Jos Fresh Lemon Cake Recipes

LEMON CAKE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 8-inch cake pans, tapping out excess flour.
• Whisk flour, lemon zest, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat eggs and egg yolks, 1 at a time, into creamed butter mixture on low speed, beating well after each addition before adding the next. Beat lemon juice into butter mixture. Beat flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, into butter mixture until batter is just combined. Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake pulls away from sides of pan, 32 to 35 minutes. Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of pan and invert cake onto a wire rack to cool.

JOJO'S LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl.
• Beat butter and lemon zest with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add sugar and beat until fluffy again. Don't let butter get too warm. Beat in eggs one at a time, making sure each one is fully incorporated before adding the next.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beating batter after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges and cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool.

JO'S FRESH LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream together the butter and 1 cup of sugar in a bowl until the mixtue is light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs 1 at a time, beating until the mixture is smooth. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt, mix. Stir the mixture into the egg mixture alternately with the milk. Stir until the mixture is just combined. Stir in 2 t. zest and if you are adding nuts mix them in now. Pour batter into 9X5 loaf pan that has been buttered. Bake in a 350 Degree F oven for 1 hour or until a tester comes out clean. When the cake has baked, transfer the cake to a wire rack and with a long toothpick poke it all over. In a small bowl stir together the ramaining 1/4 cup sugar and remaining zest, pour this mixture over the hot cake and let it cool.