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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Lemon Poppyseed Bundt Cake

A delicious lemon poppy seed bundt cake with lemon glaze. A perfect breakfast or tea time treat. Low carb and gluten free.
Ingredients
    Cake:
  • 3 cups almond flour
  • 1/3 cup unflavoured whey protein powder
  • 3 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp xanthan gum
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup Swerve Sweetener or granulated erythritol
  • 3 large eggs
  • 20 drops stevia extract
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • ¼ cup almond milk
  • Glaze:
  • ½ cup powdered Swerve Sweetener or powdered erythritol
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions
  1. For the cake, preheat oven to 300F and butter a bundt pan very well.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, protein powder, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, xanthan gum and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add granulated erythritol and beat until lighter and well-combined, about 2 minutes.
  4. Beat in eggs, one at time, scraping down beaters and sides of bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Beat in stevia extract and lemon zest.
  5. Beat in half of the almond flour mixture, then beat in lemon juice and almond milk. Beat in remaining almond flour mixture until well combined.
  6. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula.
  7. Bake 50 minutes, or until top is deep golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then flip out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. For the glaze, whisk together powdered erythritol and lemon juice until smooth. If too thin, add a bit more powdered erythritol. If too thick, at a bit more liquid.
  9. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
Notes
Serves 12. Each serving has a total of 7.6 g of carbs and 3.5 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 4.1 g.

Until next time good people. Make sure you check out our Facebook groups at Low Carb Dieter and Everything In Between. Be sure to add yourself to the group, and please submit your comments and questions here. You can also send me a private message at erikacole25@gmail.com. I will be sure that you remain anonymous unless otherwise stated, and answer your question to the best of my ability. 

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Cranberry Lime Mini Loaves

Yield: 16 servings


Ingredients
    Loaves:
  • 3 cups almond flour
  • 1/3 cup unflavoured whey protein powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup Swerve Sweetener or granulated erythritol
  • 3 large eggs
  • 20 drops stevia extract
  • 2 tbsp lime zest
  • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
  • I cup cranberries, chopped
  • Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener or powdered erythritol
  • 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
Instructions
  1. For the loaves, preheat oven to 325F and butter 4 mini loaf pans very well.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, protein powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add granulated erythritol and beat until lighter and well-combined, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at time, scraping down beaters and sides of bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Beat in stevia extract and lime zest.
  4. Beat in half of the almond flour mixture, then beat in lime juice. Beat in remaining almond flour mixture until well combined.
  5. Stir in chopped cranberries and divide among prepared pans.
  6. Bake 30 minutes, or until top is golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then flip out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  7. For the glaze,combine powdered erythritol and lime juice in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Drizzle over cooled loaves.
Notes
Serves 16. Each serving has 7 g of carbs and 2.7 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 4.3 g.

Until next time good people. Make sure you check out our Facebook groups at Low Carb Dieter and Everything In Between. Be sure to add yourself to the group, and please submit your comments and questions here. You can also send me a private message at erikacole25@gmail.com. I will be sure that you remain anonymous unless otherwise stated, and answer your question to the best of my ability. 

Remember to love yourself and be open to being loved.