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Honey Lemon Almond Flour Cake Recipe

Honey Lemon Almond Flour Cake Recipe

Delicious Honey Lemon Almond Flour Cake Recipe made with almond flour, eggs, and honey for sweetness.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 200 kcal

Equipment

  • Oven
  • mixing bowl
  • Mixer
  • springform pan
  • Whisk

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups super fine almond flour
  • 0.25 teaspoon sea salt or less
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Wet Ingredients

  • 4 units eggs separated, yolk from whites
  • 2 tablespoon lemon zest or orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice or orange juice
  • 0.5 cup sugar white, brown, coconut sugar, or honey

Toppings

  • powdered sugar for sprinkling
  • 0.5 cup blueberries for cake toppers

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Preheat oven to 350F and line a 7 or 9 inch springform pan with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl, beat together sugar or honey, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and lemon zest until well-combined.

Mixing

  • Whisk together almond flour, sea salt, and baking powder; then add to the yolk mixture.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy peaks form, then gently fold into the cake batter.

Baking

  • Transfer batter to the pan and bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes.

Notes

This recipe ONLY works with almond flour; it does not require oil or butter due to the separated eggs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 6gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 100IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg
Keyword almond flour, cake, gluten-free, Honey, lemon
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