Whole grain lemonade cake and how to make your own oat flour

This cake? to die for.

This cake is easy, tasty and refreshing. Perfect for the summer days coming ahead.

I have actually seen this all over the Internet and not until a couple of days ago that I saw the recipe again I was reminded that this cake was on my to do baking list. Since I had all of the ingredients on hand, I could not wait to try this.

I was able to tweak my recipe for the coconut and lime cake and come with this variation, superb!!

Next time making this, I am going to use almond flour though. I didn't have any on hand because I am actually waiting for my bulk almond shipment to arrive, can't wait.

I have used oat flour for this lemonade cake but if you don't have any, just make it like I did. It is easy peasy. You just need a cup of old fashion oats, a food processor and a minute or two :-)

Anyhow, I think you need to try this cake, it is lemony, easy to make and not that bad for you. A little goes a long way so don't eat it all at once :-).

By the way, I have announced the winner for the Ina Garden book over on facebook. Congratulations to Patti.

You must know that in a couple of weeks I will have another giveaway, just  before I go away for a month and close the blog for vacation :-). I think it is going to be a better one because it consists of two of my favorite kitchen gadgets and a very informative photography book, so stay tuned.

Enjoy!!

How to make your own oat flour: Place 1 cup of old fashion oats into your food processor and pulverized the oats for about 1 minute. You don't need to buy any, just make your own like I did, it is that easy :-)

Here you can see the batter right before being placed in the oven at 350F for about 40-50 minutes.

Here you can see the cake completely cooled and frosting/whip topping, which is not that sweet at all. Only 3 tablespoons of confectioner sugar in it!!

This cake is to die for. I hope you get to try it soon. You will like it a lot.... that is if you like lemon :-)

Ingredients: (Miryam's original recipe)

Yields 8 servings

1 cup soy milk
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
3 eggs
3/4 cup unrefined sugar
Zest of 1 lemon 
1 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup oat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda


Frosting:

1 cup heavy cream
1 cup Greek yogurt
3 tablespoons confectioner sugar
1/4 cup  frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
Zest of 1 lemon

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 8x8 inch square baking pan and set aside.

Mix first 6 ingredients in a bowl, I do this using a regular wire whisk. Incorporate flours, baking powder, and baking soda.

Pour over prepared pan and bake for 40-50 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.

For the frosting. Whip heavy cream and sugar together until firm. Fold in Greek yogurt, lemon concentrate and lemon zest. Frost entire cake with the frosting or just individual pieces that are to be served. This is what I did.

Nutrition facts calculated based on the recipe giving 8 servings.