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Healthy Lemon Cake Recipe
This Healthy Lemon Cake is a wonderful light dessert that is perfect for any occasion.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
9
Calories
359
kcal
Author
Sherri Hagymas
Ingredients
½
cup
coconut oil
melted or Olive Oil
¾
cup
honey
or sugar
3
large
eggs
lightly beaten
⅔
cup
greek yogurt
regular low fat plain yogurt works too
¼
cup
lemon juice
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
2
teaspoon
lemon zest
1 ½
cup
oat flour
you could also use all purpose or wheat flour
¾
teaspoon
baking soda
1
teaspoon
baking powder
¼
teaspoon
salt
For the Icing
1
cup
confectioners sugar
1
tablespoon
milk
of choice
1
teaspoon
lemon juice
optional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together the oil, granulated sugar, eggs, yogurt, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and whisk together as you do.
Add the batter into a lightly greased 9 x 5 or 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.
Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
Let cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely before icing.
Mix together confectioners sugar, milk and lemon juice (optional) for the icing.
Pour over the cake.
Notes
Nutritional information listed above is without the icing.
Nutrition
Calories:
359
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
51
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
15
g
|
Saturated Fat:
11
g
|
Cholesterol:
62
mg
|
Sodium:
190
mg
|
Potassium:
184
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
37
g
|
Vitamin A:
90
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3.5
mg
|
Calcium:
58
mg
|
Iron:
1.2
mg