as well as the streusel mixture.
To make the cake first combine the flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar and oil, then gradually add the rest of the ingredients (see Instructions).
In a separate bowl combine the streusel ingredients and rub together using your fingertips to make a crumbly mixture.
Lastly, pour the cake batter into your tin, top with the streusel and bake for 1 hour.
See Instructions below for more details.
It is important not to overstir the batter – stir only until the dry ingredients are no longer visible (see the Instructions below). If you stick to the instructions your cake will have a light, slightly crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth texture. It’s also quite moist thanks to the grated apple I’ve used in this streusel cake recipe.
Why does this cake have a yellow tint?
This marzipan streusel cake has a light yellow colour (see the photos) thanks to the rapeseed oil I used (this oil works equally well in salads as it does in cakes). If you use another type of oil you may not see the same yellow effect. You can also achieve this effect by adding 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric into the batter (mix it in with the dry ingredients).
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Easy Christmas Fruit and Nut Cake
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Simple Chocolate Coconut Cake (Dairy Free, Healthy)
Pumpkin Cake with Dark Chocolate Drizzle
Check out also this collection of 27 everyday healthy cacao recipes.
Marzipan Loaf Cake with Streusel Topping
Ingredients
- 280 g self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips plus 2 tablespoons for the streusel topping
- 1/3 cup sultanas
- 120 g marzipan diced
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil I used cold-pressed rapeseed oil
- 60 g sugar plus 1 tablespoon for the streusel topping
- 1 sweet apple
- 3 eggs beaten
- 30 g butter plus a bit more for greasing, cubed (for the streusel topping)
- 2 tablespoon wheatgerm or ground almonds for the streusel topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C/ gas mark 4. Lightly grease a medium size loaf tin, line with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a bowl combine the flour and baking powder and stir thoroughly.
- To make the streusel topping transfer 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture into another bowl, combine with the wheatgerm, 1 tablespoon of the sugar, the butter and 2 tablespoons of the chocolate chips, and using your fingertips rub the ingredients to make fine crumbs. Set aside.
- Peel and coarsely grate the apple.
- Whisk the sugar and oil, add half the flour mixture, marzipan, sultanas and chocolate chips, stir a little, then add the eggs, apple and the rest of the flour mixture and continue stirring until the flour has disappeared. The mixture will be thick and lumpy (do not overstir).
- Pour the batter into the tin, scatter over the streusel topping and bake for 1 hour - 1 hour 5 minutes (the cake should feel firm when done). Wait 10 minutes before removing the cake from the tin (leaving the paper on) and placing it on a wire rack to cool. Peel off the paper before serving.
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Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
Mmmm I love streusel topping! This loaf cake sounds delicious, my kids would love it, so would the hubby and I! Sorry for the late commenting and thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Thank you Kirsty! The streusel topping makes this simple cake a little bit more special, perfect for an occasion such as #Easter:)
A lovely cake! What I’d think of as a “coffee cake” here in the US. Thanks for bringing this by FF!
Mollie
Thanks! I’d call it that too except it’s made with marzipan so I think on this occasion it’s ok to call it Easter loaf cake:)
You’re so right – that does make it very special! 🙂
Have a good Sunday:)
Deiicious cake, I wonder how the taste would be after adding marzipan, this is new to me though..
I really wish I could have a slice right now. 🙂 This sounds very delicious!
Thanks! Me too, but it’s all gone unfortunately:)
This looks so good. I love marzipan and am pretty sure this is a bake my whole family would enjoy x
Thank you Mandy! Marzipan really makes this cake and I’ve got lots leftover which will give me a good excuse to bake something else soon:)
This looks so soft and perfect in every way. Adore that struesel topping, and really cannot get over the perfection of the texture here! Need to make this soon!
Thank you Karly! This cake was so easy to make and I especially enjoyed making the streusel topping – it makes an ordinary cake a little bit more special:)
This looks delicious! I love your take on cakes – so healthy! Happy Fiesta Friday!
Ginger x
Thank you Ginger! I am always thinking of ways to make everything a little healthier:) Happy FF!