Lemon Butter Cake

Hiroko Liston
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.

Lemon Butter Cake

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.

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Ingredients

45 minutes
22cm Square Cake Tin *OR any tin in similar size
  1. Lemon Butter Cake
  2. 125 gButter *cut into small pieces and softened
  3. 3/4 cupCaster Sugar
  4. 1/8 teaspoonSalt
  5. 2large Eggs *room temperature
  6. Zest of 1 Lemon *finely grated
  7. 1/2 cupButtermilk *room temperature OR slightly warmed
  8. 2 tablespoonsLemon Juice *1 tablespoon is 15ml
  9. 1& 1/2 cups Self-Raising Flour
  10. Lemon Icing
  11. 1 cupIcing Sugar *about 120g
  12. 1& 1/2 tablespoons Lemon Juice *plus extra

Cooking Instructions

45 minutes
  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 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. 4

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

  5. 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. 6

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

  7. 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.

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