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    Oh My Veggies » Vegetarian Recipes » Dessert Recipes

    Gluten Free Lemon Cake with Blueberry Frosting

    Published: Mar 2, 2012 · by Nicole · Updated: Aug 22, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    My favorite Lemon Cake with Blueberry Frosting is so simple to prepare, and gluten free too! This delicious cake is perfect for summer.

    Gluten Free Lemon Cake with Blueberry Frosting

    Lemons are kitchen essential I am never without. I use lemons in everything - from pastas, soups, cakes, tarts and drinks.

    The zing that they add always reminds me of summer, even when it's cold and wet outside. So with my love of lemons, and having made Nigella's Chocolate Orange Cake again recently I pondered a lemon version.

    The very next day I gave it a go and it worked out beautifully. As much as I love the chocolate orange version (which incidentally is one of my favorite cakes) this is now one of my favourite lemon cakes.

    The wonderful thing about this Lemon Cake, is the fact it's so simple to prepare. Everything is simply blitzed in the food processor!

    And it's gluten free too. If you are on a gluten free diet this is one delicious cake you eat!

    For my lemon version of this cake I opted against using store bought almond meal and made my own.

    It's simple to do, and it also gives you control over the resulting texture.

    Want a fine powder? Simply grind them more. Want something a little chunky? Stop a little earlier.

    For this cake I went for an almond meal that was a little chunky, but that's one of the things I enjoyed about this cake because it gives a really nice texture.

    Gluten Free Lemon Cake

    To decorate the cake I whipped up a simple blueberry frosting.

    Blueberries and lemons go so well together! I love blueberries with lemon pancakes, and this Lemon-Blueberry Yogurt Cake too.

    And while I could have gone for lemon on lemon, I love the purple hue that the blueberries give the frosting.  

    So if you are thinking of baking a cake to celebrate the weekend I hope you will give this beautiful but simple lemon cake a go.

    gluten free Lemon Cake recipe

    Recipe

    Gluten Free Lemon Cake with Blueberry Frosting

    Adapted from Nigella Lawson's Chocolate Orange Cake from Feast.  Note due to cooking the lemons this cake has more of a bitter lemon flavour than the fresh zing of lemon. It's not your traditional sweet lemon cake. 
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    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Dessert, Gluten free
    Keyword: Delicious Everyday, gluten free cake, Gluten Free Lemon Cake with Blueberry Frosting, lemon cake recipe
    Servings: 10 slices
    Calories: 558kcal
    Author: Oh My Veggies

    Ingredients

    • 3 lemons weighing approximately 375g
    • 6 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon heaped of baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
    • 250 g of ground almonds
    • 250 g of caster sugar
    • BLUEBERRY FROSTING
    • 150 g of butter at room temperature
    • 3 ½ cups of icing sugar
    • ¼ cup of pureed blueberries
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Put the lemons in a saucepan with cold water and bring to the boil before reducing the heat and simmering for 2 hours, or until soft. Drain the water and set aside to cool. When cool, cut the lemons in half and remove any large seeds.
    • Grease a 20cm springform pan and preheat the oven to 180 Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
    • Pulp the lemon in a food processor before adding the eggs, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, almonds and sugar and processing until you have a smooth batter.
    • Pour the batter into the springform pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Check after 40 minutes to ensure the top is not cooking too much, if so simply cover with foil.
    • Let the cake cool in the tin before removing.
    • To make the frosting add the butter to the bowl of a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat until pale and creamy. Reduce the speed to it's lowest setting and gradually add the icing sugar. Finally add the pureed blueberries and mix until combined.
    • To decorate the cake smooth over a crumb coating and refrigerate until set before smoothing over another layer of the frosting.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 558kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 9gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 201mgPotassium: 125mgFiber: 3gSugar: 68gVitamin A: 525IUVitamin C: 17.6mgCalcium: 97mgIron: 1.7mg
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    Comments

    1. Mel says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Well have just whipped up this cake as I love lemons. Was very excited to cut a slice however cake was very bitter and left an after taste. even the sweetness of the icing couldn't cut through it. very disappointed. not sure what went wrong

      Reply
    2. Asmita says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Lemon and blueberry is one the best combinations ever. Love this cake , looks amazing!!!

      Reply
    3. Von says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Congratulations on your nomination!! 😀 I love the purple colour of the frosting too- when I saw the first picture, I thought it was a blueberry mousse cake or something like that 😉 The combination of blueberries and lemon sounds really nice though- and the cake sounds amazing too!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Thanks Von 😀

        Reply
    4. Amy says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Lemons and blueberries and it's gluten free! It's like you designed a cake especially for me. There are some lemons in my fruit bowl that are about to be very lucky 🙂

      Reply
    5. Thanh @ eat, little bird says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I also love this lemon cake from Nigella! Though, I've never tried it with a frosting but it sounds lovely with the blueberries.

      Reply
    6. Gourmantine says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      This is such a beautiful cake and the frosting sounds beyond delicious! Your photography is just stunning I'm not at all surprised you've been nominated! 🙂

      Reply
    7. Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I love Nigella's creation. They are often so yummy!Love this recipe, Jen. And that icing?!? Oh! I want to face-plant in it.

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Haha a face full of blueberry icing would be fun 😀

        Reply
    8. FiSh says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      the blueberry frosting makes the cake looks especially good! sweet and sour, oh so appetizingLatest: Penang Food Festival

      Reply
    9. muppy says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      you've managed to make a cake look wholesome!

      Reply
    10. Connie says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      OMG, another sweet-loving vegetarian? YEA! And this cake? Divine! Thank you!

      Reply
    11. Tanya says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      I am about to make this cake and feel a little silly for asking this but do I use the entire lemon, skin and all? Or do I peel the lemons and then boil them?Thanks!

      Reply
      • delicieux says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Hi Tanya, Yes, you use the whole lemon, skin and all. 😀

        Reply
    12. Gina Chun says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      What is bicarbonate of soda? Is that like baking soda?

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        Yes, bicarbonate of soda is the same as baking soda 😀

        Reply
    13. Radhika@Just Homemade says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      LOvely lemon cake and Yay! Jenn on the nominations..

      Reply
    14. Samantha says

      November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

      Is the frosting gluten free, too?

      Reply
      • Nicole @ Delicious Everyday says

        November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am

        The frosting is gluten free as long as you use a gluten free powdered sugar (or icing sugar as we call it here in Australia). You might need to check the label of the powdered sugar to ensure it is gluten free. Some brands use starch, usually cornstarch, to prevent it from clumping, but others might use something else. I hope that helps 🙂

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