Lemon Tea Cake With Honey Glaze Low Fat And Whole Wheat Recipes

LEMON TEA CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch-square pan. Cream the butter and sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, using a hand mixer (about 3 minutes). Add the eggs one at a time while mixing, and then add the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Add half the flour to the butter mixture and combine. Add the lemon juice and zest, mix, and add the remaining flour, mixing again to combine. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake until the cake springs back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes.
• For the glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well. Mix until thoroughly incorporated. Pour over the cake.

EASY LEMON TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease an 8 x 8-inch baking pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and lemon peel.
• In a small bowl, stir together the egg and applesauce (or yogurt or oil). Add the lemon juice and stir to combine.
• *If using whole grain flour increase fat (applesauce, plain yogurt, or oil) to 2/3 cup.
• Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until just well combined. Spoon into greased pan. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting.

LOW-FAT LEMON TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle, set aside.
• Mix the rest of the ingredients together in another medium sized bowl; pour it in the middle of the dry ingredients, and stir JUST UNTIL IT IS MIXED TOGETHER. If you overstir it, it will become a tough piece of crap.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees and wait 2 minutes; grease a loaf pan(9x5x2 1/2 i think).
• Bake for about 45 minutes, until the crust is brown and if you stick a toothpick inside it will come out clean.

MOIST LEMON TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice, extracts and lemon zest. Add flour; beat just until moistened., Fill greased miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 325° for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Dip tops of cakes into glaze; place on waxed paper to dry.

LEMON TEA CAKE WITH HONEY GLAZE (LOW-FAT AND WHOLE-WHEAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• To make batter:.
• Beat sugar, oil, eggs, lemon juice and zest with an electric mixer for about 1 to 2 minutes, or until pale and thick.
• Gradually pour in buttermilk, and beat until smooth.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
• Stir flour mixture into egg mixture with a wooden spoon.
• Pour the batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inverted in the center comes out clean.
• To make glaze:.
• Warm lemon juice, honey and sugar in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves.
• Pierce top of hot cake all over with wooden skewer or toothpick.
• Generously brush honey glaze over bread so it seeps into holes.
• Cool 20 minutes in pan. Unmold, and cool on wire rack before wrapping in plastic wrap to store.