Sugar-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe

Name: Sugar-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 225 g self-raising flour, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 225 g xylitol artificial sweetener; 2 lemons, zest of; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 125 ml sunflower oil; 1 tablespoon milk; 200 g 0% fat Greek yogurt; 1 lemon, juice of (for drizzle); 50 g xylitol artificial sweetener (for drizzle)

Servings: persons

225 g self-raising flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
225 g xylitol artificial sweetener
2 lemons, zest of
2 large eggs, at room temperature
125 ml sunflower oil
1 tablespoon milk
200 g 0% fat Greek yogurt
1 lemon, juice of (for drizzle)
50 g xylitol artificial sweetener (for drizzle)

1
Preheat the oven to 180C/ 160C fan/ Gas 4. Grease and line a 1.2 litre loaf tin (22cm x 13cm width, 7cm depth) with baking parchment. Mix together the flour, baking powder, xylitol and lemon zest in a large bowl.
2
Mix the eggs, sunflower oil, milk and yoghurt together in a separate bowl or jug and stir them into the flour mixture.
3
Spoon into a tin and smooth the surface. Transfer to the oven immediately, bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 1 hour - 1 hour 10 minutes Check after 50 mins, if the cake is becoming too dark, cover loosely with foil.
4
Just before the end of cooking time, make the drizzle by heating the lemon juice and xylitol. Stir over a low heat until the xylitol has dissolved. Once the cake is cooked, take it out of the oven and pour over the drizzle.
5
Cool in the tin before turning it out.
6
Recipe from bbcgoodfood.com, January 2012 BBC GoodFood Magazine.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 225 g self-raising flour, sifted, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 225 g xylitol artificial sweetener, 2 lemons, zest of, and more.

Yes, Sugar-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Sugar-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake

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