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    Low-Fat Sugar-Free Lemon Cake

    Written by Kathrin (12 Comments)

    Fluffy, moist, refreshing: this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake is the perfect summer cake for those who like to snack calorie-consciously!

    Lemon Cake Recipe

    Hello everyone!

    Today's recipe is a sugar-free, low-calorie, and low-fat lemon cake, that is still super delicious and loved by our readers. Have a look and enjoy making it!

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    • Taste and Occasion
    • Ingredients
    • How to make the Low-Fat Sugar-Free Lemon Cake
    • Top Tip
    • Variations
    • Recipe Card
    • Low-Fat Sugar-Free Lemon Cake
    • Nutrition
    • Reviews

    Taste and Occasion

    Well, you can't probably compare this low-calorie lemon cake to the "regular" lemon cake. But, after all, it is a lemon cake without sugar and fat.

    I especially like the fluffy and compact consistency. The lemon intensity is just perfect for me. The light yogurt frosting gives the lemon cake an excellent finish. Only the very light color is a bit unusual. Regular lemon cakes, like this classic Lemon Cake Recipe, look rather yellowish.

    Because my low-calorie lemon cake recipe comes without egg yolk, margarine and household sugar, the cake is as good as white. Looks delicious anyway, right 😉 …?

    Low-Calorie Lemon Cake

    Ingredients

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    Instead of huge amounts of sugar, butter, and eggs, the dough includes low-fat Greek yogurt, beaten egg whites, and xylitol or erythritol. The result is amazingly delicious 😉!

    To bake this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake, it is important that the ingredients are fresh. So be sure to use freshly squeezed lemon juice as well as freshly grated lemon zest! You will notice the difference in taste compared to ready-made products. Especially since the packaged lemon juice and zest often contain other or additional ingredients than just "pure" lemon.

    I use low-fat Greek yogurt to make the lemon cake low-fat and still tasty. It's pretty compact and not comparable to regular low-fat yogurt, which is slightly watery.

    Low Sugar Lemon Cake

    How to make the Low-Fat Sugar-Free Lemon Cake

    Let's get started with this fruity and low-calorie cake. First of all, 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 and set aside.

    Now, whisk together the yogurt, lemon juice, milk, and melted butter. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and sweetener in another bowl and add them to the liquid ingredients. Stir in briefly but vigorously.

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    This moist lemon sheet cake is a real classic cake that is also suitable for beginners. Tastes super delicious, quickly made, and stays fresh for a long time.

    Finally, fold in the beaten egg whites. In the end, pour the batter into the pan, smooth out and bake the cake for 25-35 minutes. It will remain very light white. Let the cake cool down and spread with frosting. For this, mix the yogurt with lemon juice and sweetener to taste.

    Healthy Lemon Cake

    Top Tip

    To sweeten the lemon yogurt cake, I advise you to use a mixture of xylitol and erythritol. If you only use erythritol or xylitol, you might get a too cool aftertaste or digestive problems 😉.

    healthy lemon cake no sugar

    Variations

    Well, have you now also got as much desire for lemony recipes as I? Fortunately, I have a lot up my sleeve. If you want to stay in the healthy section, then take a look at my gluten-free lemon cake with almonds. For vegans, I have a really delicious vegan lemon cake.

    But there are plenty of classic Lemon Cakes too. Have you tried the classic lemon sheet cake recipe? Or, if you want to try something new, head over to the lemon coconut cake with yogurt and the wonderfully moist poppy seed lemon cake.

    Recipe Card

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    4.6 from 27 votes

    Low-Fat Sugar-Free Lemon Cake

    Fluffy, moist, very low in fat and entirely sugar-free: this light lemon cake with yogurt is made for those who like to enjoy low-calorie!
    Prep Time10 mins
    Baking Time25 mins
    Servings: 1 Cake (8 pieces)
    Calories: 165kcal

    Equipment

    • Small Springform Pan (8 in/20 cm)

    Ingredients

    For the dough

    • 2 egg whites, medium
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 150 grams (¾ cup) Greek yogurt 0.2% fat, e.g. from Fage
    • 80 milliliters (⅓ cups) freshly squeezed lemon juice, from about 2 lemons
    • 100 milliliters (7 tablespoons) milk
    • 25 grams (2 tablespoons) melted butter, alternatively oil
    • 200 grams (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • grated lemon peel of one organic lemon
    • 50 grams (6 tablespoons) xylitol
    • 50 grams (⅓ cups) erythritol

    For the frosting

    • 200 grams (1 cups) Greek yogurt 0.2% fat, e.g. from Fage
    • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, or xylitol/erythritol, amount to taste

    Instructions

    • 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.

    Ingredient substitutions

    Do you want to replace some ingredients? Here you find tips for baking ingredient substitutions!
    Fluffy, moist, refreshing: this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake is the perfect summer cake for those who like to snack calorie-consciously!Fluffy, moist, refreshing: this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake is the perfect summer cake for those who like to snack calorie-consciously!Fluffy, moist, refreshing: this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake is the perfect summer cake for those who like to snack calorie-consciously!Fluffy, moist, refreshing: this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake is the perfect summer cake for those who like to snack calorie-consciously!Fluffy, moist, refreshing: this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake is the perfect summer cake for those who like to snack calorie-consciously!Fluffy, moist, refreshing: this low-fat sugar-free lemon cake is the perfect summer cake for those who like to snack calorie-consciously!

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Low-Fat Sugar-Free Lemon Cake
    Amount Per Serving (1 piece)
    Calories 165 Calories from Fat 36
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 4g6%
    Saturated Fat 2g13%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 11mg4%
    Sodium 133mg6%
    Potassium 118mg3%
    Carbohydrates 24g8%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 4g4%
    Protein 8g16%
    Vitamin A 124IU2%
    Vitamin C 4mg5%
    Calcium 93mg9%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Roberta

      May 27, 2020 at 9:35 am

      Hello, what is the calories/nutrition for this cake?

      Reply
      • jan

        June 12, 2020 at 4:33 pm

        Hi Roberta
        thanks for your comment - I've updated the recipe and now you see the nutrition values.
        best
        Jan

        Reply
      • Jeanine

        September 16, 2021 at 7:04 pm

        It says soda and baking soda. What is the other soda?

        Reply
        • Kathrin

          September 17, 2021 at 11:18 am

          Baking Soda is a part of soda (you may know it also as „baking powder“?) If it‘s not available in your region, 1 tsp of baking soda should work, too.

          Reply
      • Lori

        January 12, 2022 at 2:23 pm

        I see the nutritional value, but it just says 1 piece. How many servings per recipe and how big of a piece? Or I can just say the whole cake is one piece for 175 calories. Also what kind of milk did you use to get the calorie breakdown. It just says milk.

        Reply
        • Kathrin

          January 18, 2022 at 2:09 am

          Hi, the cake makes about 8 pieces.
          You can use either low fat milk, whole milk, soy milk or whatever kind you like most.

          Reply
    2. Dawn

      January 27, 2021 at 2:58 pm

      can a different sugar substitute be used instead of the xylitol?

      Reply
      • jan

        January 28, 2021 at 2:03 am

        You can also use only erythritol instead of xylitol and erythritol, but the taste may change slightly. A nice alternative would also be Monk Fruit Sweetener.

        Reply
    3. Ann

      April 02, 2021 at 11:12 am

      Hi, can I use stevia powder as my sweetener?

      Reply
      • jan

        May 03, 2021 at 2:16 pm

        Yes, that should work

        Reply
    4. Stacy Johnson

      November 21, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      The cake we made was horrible. The cake was brown with an inner gummy taste. Can you please tell me if thats what its supposed to look and taste like?

      Reply
      • Kathrin

        November 21, 2021 at 11:46 pm

        I'm sorry the recipe didn't work for you. The cake is definitely not brown, as you can see in the pictures. Maybe you accidentally changed something in the recipe or made it differently than I did? Actually, the cake is nice and fruity and moist. It can actually get a little bit gummy (but only a bit) under some circumstances. This is often automatically the case with cakes that are extremely low in fat.

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