Lemon Cardamom Cake Stacks - bright lemon and warm cardamom flavor these fluffy cakes, which are stacked with fresh blueberry glaze and whip cream - yum!
Until very recently, it has been a long time since I had spray whip cream. I went a little nuts with it. I made this colorful dessert and had a lovely little dinner party. Everyone was enjoying these sweet stacks, and I was spraying rice whip directly into my mouth.
It was pretty rad.
I have made these twice - once as you see here, made with my whoopie pie pans. The other time I used 2 round cake pans, finishing them with a cinnamon glaze. These cakes are rich in flavor and have a good crumb - dense but not heavy.
Why do I come up with light summery desserts in the middle of winter? Getting a jump start on that spring fever, I suppose. My vacation tan is fading, I have to do something.
Lemon Cardamom Cake Stacks
gluten, dairy and soy free, vegan
INGREDIENTS:
makes 24 mini cakes (whoopie pie pan) or two 9 inch rounds
¾ cup butter (Earth Balance Soy Free), melted
3 tablespoons chia
½ cup + 1 tablespoon water
¾ cup maple syrup
½ cup applesauce
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
zest of ½ lemon
2 cups all purpose flour, sifted (Gluten Free)
½ cup cornmeal
2 teaspoons cardamom
1 teaspoon baking soda
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350.
Melt butter and set aside to cool. Combine chia and water, set aside to thicken. Stir maple syrup, applesauce, lemon juice and zest into cooled melted butter, add chia mixture. Sift together flour, cornmeal, cardamom and baking soda, add to wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
Fill prepared whoopie pie (or cupcake tin) â…” full, or divide between 2 9 inch rounds. Bake 17-22 minutes for small cakes (whoopie pie or muffins), 35-40 minutes for large cakes, or until inserted toothpick comes clean.
Garnish with whip cream, of course.
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bright lemon and warm cardamom flavor these fluffy cakes, which are stacked with fresh blueberry glaze and whip cream – yum! nutrition calculations results vary by calculator, are for informational purposes only, and are not intended to replace medical advice or treatment.
Lemon Cardamom Cake Stacks
Ingredients
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 273Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 202mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 2gSugar: 11gProtein: 3g
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Lauren @ www.cravingsgoneclean.com says
These are very classy looking little stacks! Yum!
spabettie says
why thank you... 🙂
Jared says
These look incredible! Definitely very summery, but I am appreciative of any light dessert in the winter time.
spabettie says
thank you, Jared! I like light, too - balances the comfort foods, right?
janetha says
whoopie pie pan? never even knew there was such a thing. but now i am convinced i NEED one.
spabettie says
you absolutely DO need one. 😀
Pure2raw twins says
love this spring and summer inspired desserts 😉 that just means warmer weather will get here that much faster right haha
looks delicious I love lemon and cardamom!! two of my favs!
spabettie says
I love lemon too - and cardamom is still going strong in this kitchen! I already see that the days are a little lighter, even by a few minutes each day... 🙂
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen says
The blueberry topping reminds me of the stuff on the table at IHOP that I used to drown my pancakes with as a kid. Although, your ingredients look just a little better. 😉
spabettie says
haa - yes - I remember that stuff!
Cara says
Honey, if you lived here, your summery desserts in winter would be PERFECT! This entire week has been sunny and in the 70s. I think I might have to make these before winter wakes up. And cardamom is my *favorite*!
spabettie says
I love cardamom too... and GEEZ, lucky! I am so missing warm sunny weather right now... both Jason and I keep saying we want to go back to Mexico... need to figure out how to "commute" from there.
Cara says
I swear, everything you say I feel like saying back "ME TOO!" haha. About commuting to Meh-hee-co, I'm just saying that I happen to live 2 hours from the border, I might also just be saying that I have a spare room with you and Jason's name on the door already, and well...I think you catch my drift here 🙂
spabettie says
and Basil, can he come as well?? 😀 he'd love the warm weather...
Cara says
Okay, I just finished the paint on Basil's new doggie beach bungalow. I think he will be completely happy with the doggie hammock as well 🙂 P.S. Did I mention that I have a bartender on staff over here that serves up the best fruity coconut drinks? They keep coming all day long too...
Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning says
I am a little obsessed with cardamom lately. I've been putting it into my oatmeal and little mini-bakes... I just can't get enough of it. I haven't combined it with lemon yet though- which sounds fantastic!
The last time I had a container of whipped cream in the house, I don't think it ever made it on to any type of food or drink- it just all went straight from the can to my mouth.
spabettie says
yep - same here, I have been waiting for a reason to buy that whip cream - the other day I was at the store and bought another. this time I had no reason - I've been spraying it onto a spoon. the other night I sprayed some on a piece of dark chocolate.
katie says
Oh Oh Oh.....blueberry I love you! Look amazing!
I can smell them all the way from here!
spabettie says
thank you, dear! wish I could share with you guys...
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
LOL I have no idea the last time I had spray whipped cream either. We never got that as kids, so I thought it was the coolest stuff. Your food always makes me want to just lick my computer screen by the way.
spabettie says
aw, thank you Heather! 🙂 we never had the whip as kids either - on holidays we'd have homemade, which is always better, but... there's a special place of awesome for the spray whip! 😀
Shannon from Healthiful Balance says
WOW that looks so amazing!!
spabettie says
thank you, Shannon!