• Home
  • Meet Danielle
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Snacks
    • Mains & Sides
    • Dessert
  • Discount Codes

eat well with danielle

July 24, 2020

The Ultimate Lemon Cake Square

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

These moist, fluffy cake squares are divine. I originally intended to make lemon cookies, but had to alter them a bit mid-recipe testing .. and I am so glad I did! They’re perfectly lemony and the white chocolate chips are a great sweet addition. They’re also made with Greek yogurt in place of oil or butter, which makes them a nice and light summertime treat.

I used lemon extract in these, instead of lemon zest, as it’s a quick, easy alternative and helps pack in that tart lemon flavor. (I have recommended measurements for both below.) Sometimes lemon treats don’t have enough lemon flavor, but these yummy cake squares definitely do. I hope you enjoy!

Print

White Chocolate Chip Lemon Cake Squares

Tart lemon meets sweet white chocolate chip for the perfect summertime treat!
Course Dessert
Keyword cake, lemon, one bowl, white chocolate
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup full fat lemon Greek yogurt I used @chobani blended lemon and cream flavor ⁣⁣
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tbsp lemon extract or 1 tbsp lemon zest

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1/4 cup tapioca flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup white chocolate chips

Lemon Glaze (optional)

  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice or 1 tsp lemon extract
  • 1 tbsp almond milk

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line your 8x8 baking dish with parchment or grease well.
  • Mix all of your wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
  • Add your dry ingredients and stir to combine.
  • Fold in chocolate chips.
  • Pour batter into pan and dot the top with several more chips. Bake for roughly 20-25 minutes or until the edges appear golden brown.
  • Let the cake fully cool and slice into 9 squares. DIG IN! ⁣⁣
  • If you so desire, you can also add a simple lemon glaze to top the cake. Just mix together 1/2 cup confectioners sugar with 1 tbsp lemon juice or 1 tsp lemon extract and 1 tbsp almond milk. Drizzle on top and enjoy!

Posted In: Dessert, Recipes · Tagged: healthier lemon square, lemon, lemon cake

Get on the List

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




RECIPE DEVELOPER & BLOGGER

I’m passionate about creating healthier recipes, especially sweets and treats. Dessert on the daily is a non-negotiable for me, so I started making recipes that fit my lifestyle, make me feel good, and still taste great. I hope you enjoy!

Categories

Hello! I’m Danielle.

I’m passionate about creating healthier recipes, especially sweets and treats. Dessert on the daily is a non-negotiable for me, so I started making recipes that fit my lifestyle, make me feel good, and still taste great. I hope you enjoy!

@eatwellwithdanielle

Vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free, delicious Vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free, delicious CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES 😍 This is THE cookie you want on hand when your sweet tooth strikes but you’re looking for a healthier option 🙌🏻

Here’s what you need: flax seeds, 🥜butter, 🥥sugar, 🥑oil, vanilla, almond flour, baking powder, 🍫chips and flaky salt

Recipe linked in bio! These cookies taste great right out of the oven but I also love them cold from the fridge with oat milk. They also freeze well 🙌🏻 Enjoy!
✨𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐄𝐒 loaded with @lilys_sweets white chocolate chips and topped with gold sprinkles for some sparkle and crunch ✨
⁣
I used a mix of almond flour, coconut flour, and coconut oil to make the dough and 𝗪𝐎𝗪 🤩 They taste like real deal, buttery sugar cookies. They’re soft and fluffy on the inside with a slightly crisp exterior. If I do say so myself, they’re pretty awesome 🤪⁣
⁣
Snag a few this weekend at my pop up before they’re gone! Happy Tuesday, everyone! 💛💖
If I’m eating a cookie/ baking a cookie/ or sell If I’m eating a cookie/ baking a cookie/ or selling a cookie, you just KNOW I’m in my element 😂

I baked my butt off this weekend (350+ treats Fri-Sun) and I feel more jazzed & energized than ever. Thank you all for the love & support, near and far 💕 I truly couldn’t be happier ☺️

Here’s a little run down for the upcoming week:
✨Fri 1/29 ~ accepting orders for local delivery (Jan menu)
✨Sat 1/30 ~ pop up @petalsandroots 12-4 with @lemon_water_studios 
✨Sun 1/31 ~ Feb menu drops!!
✨Mon 2/1 ~ Jan raffle winner announced (6 free cookies + EWWD shirt!) for anyone that orders a box this month

.. and much more to come in Feb ❤️🍪 My DMs are always open for questions, requests, feedback, etc. THANK YOU!
Skiing is nice but have you ever been to COOKIE MO Skiing is nice but have you ever been to COOKIE MOUNTAIN?! 😂 This pile of peanut butter s’mores cookies is truly just glorious.

Pete and I are over here baking up a storm for my childhood friends & family. My parents are visiting so they’ll bring them back to Jersey 🙌🏻 I’m so grateful and excited to grow this business! Happy Sunday my sweet friends 🍪
𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐑 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 🍌 sprinkled with 𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐍 & 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐘 𝗪𝐀𝐋𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐒⁣
⁣
I know banana chocolate chip is the fan fave but in the morning I don’t always want chocolate 🍫; you know what I mean? Sometimes pure is best. ⁣
⁣
Enter these healthy b breads made with olive oil and oat flour. They’re 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 lightly sweetened with coconut sugar and super banana forward and moist 😍 I love them. ⁣
⁣
I just baked more for today’s event. I’ll have a limited # so get there early if you want one! 🙌🏻 See you soon, Astoria 💕
I am forever interested in creating and perfecting I am forever interested in creating and perfecting the healthier classic chocolate chip cookie 🍪🍪🍪

The texture of almond and coconut flours makes for the most amazing soft center with nice, crispy edges. Add in chunks of your favorite chocolate bar 🍫 and you’ll get melty chocolate puddles in every bite ... true perfection!! 😍

Cheers to making it through the week! HAPPY FRIYAY 🙌🏻
If there’s something I learned about running thi If there’s something I learned about running this account, it’s the importance of 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐎𝗪𝐍.
⁣
What do I mean? Get specific. Find your niche. Become the best at 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 thing, not 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 📌⁣
⁣
I’m not the best cook. I don’t bake pies or bread. I’m not an expert in nutrition. But healthier cookies, brownies, blondies and bars? ... 𝐈’𝐌 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 ⁣🍪
⁣
I’d rather improve and perfect my particular skill set than cast a wide net and just show up as mediocre. I love health and fitness and easy dinners, but where I shine is in my simple, healthy recipes for baked goods 👩‍🍳⁣
⁣
If you started your account in quarantine as a hobby like me, or really you’re just trying to find your passion, I encourage you to get specific. Find 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 secret sauce that makes you 𝐘𝐎𝐔 and makes you thrive. The market may be saturated but there’s only one you. Find that talent and niche down 🙌🏻

Pictured here - my OOTW double chocolate chip peanut butter blondies 🤤🌎
Today feels like a rainbow sprinkles kinda day 🌈🎉
⁣
Have you tried my 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐑, 𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐅𝐑𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐔𝐓 🍩 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐒 yet?! They’re suuuuper simple and totally delicious. The ingredients are quite awesome too - almond flour, coconut flour, coconut sugar, egg, and some maple syrup 💯 And yes, they’re #glutenfree #dairyfree #refinedsugarfree ... just how we like it! 😍
⁣
I’ve linked the OG cinnamon almond recipe in my bio. You can totally get creative and make any version you’d like - Funfetti, Chocolate, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, you name it! 🙌🏻
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2021 eat well with danielle · Theme by 17th Avenue