Lemon Olive Oil Cake | Dairy Free & Refined Sugar Free

Recipe by Alex Weymouth

Looking to brighten your Mother’s Day gathering? This Lemon Olive Oil Cake is light, fluffy, and perfectly sweet —made without dairy or refined sugar, so everyone can enjoy a slice. A nourishing recipe filled with love and made to share.

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 3 cups all purpose plain flour

• ½ cup almond meal

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 cup almond milk

• ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

• Zest 3 lemons

• 3 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract 

• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1 cup honey 

For the frosting:

• 200g creme fraiche 

• ¼ cup strained greek yoghurt

• ¼ cup maple syrup 

For cake decoration:

• 1 sliced lemon, pips removed

• Zest 1 lemon

• Zest 1 orange

• Powdered sugar (for dusting → optional as not refined sugar free) 

Method

For the cake:

1. Preheat oven to 180 fan forced 

2. Grease with butter/vegan butter and line a 24cm round cake tin 

3. Whisk eggs, extra virgin olive oil and honey together in a mixing bowl 

4. Stir through lemon zest, juice and vanilla extract to combine

5. In a separate mixing bowl, sift flour, almond meal, baking soda, powder and salt

6. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in batches, adding the milk gradually as you go

7. Stir to combine

8. Fold cake batter into tin

9. Place cake in oven and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean

10. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

For the frosting:

1. While the cake is in the oven, use a hand or stand mixer to beat frosting ingredients until soft peaks form (this should only take a couple of minutes) 

2. Set frosting aside in fridge

For cake decoration: 

1. Using a spatula or cake scraper, spread and smooth frosting all across the top of the cake, in an outwards circular motion

2. Arrange sliced lemon along one edge of the cake

3. Sprinkle lemon and orange zest over the lemon and optionally finish by dusting some powdered (icing) sugar. 

4. Slice and savour a fluffy, moist piece – enjoy! 

Whether you're a mum, a carer, or a mentor, we honour the incredible women who nurture and give so much. From all of us at Salt Lab, we wish you a Mother’s Day filled with rest, joy, and the recognition you truly deserve 🤍