Here’s a gluten-free olive oil cake made with almond flour, and scented with orange zest. The cake is topped with a Greek yogurt whipped cream and good with any fruit on top! This time I went with the classic strawberry. You could make it as a loaf, as I did below, or in a cake pan.

If you haven’t noticed by now, I love olive oil cakes and baking with olive oil. There are a zillion olive oil based recipes on this site.

This is a very light, airy, and healthy-feeling gluten-free olive oil cake. And what i actually think is the tour de force of this whole thing is the GREEK YOGURT WHIPPED CREAM. It is truly life-changing!

Mixing heavy whipping and full-fat Greek yogurt makes for the most decadent, fluffy, tangy, tart topping to a healthy-feeling cake. It’s my new go-to cake topping.

To make this gluten-free olive oil cake, you’re going to want to whip the eggs a lot and really get a lot of air into them before folding in the additional wet ingredients and the dry ingredients.

And let the cake cool completely before topping with the glorious yogurt-whipped cream.

Mimi Newman Gluten-Free Olive Oil Loaf Cake with Strawberries and Yogurt-Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • ½ cup millet flour , or all-purpose if not GF
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 1 orange – zest and juice
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 pint strawberries hulled and sliced
  • Preheat oven to 350F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk together.
  • In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, whip the eggs & sugar until light yellow and fluffy – about 3 minutes. Add in the vanilla extract and olive oil, and mix to combine.
  • Add in the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
  • Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
  • While the cake is baking, whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold in the Greek yogurt.
  • When the cake is ready, let cool completely. Top with Greek yogurt whipped cream and sliced strawberries.