Lemon and sunflower cake

Have your cake without a sugar crash.

Lemon & Sunflower Cake
Serving Size
1 slice
Servings
16
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
35-40 min
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk flour and baking powder.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs with vanilla, brown sugar, olive oil, yogurt, and pureed fruit. Add wet ingredients to flour mix and mix well, then fold in lemon and sunflower seeds.
  4. Pour batter into a greased rectangular baking dish and sprinkle with sunflower seeds.
  5. Bake for 35-40 minutes and let cool.
  6. For optional glaze: Mix 1 Tbsp soft goat cheese, 1 Tbsp light brown sugar, juice of 1/2 lemon, and 1/2 teaspoon water, and drizzle over cake. (Serves 4, double as needed as glaze does not keep well.)
  7. Handy Hint: Make your own multigrain baking mix to get a variety of grains. Try a blend of: rye, spelt, whole wheat, quinoa, brown rice or barley flours.

Nutrition Information

Sodium 131.1 mg
Saturated fat 2 g
Protein 5.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat 1.6 g
Monounsaturated fat 5.3 g
Fiber 5.5 g
Fat 9.7 g
Cholesterol 5.6 mg
Carbs 14.6 g
Calories 154.2
Jackie Gentilesco