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lemon olive oil cake

Healthy Lemon Olive Oil Cake

Take your baking skills up a notch with this Healthy Lemon Olive Oil Cake recipe. It’s simple and easy to make with an absolutely gourmet flavor!

Prep: 15Cook: 30Total: 45 minutes
Yield 10 slices 1x

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 cup tapioca flour or arrowroot starch
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • optional: lemon zest

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9 inch cake pan. I also parchment line the bottom.
  2. In a medium bowl, mix together almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, honey, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla until well combined.
  4. Add flour mixture into wet in increments, and stir until well combined. Once fully mixed, pour into greased cake pan.
  5. Bake for 28-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool.
  6. Make glaze by whisking together glaze ingredients. Let cool completely before glazing.
Author: ErinCategory: dessert, lemon, gluten-free, dairy-freeMethod: bakeCuisine: AmericanDiet: Gluten Free