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Big flavour, light texture and ready in 3 minutes: Try this
easy sugar free lemon mug cake with a deliciously zingy
lemon glaze.
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SUGAR FREE LEMON MUG CAKE (LOW CARB RECIPE)
Published December 16, 2017. Last modified August 16, 2020 By Katrin Nürnberger — 163 Comments
Big flavour, light texture: Try this easy, moist and sugar free lemon mug cake with
a deliciously zingy lemon glaze. Low carb, gluten free, keto and suitable for
diabetics.
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We moved house a couple of months ago, and our new kitchen came with a
fitted microwave. We’ve been using it every day. Sod the rays. Microwaves are so
practical! We’re living with our mobile phones permanently attached to our ears.
We’re breathing in the fumes of London. I drink wine. In the scheme of things,
how much more damage are a few microwave rays really going to cause?
ESPECIALLY WHEN A MICROWAVE CAN PRODUCE SUCH A WONDERFUL THING AS A
SUGAR FREE LEMON MUG CAKE!
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This mug cake, my friends, is a revelation. To think that you can make a perfectly
delicious, super easy lemon cake that’s ready in 3 minutes! It’s like the super-
speedy cheat’s version of this Keto Lemon Pound Cake.
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divine Low Carb Christmas Pudding.
A sugar free lemon mug cake was a logical follow-up, because one cannot eat
Christmas food in, say, July without it feeling a bit odd. Lemon cake, on the other
hand, is an all-rounder. A bit like this keto triple chocolate mug cake, which is a
must for chocolate lovers, or this divine Keto Peanut Butter Mug Cake.
LET’S GET RIGHT TO IT! THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE AN EASY LEMON CAKE RECIPE IN A
MUG:
1.) Mix your dry ingredients – almond flour, powdered sweetener and baking
powder. Powdered sweetener works better than granulated sweetener in this
recipe. You can make your own powdered sweetener by blending your
granulated sweetener in a food processor or in the attachment of your stick
blender.
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2.) Add your wet ingredients – lemon juice, cream and an egg and mix with a
fork.
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mixture into a bowl or ramekin which you have greased with melted butter. Or
separate the mix into 2 mugs.
4.) This is how your cake looks a er it’s been microwaved on high for 90
seconds! It’s moist and spongy – perfect 🙂
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5.) Now you turn your lemon cake out onto a plate and top with your lemon
drizzle glaze, which you have made with melted butter, cream, a squeeze of
lemon juice and powdered sweetener.
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6.) Serve and enjoy! Hard to believe this is a sugar free cake, right??? My kids,
who are by default brutally honest, absolutely loved it. The cake I shot the recipe
video of I shared with a diabetic neighbour who popped by. She also gave it a
thumbs up 🙂 I think this is proof enough – lemon mug cake is o icially a
THING!
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I think the portion size is quite generous. If you’re not ravenous, you could
easily share this mug cake between 4 people, especially if you’re making it with
the glaze. I have, however, calculated the nutrition for 2 servings.
You should definitely NOT skip the glaze, because it propels the cake from a
delicious dessert into a decadently delicious dessert. If you wanted, you could
even poke little holes into your lemon cake a er you take it out of the
microwave. That way, when you pour over the glaze it sinks into the holes and
makes the cake even more moist and yum.
If you’re adventurous, you can even add some poppy seeds or grate some
lemon zest into the batter.
I’ve made this cake with both fine almond flour and with ground almonds. If you
use almond meal or ground almonds, which are coarser than fine almond
flour, add 1-2 additional tablespoons of it so your batter isn’t too liquid.
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Sugar Free Lemon
Mug Cake (Low Carb
Recipe)
Katrin Nürnberger
Big flavour, light texture and ready in 3
minutes: Try this easy sugar free lemon
mug cake with a deliciously zingy lemon glaze.
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Prep Time Cook Time Total Time
2 mins 1 min 3 mins
Course Cuisine Servings Calories
Dessert British 2 249 kcal
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INGREDIENTS 1x 2x 3x
For the cake
4 tbsp almond flour extra fine
2 tbsp double/heavy cream
1 1/2 tbsp powdered sweetener
1 egg
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp baking powder
For the glaze
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp double/heavy cream
squeeze of lemon juice
1 tbsp powdered sweetener
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Grease the inside of a ramekin/2 mugs or microwave-safe bowl
with melted butter. I used a glass dessert bowl.
2. For the cake: Mix all dry ingredients - almond flour, sweetener and
baking powder - in a separate bowl.
3. Add all wet ingredients and mix thoroughly with a fork. If you find
your dough is too liquid add a bit more almond flour.
4. Transfer batter into your ramekin/small bowl and level the top.
5. Microwave on high for ca 90 seconds. You can also bake the cake
at 180 Celsius/360 Fahrenheit for ca 15 minutes.
6. Remove from microwave and turn upside down onto a plate.
7. For the glaze, melt the butter, then stir in the cream, lemon juice
and sweetener.
8. Let it cool until the glaze begins to thicken but can still be poured.
Then spoon/pour over cake and serve.
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