Diabetic-Friendly Lemon Cake with Vanilla Glaze
This cake is low in sugar, light, and full of fresh lemon flavor, making it a great dessert option for people managing blood sugar.
🧾 Ingredients
For the Lemon Cake
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¼ cup oat flour
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened Greek yogurt
- 2–3 tbsp erythritol or monk fruit sweetener
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
For the Vanilla Glaze
- 3 tbsp powdered erythritol (or powdered monk fruit)
- 1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and lightly grease a small baking pan.
2️⃣ Mix wet ingredients
In a bowl whisk together:
- eggs
- yogurt
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
- vanilla
- sweetener
3️⃣ Add dry ingredients
Stir in almond flour, oat flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until smooth.
4️⃣ Bake
Pour batter into the pan and bake for 20–25 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
5️⃣ Cool completely
Let the cake cool before adding glaze.
🍰 Make the Vanilla Glaze
- Mix powdered erythritol, almond milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Drizzle over the cooled lemon cake.
🌟 Optional Healthy Add-Ins
- Chopped almonds or walnuts
- Blueberries
- Chia seeds for extra fiber
📊 Approximate Nutrition (per slice)
- Calories: ~130–150
- Net carbs: ~6–8 g
- Protein: ~5 g
✔ Low sugar
✔ Higher fiber
✔ Lower glycemic impact than regular cake
