Low Fat Lemon Tea Cake Recipes

LEMON TEA CAKE WITH HONEY GLAZE (LOW-FAT AND WHOLE-WHEAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• To make batter:.
• Beat sugar, oil, eggs, lemon juice and zest with an electric mixer for about 1 to 2 minutes, or until pale and thick.
• Gradually pour in buttermilk, and beat until smooth.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
• Stir flour mixture into egg mixture with a wooden spoon.
• Pour the batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inverted in the center comes out clean.
• To make glaze:.
• Warm lemon juice, honey and sugar in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves.
• Pierce top of hot cake all over with wooden skewer or toothpick.
• Generously brush honey glaze over bread so it seeps into holes.
• Cool 20 minutes in pan. Unmold, and cool on wire rack before wrapping in plastic wrap to store.

LOW-FAT SUGAR-FREE LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. Line a small springform pan with baking paper or lightly grease and dust with flour. Beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff. Set aside.
• Whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, milk and melted butter. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest and sweetener. Add to the liquid ingredients and stir in briefly but vigorously. Finally, fold in the beaten egg whites.
• Pour batter into the smooth out and bake the cake for 25-35 minutes. It will remain very light white. Let cool and spread with frosting. For this, mix yogurt with lemon juice and sweetener to taste.

LOW CARB LEMON-LIME TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚ F.
• In a mixer, cream the butter 3-4 minutes or until light and fluffy. Scrape the sides of the bowl periodically.
• With the mixer on low, slowly add the liquid stevia and xanthan gum to the butter. Turn on high and mix well for 2-3 minutes.
• With the mixer running on low, add the eggs one at a time.
• Add 3 Tbps. of Zevia Dry Lemon Lime Mixer and the vanilla extract and mix on high for 3 more minutes.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the almond flour, oat fiber and baking powder until combined.
• Slowly add the dry ingredients into the mixer with the wet ingredients and allow to mix on medium speed for a minute. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl periodically.
• Using a 1 oz. or 2 Tbsp. portion scoop, place scoops of batter on a parchment-lined baking sheet about 3" apart. Cover with more parchment paper and use a second baking sheet to press down on the tea cakes until they are 1/2" thick. Place the baking sheet of tea cakes into the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 15 minutes. Tea cakes should not be browned on top. Remove from oven and using a spatula, carefully remove the tea cakes onto a cooling rack.
• Make the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the stevia confectioner's sugar and 2 tablespoons of Zevia Dry Lemon Lime until a moderately thick glaze forms. Transfer to a small ziplock bag. Press the glaze into a corner of the bag, cut off a very small end of the corner of the bag and gently squeeze the glaze across all the cookies.
• Sprinkle the cookies with the zest of 1 lime and allow the cookies and glaze to completely cool before storing.

LOW-FAT LEMON TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle, set aside.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients together in another medium sized bowl; pour it in the middle of the dry ingredients, and stir JUST UNTIL IT IS MIXED TOGETHER. If you overstir it, it will become a tough piece of crap.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees and wait 2 minutes; grease a loaf pan(9x5x2 1/2 i think).
• Bake for about 45 minutes, until the crust is brown and if you stick a toothpick inside it will come out clean.