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    Home » Our latest posts » Cakes

    Luscious and Light Lemon Bundt Cake

    April 26, 2017 Filed Under: Cakes, Desserts

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    Lusciously Light Lemon Bundt Cake - a lemon bundt cake with lower fat and less sugar than traditional cake.

    This post has been sponsored by Barlean's. I have received compensation including free products for this post. All thoughts and recipes are mine.

    This Lemon Bundt Cake has just become my go to Bundt cake recipe. And the fact that it is lower in fat and sugar makes it even more delicious.

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    Lemon Bundt Cake

    Besides using the butter flavored coconut oil, I lightened this up with Greek yogurt and sugar/sucralose blend for baking. The glaze soaks in and I thought it was delightful without icing, but you could add it or some sifted powdered sugar on top right before serving.

    Lighter Lemon Bundt Cake

    slice of Bundt cake on a plate with text overlay "lusciously light lemon Bundt cake"
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    Ingredients
     

    cake

    • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
    • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 3 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup coconut oil
    • 2 cups sugar or sugar substitute
    • 3 Large eggs
    • ¾ cups plain low-fat Greek yogurt
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    glaze

    • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 1 cup powdered sugar or sugar substitute

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
    • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
    • In a mixing bowl, cream together coconut oil and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beat until fluffy.
    • Combine yogurt and vanilla.
    • Add the flour mixture to the coconut oil/sugar/egg mixture in 3 parts alternating with 2 additions of the yogurt mixture. Mix each addition until completely incorporated before adding the next.
    • Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with no crumbs attached about 45 minutes.
    • Combine glaze ingredients while cake is baking. Drizzle about ⅓ of the glaze over the top (soon to be bottom) of the bundt cake after removing from the oven.
    • Invert cake onto a serving plate, drizzle remaining glaze over the cake when completely cool. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar if desired.

    Notes

    I reduce the sugar by using a stevia or sucralose /sugar blend designed for baking.


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    Comments

    1. Swathi

      April 26, 2017 at 10:06 am

      Looks delicious it is so soft and fluffy. I like that you made perfect cake with coconut oil.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        April 26, 2017 at 11:51 am

        Thanks, Swathi

    2. Wendy Klik

      April 26, 2017 at 10:34 am

      Love lemons and lemon cake....YUM

      Reply
      • Audrey

        April 26, 2017 at 3:27 pm

        me too!

    3. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats

      April 26, 2017 at 2:03 pm

      I love this lightened up version of a lemon bundt cake! Perfect for Spring 🙂 XOXO

      Reply
      • Audrey

        April 26, 2017 at 2:28 pm

        Thanks, Kelly. I was definitely in a spring mood when I made it.

    4. Colleen

      April 26, 2017 at 3:13 pm

      What a lovely Lemon Bundt Cake...I just made one last week and I can admit to you that it was anything but light. I really like your #RecipeMakeover version and that it uses coconut oil. Very nice!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        April 26, 2017 at 3:26 pm

        I could eat lemon bundt cake every week. This version makes that not quite as terrible.

    5. Sarah

      April 26, 2017 at 10:09 pm

      I love a good lemon bundt cake and this lighter version sounds great! I bet the greek yogurt helps keep it moist!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        April 27, 2017 at 7:22 am

        I use yogurt in baking quite often. It does keep things moist.

    6. shelley

      April 28, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      This sounds heavenly!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 01, 2017 at 4:37 pm

        It was! At least the piece I got to try before giving it away.

    7. Ellen

      November 06, 2018 at 4:46 am

      Such a beautiful cake! Lemon is always a popular flavor. Thanks for sharing at Celebrate 365 link party.

      Reply
    8. naimakin

      July 29, 2019 at 8:42 pm

      Trying it this the weekend coming up, Need to get some powdered sugar. If anyone is interested I will post an update. Btw, I have never successfully baked anything qhatsoever

      Reply

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