The Baked Bite: Lemon Olive Oil Cake
Growing up, my favorite breakfast was a lemon pound cake with a sweet glaze. I remember biting into the soft, lemony sweetness as I watched the Today Show before leaving for school. Ever since, lemon cakes have reminded me of breakfasts- so while the recipe I am sharing today could certainly be served as dessert, I have decided to categorize it as a baked bite that can be devoured any time of day. When I first baked this lemon olive oil cake, I described it as “truly amazing” to a few friends- and I can’t think of a better way to describe it now!
The Baked Bite: Lemon Olive-Oil Cake from the Bojon Gourmet
Tips from Cooking Curated:
Ingredients:
To make this cake sugar-free (the recipe is already grain-free and gluten-free as is), use Lakanto Classic Monkfruit Sweetener in place of granulated sugar.
You can replace the Cream of Tartar with white vinegar.
You can replace the tapioca flour with arrowroot powder.
Method:
If you don’t have a stand or hand mixer, you can whip the egg whites by hand with a fork. Set the eggs out an hour in advance so they reach room temperature (it’s easier to whip egg whites that way), and then just whip them with a fork for about five minutes, until it’s quite foamy.
To up the sweetness factor (if you’re serving for dessert, for example), try adding a lemon glaze. I mixed powdered Monkfruit with a little lemon juice and vanilla extract, and a drop of dairy free milk, and then drizzled that over the cake. It would also be really good with whipped cream and berries.
The Ingredients:
For reference, I have provided links to ingredients that may be less familiar to some of you, but all of these ingredients can be found at Whole Foods and most can be found at other local grocery chains or Target!
Flours Etc.
Almond flour can be purchased at any grocery store or on Amazon, but make sure that you get a super-fine blanched almond flour and not almond meal (any brand works)
Fats
Coconut oil can be purchased at any grocery store or on Amazon (refined will not give you a coconut taste, but either refined or unrefined works)
Sweeteners
Sugar-free replacement for powdered sugar to make my suggested glaze
Powdered monk fruit or powdered erythritol will both work