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eggless lemon cake | Indian style lemon cake | vegetarian lemon cake | no egg lemon cake |

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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Make this simple eggless lemon cake with easily available ingredients in India. We have made this a vegetarian lemon cake ( no egg lemon cake) as there are a very large number of Indian’s who don’t eat eggs.
Indian style lemon cake is made from lemon rind, lemon juice, plain flour, baking powder, baking soda, curds, powdered sugar and oil.
To make vegetarian lemon cake, combine the plain flour, baking soda, baking powder in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside. Combine the curds, powdered sugar, lemon rind, lemon juice and oil in a deep bowl, mix well using a whisk. Add the plain flour mixture and mix well using a spatula. Cool slightly, loosen the sides with the help of a knife and demould it. Cut the cake into wedges. Serve immediately or store in an air-tight container.
Bring together the soft succulence of the best of cakes with the citrusy scent and flavour of lemon, to make a perfectly delightful eggless lemon cake treat.
The cake dough of the eggless lemon cake is perked up with tangy ingredients like lemon juice and rind, which gives a fresh aroma and refreshing flavour to the cake.
Serve the no egg lemon cake warm, with tea, to enjoy the pleasant citrusy tinge. For those who enjoy such fresh and tangy flavours, there are more recipes like the Lemon Butter Icing and Lemon Cheesecake.
Learn to make eggless lemon cake | Indian style lemon cake | vegetarian lemon cake | no egg lemon cake | with step by step photos below.
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
None Mins
Total Time
10 Mins
Makes
6 servings
Ingredients
For Eggless Lemon Cake
1 tbsp lemon rind
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 3/4 cups plain flour (maida)
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup curd (dahi)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup oil
Method
- To make eggless lemon cake, combine the plain flour, baking soda, baking powder in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside.
- Combine the curds, powdered sugar, lemon rind, lemon juice and oil in a deep bowl, mix well using a whisk.
- Add the plain flour mixture and mix well using a spatula.
- Transfer the mixture into a greased aluminium 175 mm. (7”) tin and bake it in a pre-heated oven at 180°c ( 360°f ) for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Cool slightly, loosen the sides with the help of a knife and demould it.
- Cut the eggless lemon cake into wedges.
- Serve the eggless lemon cake immediately or store in an air-tight container.
Eggless Lemon Cake, Indian Style Lemon Cake recipe with step by step photos
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- Eggless lemon cake is made of 1 tbsp lemon rind, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1 3/4 cups plain flour (maida), 1 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 cup curd (dahi), 1 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup oil.
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For the batter of eggless lemon cake | Indian style lemon cake | vegetarian lemon cake | no egg lemon cake, first add 1 3/4 cups plain flour (maida) in a deep bowl. Sieve the plain flour if necessary to ensure it is free of lumps.
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Add 1 tsp baking soda.
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Add 2 tsp baking powder. Use baking powder and baking soda in exact proportion to get the best fluffy cake.
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Mix well and keep aside.
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In another bowl add 1 cup curd (dahi). The good quantity of curd is a must to activate the baking powder and baking soda.
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Add 1 cup powdered sugar. We have used powdered sugar so it mixes with the curd easily. If you don’t have powdered sugar, grind the table sugar in a mixer and sieve it before use.
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Add 1 tbsp lemon rind.
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Add 1/4 cup lemon juice.
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Add 1/4 cup oil.
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Mix well using a whisk.
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Add the plain flour mixture and mix well using a spatula. The batter for the eggless lemon cake | Indian style lemon cake | vegetarian lemon cake | no egg lemon cake is ready.
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For the batter of eggless lemon cake | Indian style lemon cake | vegetarian lemon cake | no egg lemon cake, first add 1 3/4 cups plain flour (maida) in a deep bowl. Sieve the plain flour if necessary to ensure it is free of lumps.
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- Transfer the prepared mixture of eggless lemon cake | Indian style lemon cake | vegetarian lemon cake | no egg lemon cake into a greased aluminium 175 mm. (8”) tin.
- Bake it in a pre-heated oven at 180°C (360°F) for 35 to 40 minutes. Prefer to place the cake tin in the middle rackof the oven.
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Once the cake is baked and ready, remove from the oven and keep aside to cool slightly.
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Then loosen the sides with the help of a knife and demould it.
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Cut the cake into wedges.
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Serve eggless lemon cake | Indian style lemon cake | vegetarian lemon cake | no egg lemon cake immediately or store in an air-tight container and use as required.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 332 cal |
Protein | 5.1 g |
Carbohydrates | 51.4 g |
Fiber | 0.4 g |
Fat | 10.9 g |
Cholesterol | 5.3 mg |
Sodium | 9.6 mg |
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Satvinder Pal Kaur
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hello, Please share a recipe for making a vegan lemon cake or a vegan almond cake for my baby?s first birthday. I would be grateful. Thanks and regards, Satvinder

Sheetal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hello there, can we make this cake without using the oven. If yes please suggest I want to try this cake. It''s my favourite

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Sheetal, we have not tried baking this cake without an oven you can try baking it in a pressure cooker. Please check our recipes for cake using pressure cooker to know the right way on how to bake in a pressure cooker.

ramadevi srinivasan
March 13, 2025, midnight
Can we use wheat flour instead of maida

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Yes, you can use wheat flour instead of maida.

sukanta
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, Can I make this using the lemon we get in the market..in UK we used to get Lime which is different..

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, yes you can use lemon.

Nikeeta
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, delicious cake. Wanted to know if we can replace maida with wholewheat flour in this?

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, Yes you can try and see..

Ruchika
March 13, 2025, midnight
I tried this recipe and it turned out delicious...just have a query to make other eggless cakes can we use curd instead of eggs ??

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi, No all have different proportion.

Gandhi Dhwani
March 13, 2025, midnight
This eggless lemon cake is a fabulous recipe. I loved this cake mainly because of it''s lemon flavour. It is very different from the regular vanilla or chocolate cakes that we have. It has a very subtle flavour of lemon which is just perfect.

Disha Aggarwal
March 13, 2025, midnight
I tried this recipe, and it''s amazing because of first it''s simple ingredients, which are readily available at home, and it''s amazing in taste too. just a suggestion, can the lemon flavor be increased by any means, as it has a very mild taste of it.

kamla Kajaria
March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Dear Mohua : We are delighted that you loved the eggless lemon cake recipe. We would love to hear from you again. Happy cooking with Tarla Dalal recipes.