This Almond Flour Lemon Cake is soft, light, and perfectly moist with a delicate crumb and just the right touch of sweetness. Similar to my wildly popular almond flour cake—but even easier! Just mix everything together and bake.
If you love gluten-free cakes using almond flour, then try my almond flour chocolate cake next!
A Quick Look at the Recipe
✅ Recipe Name: Almond Flour Lemon Cake Recipe
🕒 Ready In: ~8 minutes plus baking time
👪 Serves: 10 servings
🧑🍳 Main Ingredients: Almond flour, eggs, lemon, vegetable oil, and sugar
📖 Dietary Info: High protein, gluten-free and grain-free
📌 Difficulty: Easy - just mix and bake
Why you’ll love this almond flour lemon cake?
No whipping eggs or creaming butter—just whisk the ingredients and bake. It turns out light, tender, and perfectly moist, while still slicing beautifully. It’s the perfect springtime cake, whether you serve it with a dollop of whipped cream or enjoy it plain. Lightly sweet and full of fresh lemon flavor, it’s truly irresistible.
Plus, this lemon cake is naturally high in protein from the almond flour and eggs, making it great as a simple dessert or an everyday snack cake with coffee.
- maria doss
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You’ve all been loving my almond flour cake so much, so I had to create a lemon version! I thought it would be a simple swap—use white sugar instead of brown and add lemon juice and zest—but the first try turned out too soft, almost like a lemon pudding.
I tested a few more versions—adding more almond flour made it too dry—until I finally got it right. A little oil was the key to that perfectly moist, tender crumb.
After a few rounds of experimenting, this lemon almond cake turned out just right—balanced, flavorful, and so, so good!
Tips for Success
- You will need one very large lemon to make ¼ cup of lemon juice.
- Use super fine almond flour
- Leave the eggs at room temperature for about an hour before baking.
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Almond Flour Lemon Cake
Equipment
- 8-inch baking pan
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs preferably at room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- zest of 1 large lemon
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Prep. Pre heat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line the bottom of an 8-inch round baking pan with parchment paper and grease the bottom and sides with cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine dry ingredients. Add the almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a small bowl and whisk to combine. 1 ¾ cups almond flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Mix wet ingredients. Into a larger bowl, add the eggs, sugar, oil, and lemon zest. Whisk until sugar is dissolved, about 30 seconds. 4 eggs, ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons oil
- Finish batter. Add the dry ingredients along with ¼ cup lemon juice and mix until smooth and fully combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan, spread evenly, and bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool. Place the baking pan on a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information, based on third-party calculations, should be seen as estimates, not guarantees, as various factors like product types, brands, processing methods, and more can alter the nutritional content in recipes.
Watch How To Make It
If you love baking with almond flour, then check out our roundup post of almond flour dessert recipes.
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