Lemon Cake

Name: Lemon Cake
Total time: 3900 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: for the lemon cake:; 125 g unsalted butter; zest of 2 lemons; 155 g icing sugar; 4 medium eggs; 70 g freshly squeezed lemon juice; 150 g plain flour; 1 pinch salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; for the syrup:; 20 g lemon juice; 65 g water; 40 g icing sugar; 1 teaspoon honey

red.queen @cook_3761626

This cake is so soft and moist! It's not overly sweet nor is it too sour. I know it looks like cornbread but I assure you it's not ^^

red.queen @cook_3761626

This cake is so soft and moist! It's not overly sweet nor is it too sour. I know it looks like cornbread but I assure you it's not ^^

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Ingredients

65 mins

8 servings

for the lemon cake:
125 gunsalted butter
zest of 2 lemons
155 gicing sugar
4medium eggs
70 gfreshly squeezed lemon juice
150 gplain flour
1 pinchsalt
1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
for the syrup:
20 glemon juice
65 gwater
40 gicing sugar
1 teaspoonhoney

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Steps

65 mins

1

For the cake: melt butter in a microwave. Whisk in the sugar. Grate in the lemon zest. Add in the eggs one at a time. Mix in the lemon juice
2

Sift in flour, salt and baking powder. Don't overmix
3

Pour in a greased and lined baking pan. Bake at 160°C for about 55 min
4

Meanwhile, make the syrup: combine sugar, lemon juice and water in a small saucepan. Let syrup boil for a minute on high heat. Take off heat and mix in the honey
5

Pour the syrup over the warm cake. Let cool completely and enjoy :)