Mean Chefs Lemon Tea Cake Recipes

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.

MEAN CHEF'S TRIPLE LEMON LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F; position rack in middle of oven.
• Crease and flour two 8x2-inch round cake pans.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Pulse 1/4 cup of the sugar with the zest in a food processor until well combined.
• Beat the butter and lemon sugar in a mixer until light and fluffy-1 to 2 minutes.
• Add remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and beat until smooth.
• Beat in 1/4 of the milk until just blended.
• On low speed, add flour mixture alternating with remaining milk in 3 batches, scraping as needed.
• Beat until just blended.
• In a clean bowl, whip egg whites on medium speed until foamy, add cream of tartar, increase speed to high, beat until whites just hold stiff peaks.
• Add 1/4 of the whites to batter and fold in with a whisk or spatula.
• Fold in remaining white 1/4 at a time.
• Divide batter evenly between cake pans and smooth tops.
• Bake until tester in center comes out clean- about 35-40 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on rack.
• Cut each cake in half horizontally using a long serrated knife.
• Place one layer on a serving plate, cut side up.
• Spread with 1/3 cup of chilled lemon curd.
• Lay another cake layer on top, spread with lemon curd and repeat with 3rd layer.
• Top with fourth cake layer.
• Up to a few hours before serving, spread a thin layer of frosting on cake, filling gaps as you go.
• Chill to firm crumb coat for about 30 minutes.
• Spread remaining frosting decoratively over sides and top of cake.
• Scatter top with lemon zest as garnish.
• TO MAKE FROSTING: In an electric mixer, beat butter and lemon zest until light and fluffy.
• Add confectioners sugar in batches and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add lemon juice and beat for 1 minute.
• Can be made a couple of hours ahead and kept covered at cool room temperature.

MEAN CHEF'S LEMON TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter and flour a 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• Sift flou, baking powder and salt together into a bowl.
• Beat butter and lemon zest together with an electric mixer (use paddle attachment) until light and smooth- about 1 minute.
• Add sugar, eggs, coriander and mace; beat until smooth.
• Add half of the milk, beat until just blender.
• Add the flour mixture in two batches, beat until just blended and scraping the bowl as needed.
• Add remaining milk and mix until just blended.
• Add caraway seeds and stir in with a rubber spatula.
• Transfer to loaf pan and smooth top.
• Bake until tester comes out clean in the middle of the loaf- abou 60-65 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes, remove cake from pan and cool completely on a rack.
• Cake will keep 3 days at room temperature if wrapped well.
• Cut with a serrated knife in thick slices- cake is tender.

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.

BITE-SIZE LEMON TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 2 mini muffin tins.
• Combine white sugar, butter, and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon juice, 2 teaspoons lemon extract, lemon zest, and vanilla extract. Add flour; beat until batter is just moistened.
• Pour batter into muffin tins, filling each cup 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons milk, and 3 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract together in a bowl to make glaze.
• Dip tops of cakes in the glaze; place cakes on the wire racks until glaze is set, at least 1 hour.