Diabetic-Friendly Lemon-Lime Pound Cake
Ultra-moist, zesty, low-carb, and topped with the dreamiest citrus glaze!
If you love a soft, buttery pound cake but want to keep your blood sugar happy, this Diabetic-Friendly Lemon-Lime Pound Cake will completely steal your heart. It’s bright, fresh, melt-in-your-mouth tender, and tastes like sunshine in loaf-cake form.
The crumb is delicate and moist, the tangy glaze is heavenly, and the whole cake comes together with everyday low-carb ingredients — no complicated swaps, no weird textures, just pure, old-fashioned deliciousness… made diabetic-friendly. 💛
Perfect for:
✔ Tea-time ✔ Brunch ✔ Light dessert
✔ Meal-prep treats ✔ “I just want cake” days
🛒 Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup allulose or erythritol (granular)
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lime zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Citrus Glaze
- ½ cup powdered allulose/erythritol
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1–2 tsp water if needed (for thinning)
- Extra zest for sprinkling
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the Batter
In a bowl, whisk almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and salt.
In another bowl, cream softened butter and sweetener until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Add lemon zest, lime zest, juices, and vanilla.
Slowly mix in dry ingredients and almond milk.
Your batter will be thick, creamy, and fragrant.
2️⃣ Bake
Pour batter into a greased loaf pan.
Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 45–55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool completely before glazing (important for that pretty drip!).
3️⃣ Make the Glaze
Whisk powdered sweetener with lemon + lime juice.
Adjust thickness with a tiny splash of water if needed.
Pour slowly over the cooled loaf.
Finish with a sprinkle of zest for that bakery-style beauty.
🍰 Nutrition (approx per slice, 10 slices)
- Net carbs: ~3–4g
- Sugar: 0g added
- Diabetic-friendly
- Gluten-free
- Low-carb / keto adaptable
