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This moist, tender, and sweet gluten free lemon cake is also vegan, zesty, and delicious. Perfect for spring or any holiday celebration, it's easy to whip up and will impress your guests! Plus, no one will know it's gluten free unless they see you eating it! #glutenfree #vegan #cake #lemon #refreshingbytes

Gluten Free Lemon Cake (Vegan)

This moist, tender, and sweet gluten free lemon cake is also vegan, zesty, and delicious. Perfect for spring or any holiday celebration, it's easy to whip up and will impress your guests! Plus, no one will know it's gluten free unless they see you eating it.

Course Dessert
Cuisine Dairy free, Gluten free, Vegan
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 10 people
Author Refreshing Bytes

Ingredients

Gluten Free Lemon Cake

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose gluten free flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 2/3 cup coconut oil, melted room temperature
  • 3/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 cup coconut milk + 2 Tbsp
  • 2 lemons zested finely grated
  • 3 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Blueberry Compote

  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp coconut sugar
  • 3 Tbsp cold water + 1.5 tsp
  • 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch

Topping

  • 2 1/4 tsp coconut sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder
  • 1 cup vanilla coconut-milk yogurt

Instructions

Gluten Free Lemon Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease sides and base of springform or round pan.

  2. Combine gluten free flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl large enough to hold all the other ingredients later.

  3. In another bowl, whisk the coconut oil, sugar, and coconut milk together, followed by lemon zest, juice, and vanilla extract.

  4. Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients, whisking to combine. Then pour into a prepared pan.

  5. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the sides are shrinking away from the pan. Toothpick should come out clean.

  6. Transfer to a wire rack and remove the cake from the pan, placing on wire rack, after 10 minutes.

Blueberry Compote

  1. Pour blueberries, lemon juice, sugar, and 3 Tbsp of cold water into a saucepan and bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer. Keep stirring gently, for a couple of minutes, until the blueberries have softened in the glossy liquid.

  2. Take the pan off the heat and, in a small cup, mix the cornstarch with 1.5 tsp of cold water. Stir this paste into the pan of blueberries, making sure to scrape the pan clean. 

  3. Stir, put the pan back over the heat, and stir gently for 30 seconds, until bubbling. 

  4. Pour into a container and refrigerate to set.

Topping

  1. Do not assemble the cake until just before serving.

  2. Mix the coconut sugar and cornstarch together in a food processor or blender until a fine powder results.

  3. Sift this powdered sugar mixture into the yogurt and stir.

  4. Spread this mixture on top of the cake.

  5. Before serving, gently spoon the blueberry compote on top.