Flourless Lemon Cake

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    45mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    308
based on 41 ratings

This zesty lemon cake is gluten and dairy free, serve with fresh raspberries and a top with extra lemon zest.

recipe updated 22 Oct 2025

Ingredients

  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    4
  • Egg white icon
    Egg white
    4
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    120 g
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    80 ml
  • Bicarbonate of soda icon
    Bicarbonate of soda
    ½ teaspoon
  • Polenta icon
    Polenta
    90 g
  • Ground almonds icon
    Ground almonds
    90 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    75 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    50 ml
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Round pan - 20cm (8")
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Large glass bowl
  • kCook icon Serving plate

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Grease a clean round pan
  3. Line with parchment paper then set aside
  4. Attach the Whisk
  5. Add egg white to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  6. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  7. Whisk with splashguard fitted - 1 min 15 sec, Speed Max
  8. Add caster sugar to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl while machine is running
  9. Whisk until stiff peaks form - 1 min 15 sec, Speed Max
  10. Add olive oil, bicarbonate of soda, lemon, polenta, ground almonds and salt to a clean large glass bowl
  11. Mix until well combined
  12. Transfer one spoonful of egg whites to large glass bowl
  13. Fold carefully
  14. Transfer the rest of the egg whites to large glass bowl
  15. Fold carefully
  16. Transfer content of large glass bowl to round pan
  17. Spread until level
  18. Bake until skewer tests clean - approx 30 min, 180°C
  19. Let cool and continue
  20. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  21. Attach the Stir Tool
  22. Add sugar, water and lemon to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  23. Mix with splashguard fitted - 5 min, 104°C, Speed Min
  24. Brush the lemon syrup over the surface of the cake while it is still warm
  25. Let cool completely
  26. Turn out cake onto a serving plate
  27. Dust with icing sugar
  28. Serve
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