Sugar Free Lemon Sheet Cake Bars that are so easy to make.
These tasty cake bars are moist and full of lemony flavor.
Lemon sheet cake bars made with no added sugar.
This is a simple dessert recipe that packs a nice lemony flavor.
While you could eat this cake as is, you can also top it with a sugar free frosting or icing.
Did you try Sugar Free Lemon Bundt Cake recpe?
That recipe for bundt cake is also made with no added sugar.
Both this sugar free lemon cake bar recipe and that sugar free lemon bundt cake recipe are nice ideas for lemon desserts that do not have any sugar added to them.
To make this recipe you will need sugar free lemon pudding mix. You can find sugar free lemon pudding mix here.
Frequently asked questions about sheet cake.
Sheet cake is a category of cake that is baked in a large rectangular pan known as a sheet pan or jelly roll pan. It is called a "sheet cake" because is baked on a rimmed baking sheet.
What makes sheet cake so popular is that it is a simple cake to make. Its purpose is to serve many people rather than impress with its looks or flavor.
Sheet cakes are a versatile type of cake that can be easily decorated with simple decorations.
While opinions may vary, there are many reasons why some would agree that lemon sheet cake is so good.
Here are a few reasons to like lemon sheet cake.
🔵 The combination of the tart lemon flavor and the sweet sugar glaze or frosting can be simply irresistible.
🟠 A sheet cake, such as this one, is moist and fluffy, with a delicate crumb.
Sheet cake is a relatively easy cake to make, making it perfect for a quick and easy dessert.
🟡 This sheet cake can be easily customized to your liking by adding different toppings, such as sprinkles or frosting.
Overall, lemon sheet cake can be considered to be a delicious and versatile dessert that is sure to please most everyone at the table.
Tips for making sugar free lemon cake.
Lemon juice is an important ingredient that is used to make this recipe as it brings us an authentic lemon flavor.
Fresh lemon juice is preferred as sometimes lemon juice that is not freshly squeezed can have sugar added to it.
More helpful tips for you.
- This recipe can also be made keto low carbohydrate friendly. You can find keto cake mix here and keto lemon pudding mix here.
- My cake was made using a yellow cake mix. White cake mix or lemon cake mix could also work in this recipe.
- As mentioned, lemon juice is used in this cake as a wet ingredient in addition to making it more flavorful. Water could be used instead but, you may want to also add lemon extract (one to two teaspoons) to compensate for the flavor. The cake may also not leven as well but, should still be edible.
How to store lemon cake bars.
These sheet cake bars can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated. If properly stored, it should keep for up to a week refrigerated or up to a few months frozen.
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This is a simple recipe for lemon sheet pan bars made with no added sugar.
Sugar free cake mix and sugar free pudding mix are both used to make these bars.
These sheet cake bars can be frosted once they are fully cooled using any of these recipes.
- Sugar Free Buttercream Frosting
- Stevia Cream Cheese Frosting
- Sugar Free Buttercream Icing
- Also, Sugar Free Pudding and Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 Ingredient Sugar Free Vanilla Frosting
Ingredients needed to make Sugar Free Lemon Sheet Cake Bars.
- Sugar Free Yellow Cake Mix. You will just need the dry cake mix, not the ingredients to actually make the cake.
- Lemon Pudding Mix- also sugar free. You will need a 4 ½ cup serving size package and you will not need the ingredients needed to actually make the pudding.
- Lemon Zest While fresh lemon zest is preferred, you can use already prepared lemon zest. 1 tsp
- Eggs. Your eggs should be at room temperature. 4
- Water. Room temperature water is find. ½ cup
- Lemon Juice Freshly squeezed lemon juice is preferred. ½ cup
- Oil. Use a neutral oil such as vegetable oil. ½ c
How to make Sugar Free Lemon Sheet Cake Bars
Prep Time- 10 minutes.
Bake Time- 30 minutes.
Servings- 36, depending on how the cake is cut.
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prep a rimmed (18X13) sheet pan or 9X13" cake pan for nonstick. Parchment paper or greasing the pan work well for this recipe.
- In a mixing bowl, use a whisk to blend together the dry cake mix, dry pudding mix and the lemon zest.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and beat until combined. You may need to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. It should take about a minute on low for the ingredients to be combined. While the batter may seem thick, there should be no lumps.
- Bake the cake for 25- 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Note that a sheet pan cake will bake faster than a cake pan so it is a good idea to first check on the cake after 20 minutes of baking.
- Allow the cake to fully cool (about a half hour) before you top it with icing or frosting.
Expert Tip 👉 Top this cake with sliced lemons or berries before serving.
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Sugar Free Lemon Sheet Cake Bars
Ingredients
- 1 Sugar Free Yellow Cake Mix - see post for details.
- 1 Sugar Free Lemon Pudding Mix - see post for details
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 4 Eggs
- ½ cup Water
- ½ cup Lemon Juice
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 and prep a rimmed (18X13) sheet pan or 9X13" cake pan for nonstick.
- In a mixing bowl, use a whisk to blend together the dry cake mix, dry pudding mix and the lemon zest.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and beat until combined. You may need to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- While the batter may seem thick, there should be no lumps. Bake the cake for 25- 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Note that a sheet pan cake will bake faster than a cake pan so it is a good idea to first check on the cake after 20 minutes of baking.
- Allow the cake to fully cool (about a half hour) before you top it with icing or frosting.
Recipe Notes
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I also mentioned that this cake is usually served frosted.
You can find my recipe for sugar free buttercream frosting here. However, also you may want to try a Sugar Free Cream Cheese frosting such as one of these.most recently updated:
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