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Healthier Lemon Cake

Yummy lemon flavors in a healthier cake!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Baked goods, cake, Dessert
Keyword: 30 minute, Cake, Cupcakes, Dessert, Easter, Easy Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Kids Favorite, Lemon, valentines
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Almond flour
  • 1/4 cup white or wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil OR 1lemon flavoring
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • For the lemon glaze
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter - softened
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • Optional - yellow food coloring

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Add almond flour, flour, coconut sugar, baking powder and salt and stir.
  • Add lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon oil or flavoring, egg, milk and oil to the flour mixture and blend until smooth.
  • Grease an 8 x 8 baking pan. OR 4 – 3″ cake rounds OR line your cupcake tins with liners.
  • Bake 8 x 8 cake for ~23 minutes or until a tooth pick can be inserted and come out clean.
  • 4 – 3″ rounds for ~18 minutes.
  • Cupcakes for ~15 minutes.
  • Cool cakes before topping.
  • Instructions for lemon glaze:
  • In a small bowl, add powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, salt, butter, milk and food coloring if using it and whisk together until smooth.
  • Top cooled cakes with a thin layer.