Gluten Free Lemon Poppy Seed Angel Food Cake
Gluten Free Lemon Poppy Seed Angel Food Cake made with poppy seeds and lemon juice, drizzled with a sweet lemon sugar icing for the perfect light dessert!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 156kcal
Equipment
- bundt pan
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 12 large egg whites room temperature
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 cup white sugar divided
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 3 tsp lemon juice
- 3/4 cup gluten free all-purpose flour
For the Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
For the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9-inch tube pan and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add egg whites and cream of tartar. Using an electric egg beater, beat on medium-high speed until egg whites are frothy.
- While beating, reduce speed to just medium and add 1/2 cup sugar slowly. Continue to beat until eggs form soft peaks.
- Still beating on medium speed, add poppy seeds, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Beat for an additional minute.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour and 1/2 cup sugar.
- Add half of flour mixture to a sifter and slowly sift into egg mixture, folding ingredients together slowly with a spoon.
- When one half is done, sift in the remaining flour and sugar, still folding ingredients together slowly.
- Pour batter into tube pan. Use a butter knife to cut into batter all the way around to release any air pockets.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and firm.
- Remove from oven and turn over bundt pan immediately to release cake.
- Allow to cool before adding glaze.
For the Glaze
- Whisk together sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest until a thick paste forms. Drizzle on cake once cake is cooled.
Notes
Click on the time in the instructions to start a timer!
I used one large lemon, and that covered the zest and juice for both the cake and the glaze.
Nutrition
Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg