Gluten Free Lemon Drizzle Cake (Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free)

This gluten free lemon drizzle cake is popular with everyone. I’ve made it dairy free and refined sugar free but if you would like a dairy and sugar version I give you options for that. It’s so simple to make, my little boy makes it.

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Today I am at home with Dr Fiddle.

No, not some strange dangerous man, but ‘Sunshine’ who is on the mend but not quite ready for school having been sick less than 48 hours ago.

As well as diagnosing that the doll babies in the house had a “crumb of broccoli in their lungs”, Dr Fiddle, or ‘Sunshine’ when not playing doctors, has done some amazing school work and made a cake.

As it is Mother’s Day this Sunday, I thought it would be good to share the recipe for the cake that ‘Sunshine’ made.

How do you make a gluten free lemon drizzle cake?

Well ‘Sunshine’ is only six and made it all on his own using my Sage Scraper Mixer Pro.  

He weighed out all of the ingredients, then switched the mixer on, setting it to beat for 2 minutes.  

I poured the mixture into the prepared cake tin (you’ll need a square one like this) and placed it in the oven for him.  ‘Sunshine’ even did the washing up.

This really is the simplest of recipes and if ‘Sunshine’ can do it then there is no excuse for Dad’s out there across the world not to help their kids make it for their mum’s.

But I don’t want it dairy free and refined sugar free!

We made it free from gluten, dairy and refined sugar but you could adapt it according to your requirements.

If you can eat dairy then use butter instead of margarine.

If you eat sugar then swap the xylitol for regular white sugar. For the drizzle topping use white sugar mixed into the lemon juice to create a grainy syrup to pour over the warm, cooked cake.

If you help your children make it, or you make it yourself do let me know what you think.

I’d love to see your photos too. Tag me on social media @freefromfairy.

Other gluten free dairy free cakes you might like

• Gluten free vegan chocolate cake
• Healthy blueberry muffins
• Gluten free coffee cake with chocolate icing
• Gluten free Victoria sponge
• Vegan orange cake
• Mincemeat granola slice
• Gluten free chocolate roulade
• Simple gluten free dairy free cupcakes
• Gluten free apple cake
• Spiced apple and prune cupcakes
• Gluten free, dairy free, sugar free birthday cake
• Healthy alternative Christmas cake (fruit cake)
• Gluten free dairy free chocolate cake
• Gluten free Christmas cake

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Gluten Free Lemon Drizzle Cake

Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Soya-free (check margarine), Fructose-free

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Keyword dairy free lemon drizzle cake, lemon drizzle cake, sugar free lemon drizzle cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 221 kcal

Author Vicki Montague, FreeFromFairy

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 100 g margarine or butter if not dairy free
• 175 g gluten-free Free From Fairy plain flour
• 1¾ tsp baking powder
• 100 g xylitol powdered stevia or white sugar
• 3 medium eggs ideally free range or organic
• 2 tbsp almond milk other dairy free milk or cows milk
• 1 large lemon zest only
• For the drizzle topping:
• 2 tbsp rice syrup or other liquid sweetener of your choice, or white sugar
• 1 large lemon juice
• Sprinkle of xylitol or sweetener of choice for decoration

Method

1. Place all of the cake ingredients into the bowl of your mixer, or into a large bowl, and beat for 2 minutes
2. Grease a 20cm x 20cm cake tin and turn the oven on to 180 degrees/160 degree fan/gas mark 4.
3. Once the mixture is ready, transfer it into the cake tin and level the top
4. Bake for approx. 30 minutes until firm to touch
5. Whilst the cake is baking combine the lemon juice with the rice syrup
6. While still hot, pour the drizzle topping evenly over the cake and allow to cool before removing from the tin and cutting into squares
7. Finally sprinkle the top of the cake slices with xylitol for decoration

Recipe Notes

Nutrition data for information only

Nutrition Facts

Gluten Free Lemon Drizzle Cake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 221 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g 18%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Cholesterol 69mg 23%

Sodium 154mg 6%

Potassium 206mg 6%

Total Carbohydrates 24g 8%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 4g

Protein 5g 10%

Vitamin A 11%

Vitamin C 17.3%

Calcium 7.9%

Iron 5.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

I’ve shared this recipe with Maison Cupcake as part of the Bake of the Week linky.