Lemon Butter Cake

Name: Lemon Butter Cake
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 22cm Square Cake Tin *OR any tin in similar size
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 125 g Butter *cut into small pieces and softened; 3/4 cup Caster Sugar; 1/8 teaspoon Salt; 2 large Eggs *room temperature; Zest of 1 Lemon *finely grated; 1/2 cup Buttermilk *room temperature OR slightly warmed; 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice *1 tablespoon is 15ml; 1 & 1/2 cups Self-Raising Flour; 1 cup Icing Sugar *about 120g; 1 & 1/2 tablespoons Lemon Juice *plus extra

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

Here is another variation of my ‘Basic Butter Cake’. Today I added Lemon. Lemon flavoured Butter Cake tastes better with Lemon Icing. Lemon Icing can be made with Icing Sugar and Lemon Juice, but you can add a small amount of melted Butter. Be aware that this cake is pretty high in calories.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

45 minutes

22cm Square Cake Tin *OR any tin in similar size

Lemon Butter Cake
125 gButter *cut into small pieces and softened
3/4 cupCaster Sugar
1/8 teaspoonSalt
2large Eggs *room temperature
Zest of 1 Lemon *finely grated
1/2 cupButtermilk *room temperature OR slightly warmed
2 tablespoonsLemon Juice *1 tablespoon is 15ml
1& 1/2 cups Self-Raising Flour
Lemon Icing
1 cupIcing Sugar *about 120g
1& 1/2 tablespoons Lemon Juice *plus extra

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Preheat oven to 170°C. Line the base and sides of a cake tin with baking paper.
2

Beat softened Butter in a mixing bowl with a whisk until smooth. Add Sugar and Salt, and beat until creamy. Add Eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add Lemon Zest and mix to combine.
3

Add Buttermilk, Lemon Juice and Self-Raising Flour, and mix well. Spoon the batter into the tin, spread evenly, and smooth the surface.
4

Bake for 30 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
5

When the cake is completely cooled, make Lemon Icing. To make Lemon Icing, mix Icing Sugar and Lemon Juice in a small bowl. Add extra Lemon Juice as required, but add a very small amount at a time.
6

*Note: You can add Butter to the Icing. Add 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice and 1 tablespoon melted Butter to Icing Sugar.
7

Pour the Lemon Icing over the completely cooled cake, and spread to coat the cake. You can coat all over if you have enough Icing. Today I coated top side only.