Low Fat Sugar Free Lemon Cake Recipes

SUGAR-FREE LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE

Steps:

• 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.
• Mix the eggs, sunflower oil, milk and yoghurt together in a separate bowl or jug and stir them into the flour mixture.
• 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 mins. Check after 50 mins, if the cake is becoming too dark, cover loosely with foil.
• 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.
• Cool in the tin before turning it out.

LOW FAT LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Zest and juice lemons, saving each separately. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl. In another bowl whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Add zest to sugar in large mixing bowl. Add butter and shortening to sugar mixture and beat until it's light and fluffy. Then add eggs in one at a time, mixing to combine.
• Alternate between incorporating the flour and the sour cream mixture into the butter/egg mixture. Three additions of flour, in between two additions of the sour cream mixture. Mix until just combined.
• Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray, pour in batter and tap on counter to dislodge any bubbles. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle comes out clean. Remove to cooling rack.
• If you prefer a super-moist cake, poke deep holes with wooden skewer or similar tool to help glaze penetrate. Glaze while cake is still warm. If you prefer the glaze to coat the top of the cake, don't poke holes and allow cake to cool before glazing.
• To glaze, mix together confectioner's sugar and lemon juice and drizzle generously over cake. Serve alone, or with berries, reduced-fat Cool Whip, ice cream, you name it!

LOW SUGAR & LOW FAT LEMON CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Mix cookie crumbs with the melted butter and press into the bottom of a cheesecake pan.
• Bake for 6 - 8 minutes and remove from oven.
• Next using a mixer, beat softened cream cheese, sugar and sugar substitute, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice and sour cream until creamy.
• Pour mixture into the baked cookie crust and return to the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until set depending on your oven.
• While cheese cake is in the oven, mix the topping and set aside.
• Remove cheese cake from the oven and let cool slightly.
• After the cake has cooled, pour the sour cream mixture over the top of the cake and return to the oven for 10 minutes.
• When the topping is set, remove from the oven and let cool for 30 minutes and then place the cheesecake into the fridge until completely cold.
• Before serving, run a butter knife around the edges or the sides of your pan and carefully remove for slicing.