These creamy gluten free lemon sour cream cakes are light and fluffy and full of fresh lemon flavors. Just like a souffle! Dip a fork in and savor every bite as it melts in your mouth!
You are going to love these delicious moist gluten free lemon sour cream souffle cakes. These little lemon cakes hover somewhere between a gluten free pound cake and a souffle. I guess that is mostly because they are buttery and moist like a pound cake, but they also have a lot of fluffy characteristics of a souffle.
Our lemon tree is full of lemons again. If you have read my blog for some time, you will know how much of a struggle it is to use up fresh lemons. Our neighbor’s trees are also full, so it is hard to find people to give lemons to. If we don’t pick them fast enough, the lemons get so heavy the branches break off.
If you love lemon as much as we do, you will want to check out all of the delicious Gluten Free Lemon Desserts on the blog! If you miss lemon desserts, check out some favorites Gluten Free Lemon Bundt Cake or Gluten Free Lemon Donuts.
Allergen Information:
These lemon sour cream cakes are gluten-free, soy-free, oat-free, and nut-free.
This is one of my favorite gluten-free flour blends for cookies, cakes, pie crust, biscuits, and muffins! (Do not use this flour blend for yeast recipes.)
Ingredient Notes:
- Gluten-Free Flour Blend – I tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure. Other blends should work, but you may need to tweak the moisture levels.
- Sugar – Use cane sugar.
- Baking Soda and Salt
- Eggs – Size large.
- Butter – Use unsalted butter.
- Sour Cream – Full fat is best.
- Non-Dairy or Regular Milk – I used almond milk, but any non-dairy or regular milk will work.
- Lemon Juice – If you don’t have any fresh lemons on hand, you can easily substitute bottled lemon juice in this recipe.
You will LOVE how easy this gluten free lemon souffle recipe is to make. (Keep your kids out of your kitchen until after you photograph them!!) If you need a healthier lemon dessert option, try these Paleo Lemon Bars. They have a ton of lemon flavor without refined sugars.
Is sour cream gluten free?
Many ask if sour cream is gluten free. I haven’t seen any brand add flour to sour cream, but given some odd things I have seen over the years, I definitely read the labels to make sure! I did quite a bit of research to see if sour cream gluten free.
Step-By-Step Directions:
Step 1: Separate the eggs and add the egg whites to a large
Step 2: In another bowl, add the dry ingredients and whisk to blend. Add the wet ingredients to a large bowl and whisk. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix.
Step 3: Slowly pour the egg whites into the lemon batter.
Step 4: Gently fold the egg whites into the lemon cake batter with a rubber spatula. You need to stir gently to keep the air bubbles so the cake stays light and fluffy!
Step 5: Transfer the mixture to the lightly greased ramekins and bake at 350º F for 30-40 minutes until done. Mine baked and were done at 30 minutes, but some gluten free flour blends are more starchy and may need extra time to bake.
Making this gluten free lemon sour cream cake recipe is so easy. These cakes will rise up like souffles when you bake them, but surprisingly, they don’t fall too far down as they cool.
You can test to see if these lemon cakes are done baking with a toothpick. Insert the toothpick into the middle of a cake. If the toothpick comes back clean, your cakes are done baking. If there is batter or crumbs on the toothpick, your cakes need to bake a little longer.
Step 6: Move the cakes to a cooling rack. When they are fully cooled, dust them with powdered sugar or top them with fruit sauce.
If you need cake in a hurry, this gluten free dairy free lemon mug cake is ready in just 3 minutes!!
How long will these cakes last in the refrigerator?
These gluten free lemon sour cream cakes will keep up to 3-4 days in the refrigerator. Note that these cakes will become a bit denser in texture after refrigeration.
More Gluten Free Lemon Recipes:
- Make breakfast great with this Gluten Free Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins recipe!
- If you love lemons, this Gluten Free Lemon Pound Cake is absolutely irresistible.
- This Gluten Free Lemon Bundt Cake makes a great dessert anytime.
- You will love these Easy Gluten Free Lemon Cupcakes. They are perfect for a bake sale!
Tools:
- Electric mixer to whip your egg whites.
- Ramekins to fill with the lemon batter.
- You can also make this lemon sour cream cake recipe in a bundt pan for a large cake.
Love This Recipe?
If you made and enjoyed this recipe, I would be incredibly grateful if you could leave a comment below. Include which flour blend you used. This helps others know this recipe is delicious. Thank you!
Gluten Free Lemon Sour Cream Souffle Cakes
Ingredients
- ¾ cup gluten free flour blend
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 8 ounces sour cream
- â…” cup sugar
- 1 cup almond milk
- 5 tablespoons lemon juice
- dash salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, add sugar, flour and the rest of the dry ingredients. Whisk to blend.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk egg yolks with the butter.
- In a medium sized bowl, add milk, sour cream, lemon juice and zest. Whisk.
- Pour the lemon mixture into the egg yolk mixture and whisk.
- In another medium sized bowl, add egg whites. Mix on high speed until they form stiff white peaks. Gently fold this into the lemon mixture.
- Spray ramekins with coconut oil. Pour batter into each ramekin.
- Fill a baking dish with hot water about 1 inch deep. This will prevent the cakes from cracking. Add the ramekins to this dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes and check them. Mine cooked in 30 minutes but readers who have used different gluten free flour blends have needed to cook these a little longer. When done, remove carefully from the oven so you don’t spill the hot water.
- Cool then dust with powdered sugar, or top with fruit.
Notes
SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
(*This post was updated from an older 5/2018 post.)
Perfect Summer dessert, but when do you mix in the flour and sugar. Instructions call for three bowls, but only two are combined together
There’s even a fourth bowl brought in, but still no flour/sugar. Thanks so much… I can’t wait to try these for our first small get-together since the start of the pandemic!!
Hi Debra, sorry for the delay, I was out of town. Mix in the flour and sugar with the dry ingredients. I think you were going by step photos, but in the recipe card at the bottom, it says when to add it all. I hope this helps.
These were good. The recipe doesn’t say when to add the flour and sugar mixture. I added in the end but think it should have been mixed with the lemon before adding the egg whites. Also mine took longer to cook than 24 min. More like 40 and the tops didn’t get golden
Just wondering, if you stick a tooth pick in, is the cake supposed to be done? Or just golden brown? Didn’t know how to tell they were done.
Hi Janna, your toothpick should come out clean when these are done. If you see the pictures, the cakes are a little golden, but not much. They should be firm.
Anyone tried this in a bundt pan? I did try in a large dish that you would typically see a full sized souffle. I thought I cooked long enough, but I think I needed another 15-20 mi. Thought the toothpick came out clean at 45 min, but after cooling, hadn’t come together on the bottom; was cooked part way Really good flavor though!! I want to try again. I only have 2 small ramikins, that’s why I am going to try a bundt style pan. Let me know on the timing. Thanks!!
Hi Janna, I haven’t tried it in a bundt pan so I am hoping someone else has possibly tried it and can answer your question.
Are these eaten hot or cold and will they keep a day or so?
Hi Shelly, we eat them room temperature, but if you refrigerate them, they will be delicious and keep for 2-3 days.
You still need to update recipe for when to add flour and sugar. Also where does the pin h of salt go? I put it in with the egg white.
not sure I will be making this again though.
Hi Wanda, I updated to mention the rest of the dry ingredients. I appreciate your feedback.
Going to try this recipe tonight! Love everything lemon!!
Please come back and let me know how you like these Jan 🙂
They look delicious! The recipe does not say how long to bake the cake in the ramekins. How long do they bake and also what baking time would the bundt pan version cook as well?
Hi Cinnamon, Thank you so much for your note. You are right! I had the time in the cook time, but not in directions. Mine cooked for about 24 minutes in the ramekins. For a full-sized bundt cake I am guesstimating about 40 minutes? I haven’t used this recipe in that size pan. If you do try it, please come back and let us know :-).
Your description is totally making my mouth water! I love the step-by-step directions too – can’t wait to give this amazing recipe a try!!
Thank you so much Debra 🙂
These look divine! I just printed the recipe. 🙂 We love lemon in our house! ~Adrienne
Thank you Adrienne…wish you lived closer so I could give you lemons from our tree.
Oh yum, those look and sound so good, I look forward to trying them!
I hope you enjoy Kimberly :-).
My husband’s favorite flavor is lemon, and these would be perfect for his birthday this month! <3
I hope he has a great birthday Laura :-).
I LOVE a good souffle! These ones came out beautiful, nice work!
Thank you so much Sabrina 🙂
I love lemon desserts. There is something about the tart and the sweet that makes it taste so fresh.
I know exactly what you are talking about 🙂
I love lemon anything, and I wish we had a lemon tree here. This is definitely my kind of dessert!
If you lived closer, I would definitely share lemons anytime.
Having too many lemons sounds like a fantastic problem to have! 🙂 This pretty souffle looks like the perfect way to use up some of them.
If you lived closer, I could keep you supplied in lemons all year long :-).
Lemon desserts are my favorite next to chocolate 🙂 Delicious!
I am the same way :-).
I have a delima, I am not only gluten free but also dairy free! Was wondering if I can replace the sour cream, with a coconut base yogurt? And also the almond milk with coconut milk? Will it all still work with the lemon notes? I’m hoping so…and I will try it out on a large bunt pan and mini ones too. ( of course they each take different times to cook- mini ones are about 20min. And large bunt about 35-45!
Thanks if you think I should give it a try give me some encouragement !!!
Lulu
Hi Lulu, you can definitely use yogurt instead, I haven’t specifically tried a coconut-based yogurt though. Please let us know how it turns out.