Healthy Lemon Loaf Two Ways
Here’s a video tutorial for the heart filled loaf. Please excuse the poor lighting, it’s was a dreary dark day!
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Healthy Lemon Loaf Cake
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Makes 1 loaf – 12 Servings (If making the heart filled cake, double this recipe!)
1.5 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup stevia baking blend
zest of 3 large lemons
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/3 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup 2% Greek yogurt, room temperature
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
2/3 cup fresh or frozen organic blueberries (optional) or chocolate chips (omit the lemon and glaze)
For the glaze (Optional)
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, stevia blend, and lemon zest.
In another medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, buttermilk, vanilla, yogurt, applesauce, eggs, and oil. Stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.
Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
For the heart-filled cake:
Follow the recipe above but do not combine the wet ingredients with the dry. Instead, transfer half of the dry ingredients to another medium bowl. Stir in half of the wet ingredients. Measure if it helps you be precise. Stir in pink food coloring. Bake in a loaf pan until a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
Cool and cut into slices. Using a heart (or any shape!) cookie cutter cut out hearts. Discard scraps for snacking on later! Coat a clean loaf pan with cooking spray. Arrange cut-outs in a single line from one end of the pan to the other so that they stand up and are all aligned.
Stir the remaining wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Carefully spread the batter over and around the cut-out layer. Bake until a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool and slice.
*for a naughtier, butter filled version, try this recipe, or use pound cake mix with added lemon zest and juice.
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*Nutrition information calculated by SparkPeople for the blueberry lemon loaf without glaze.
Marina, your girls are stars!!! The video made me smile ear to ear!! Love the heart loaf.
Love the heart! Such a fun idea for Valentine's Day!
I love the heart surprise, though both versions sound delicious!
Marina, you all are too cute! Love your little helpers and you look gorg!
xoxo-Kaara
The heart surprise is SO ADORABLE! I love it, and love the video!
Eeek!!! The little heart inside is amazing!! I have to make this!! My kids will die! Love:)
Cutest demo video ever! I saw a pumpkin loaf on Pinterest. Love the hearts way better!
This is absolutely perfect for the Valentines Day!
Looks so moist and sounds incredible!
This is so cool!!
This looks divine and I just love your video. Your girls are adorable! 🙂
Simply delicious – love the addition of the Greek yogurt!
Mary x
adorable with the heart
Love the video! I got a kick out of your adorable girls and their beautiful mommy:) I need to try this, pronto!
Love your videos!! Your girls crack me up. Thank you for this yummy, adorable recipe!
Totally watched the video. Your girls are the cutest. “mommy, you bumped my elbow” — precious! This looks so delicious 🙂
Such a sweet little cake Marina!
what a cute cake for valentines day – and your helpers are too precious:)
Marina,
Such great ideas for Valentine's treats and useful for other love-filled events too! Thank you.
Karen