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Easy Gluten Free Lemon Drizzle Cake

Zesty and tangy gluten free lemon drizzle cake! This gorgeous lemon cake is citrusy and packed with lemon zest and lemon juice.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Halal
Keyword: easy, gluten free, icing, lemon, lemon cake, quick
Yield: 20 Slices
Calories: 174kcal

Ingredients

Lemon Cake

  • 162 grams of White Rice Flour
  • 64 grams of Tapioca Flour
  • 32 grams of Corn Starch
  • 64 grams of Brown Rice Flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon of Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon of Salt
  • ½ teaspoon of Baking Soda
  • 2 teaspoon of Xanthan Gum
  • 175 grams of Vegetable Oil
  • 326 grams of Granulated Sugar
  • 4 Large Eggs (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
  • 3 tablespoons of Lemon Zest
  • 100 ml of Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 200 ml of Buttermilk (at room temperature)

Lemon Icing

  • 130 grams of Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of Lemon Juice
  • ½ teaspoon of Lemon Zest
  • 2 tablespoon of Heavy Cream (at room temperature)

Instructions

Lemon Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 180 ℃ (356 ℉)
  • Add and combine, the white rice flour, tapioca flour, corn starch, brown rice flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and xanthan gum. Set the dry ingredients aside.
  • In a stand-alone mixer with the paddle attachment or a hand-held mixer, beat the vegetable oil and sugar until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes).
  • Next, add the eggs one at a time and mix until combined. Then add the vanilla extract, lemon zest, and fresh lemon juice and beat until combined.
  • Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, followed by the buttermilk and beat until combined. Then add the remaining dry ingredients and beat until just combined.
  • Grease your bundt pan with butter and add your cake batter until the pan is ⅔ full.
  • Place your bundt pan in the oven on the center rack and bake it for 30-33 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the middle comes out clean. Let the cake sit in the bundt pan for 10 minutes before inverting it.

Lemon Icing

  • In a bowl, add the powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and heavy cream. Then using a whisk, combine the ingredients. If the glaze is too thin, you can add more powdered sugar, and if the glaze is too thick, add more heavy cream.
  • Once the cake has cooled down, pour the glaze on the cake and let it sit for about 30 minutes.

Notes

  • Storage & Freezing Instructions: This cake can be stored in an air-tight container at room temperature for three days, and it can be stored in the fridge for up to one week. To freeze the baked cake, cut it into slices and wrap each individual slice with plastic wrap. The slices of cake can last for up to four months in the freezer.
  • Loaf Pan: This cake can be baked in a standard size loaf pan. All instructions remain the same.
  • Dairy-Free Option: This cake can be made dairy-free by using dairy-free buttermilk for the cake and coconut cream for the icing. See above for more details.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 174kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg