Rosemary Lemon Cake Recipes

LEMON-ROSEMARY LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice, zest and rosemary., Transfer to three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until edges begin to brown, 25-30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and juice; beat until smooth., Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON ROSEMARY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350-degrees and spray an 8 x 4.5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add lemon zest, juice and vanilla.
• Add yogurt, then add eggs one at a time.
• Next, add flour, baking powder, salt, and rosemary.
• Mix for an additional minute, scraping the bowl, until everything is smooth and combined.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Take the cake out of the pan, and cool completely on a rack.
• Make the glaze by whisking powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Add more sugar and lemon juice as needed. I like my glaze on the thick side, so I use less lemon juice. If I need to thicken it up, I add more sugar until I get a consistency that I like.
• Drizzle over cake and add rosemary sprigs. Let glaze stand until completely set.

LEMON-ROSEMARY CAKE

Steps:

• Lightly coat an 8x1-1/2-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a small bowl stir together flour, rosemary, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large mixing bowl combine granulated sugar, egg yolks, and oil; beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Add yogurt and lemon peel. Beat until combined. Add flour mixture. Beat just until combined.
• Thoroughly wash beaters. In medium mixing bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Stir one-third of the stiffly beaten egg whites into batter to lighten. Fold in remaining egg whites. Spread in prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 28 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Use tines of a fork to pierce cake. Slowly drizzle Lemon Glaze over cake. Cool completely. Invert to remove from pan; turn cake top side up. If desired, top individual servings with strawberries and garnish with a lemon piece. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes 8 servings. Lemon Glaze
• In a small bowl stir together lemon juice and powdered sugar.

ROSEMARY LEMON CAKE WITH LEMON CURD FILLING AND ROSEMARY BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line three 6-inch cake round pans with parchment paper. Lightly grease and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter. Add sugar and whip until smooth. Add eggs and continue to mix on medium speed until incorporated. Incorporate sour cream and mix. Scrape down bowl as needed to ensure thorough mixing.
• Add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with milk. Begin and finish with flour mixture. Add lemon juice and lemon zest and mix until well incorporated.
• Divide batter evenly among the three prepared cake pans. Level batter using a mini offset spatula, or the back of spoon. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan for 5 minutes, then run a mini offset spatula around the cake and unmold. Let cake cool to room temperature on wire rack.
• In a heavy bottomed sauce pot, add butter and rosemary. Melt over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 1 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Allow rosemary to steep for 60-90 minutes until butter is cool to the touch. Strain out rosemary and keep butter chilled in the fridge until ready to use.
• Let chilled rosemary infused butter soften at room temperature before use. Using a hand held mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter. Add confectioners' sugar, salt, and cream. Mix until buttercream is smooth. If buttercream is too soft, add additional confectioners' sugar 1 Tbsp at a time until desired consistency is achieved.
• Fit a decorating bag (piping bag) with a small round tip. Fill the bag with about 1/2 cup of buttercream. Set aside.
• If necessary, level cake layers. Place one cake round on a cake turntable. Spread a thin layer of buttercream on cake using a small offset spatula. Using the filled piping bag, pipe a small border of rosemary buttercream along the perimeter of the cake round. This will serve as a barrier when you filled the cake with lemon curd.
• Add enough lemon curd to fill the buttercream boundaries. Place second cake layer on top. Repeat filling cake layer with buttercream and lemon curd. Place the final third layer on top. This layer will not have lemon curd
• Spread buttercream around the cake to create a "crumb coat" layer to seal in any crumbs. Chill cake in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to set frosting. If desired, generously coat the chilled cake with additional buttercream. Chill cake if not serving immediately. Decorate cake with fresh rosemary sprigs and crushed candied pecans. Dust top of the cake with sifted powdered sugar. Let cake sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow cake to soften.

CORNMEAL ROSEMARY CAKE WITH LEMON FONDANT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Butter a 9-inch cake pan, line it with a circle of parchment paper, and butter the paper.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, rosemary, zest, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, briefly whisk the mascarpone to loosen it.
• Add the eggs one at a time, whisking to combine.
• Add the sugar and whisk until smooth.
• Using a rubber spatula, fold the dry ingredients, in two batches, into the wet ingredients, mixing until smooth.
• Stir in the butter.
• Scrape the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake until a skewer comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, make the lemon syrup.
• Combine the lemon juice and the sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves.
• Remove from the heat.
• Allow the cake pan to cool on a rack for 5 minutes before unmolding.
• To unmold, run a small knife around the cake.
• Place an inverted plate over the cake pan and, protecting your hands with a kitchen towel, invert the whole thing.
• The cake should slide right out onto the plate.
• Peel off the parchment paper, then place a 9-inch cardboard circle or an inverted plate over the cake and, again, invert the whole thing.
• Remove the top plate and the cake will be right side up.
• With a wooden skewer, poke a few dozen holes all over the top of the cake.
• While the cake is still warm, brush the cake with the lemon syrup.
• Continue brushing for several minutes, giving the syrup time to sink into the cake, until you've used all or most of the syrup.
• Allow the cake to cool.
• To make the lemon fondant, bring a small saucepan of water to a boil.
• Add the rosemary leaves and blanch them for one minute.
• Scoop out the rosemary leaves with a small sieve and drop them immediately into a small bowl of ice water.
• Drain, and spread the rosemary leaves on a paper towel to dry.
• In a bowl, whisk the powdered sugar, cream, and lemon juice until smooth, then whisk in the blanched rosemary and the zest.
• When the cake is completely cool, transfer it to a rack set over a baking sheet.
• (If your cake is not on a cardboard circle, use a wide spatula to transfer it.) Pour the fondant over the top of the cake and allow it to drip off the sides.
• You can gently tilt the cardboard circle or the wire rack back and forth to encourage the glaze to completely flow over the top of the cake.
• While the glaze is still wet, transfer the cake to a cake plate.
• Allow the fondant to dry, an hour or more, before serving the cake.
• (If you allow the glaze to dry before you transfer it, the glaze may crack a bit, unless you are transferring it on a cardboard circle.) Because this cake is quite moist, you can make it one day ahead.
• After the cake is brushed with the syrup, allow it to cool completely, then wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and leave it at room temperature.
• A few hours before you're ready to serve the cake, make the fondant and glaze the cake.

ROSEMARY LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and oil in a large bowl; beat at high speed of a mixer 2 minutes.
• Add yogurt, extracts, egg and egg white; beat 1 minute.
• Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until well blended.
• Fold in zest and cranberries.
• Pour batter into springform pan. Bake 25 minutes or until golden and cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Remove from oven.
• Pierce cake with a fork.
• Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and lemon juice; spoon over cake. Cool on wire rack.
• To serve, remove ring of pan and slide bottom onto a cake plate.