Spring Lemon Cake Recipes

EASY LEMON BUNDT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• With a standing mixer or a handheld mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add granulated sugar and lemon zest to the butter and mix until it is well combined.
• Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a separate bowl, whisk salt, baking powder, all purpose flour and cornstarch together. Set aside.
• Mix lemon juice, milk and vanilla extract together.
• Alternately, add the flour mixture and milk mixture to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix until everything is just combined.
• Add in sour cream and mix until just combined.
• Grease your bundt cake pan well and pour the batter evenly into the pan.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean (if there are a few moist crumbs stuck to it, that's fine). (My oven took exactly 49 minutes.)
• Allow to cool for about 10-15 minutes, then remove the cake from the bundt pan and allow it to finish cooling on a wire rack or plate.
• Whisk powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest together. Once combined, drizzle over the cooled cake.
• Allow the icing to set, about 5 minutes, before serving.
• Enjoy!

SPRING LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Line bottom with parchment cut to fit, and butter parchment. Dust with flour, and tap out excess.
• Combine sour cream, vanilla, zest, and juice. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Add eggs and whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in sour cream mixture. Reduce speed to low, and beat in flour mixture until just combined. Transfer to pan, and smooth top.
• Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then turn out cake onto rack to cool completely. (Cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature overnight.) Before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar, and arrange flowers on top.

EASY MOIST LEMON CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°. Grease a 9x13 inch square baking pan and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Combine buttermilk, lemon juice, and vanilla in liquid measuring cup.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer beat granulated sugar and lemon zest until moist and fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer 1/4 cup of the sugar mixture to small bowl, cover, and set aside. Add butter to the remaining sugar mixture and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and yolk, one at a time, until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with 2 additions of buttermilk mixture, and mix until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top with an offset spatula. Bake until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 25 to 35 minutes. Transfer cake to wire rack and let cool 10 minutes.
• To Make the glaze: In a medium bowl whisk confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, and buttermilk until smooth. Using an offset spatula, spread glaze over warm cake and sprinkle evenly with the reserved sugar mixture. Cool completely, at least 2 hours. Serve.

RASPBERRY & LEMON SPRING / EASTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350°F Grease & flour two 20cm / 8" cake tins.
• Beat the sugar, butter & almond extract until pale & fluffy. Gradually the egg, then fold in the ground almonds, flour, lemon zest & juice.
• Spoon into the tins, smooth the top & bakes for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre of the cake.
• Make a drizzle by mixing the icing sugar& lemon juice together. When the cake comes out of the oven, turn out onto a cooling rack set over a plate. Prick the cakes all over with a skewer & drizzle the syrup over. Set aside to cool/.
• Whip the cream & fold in the lemon curd. Set one cake on a plate, level the top if necessary & spoon the filling over the top. Sprinkle with the raspeberries & set the other cake on the top. Set aside.
• To make the icing, mix the lemon juice & icing sugar to make a spoonable thick paste. Use a few drops of colouring to get a nice pastel yellow colour & spoon evenly all over the top of the cake & round the sides. Run a pallet knife round the sides to neaten them up & make sure the icing is evenly distributed.
• Top with your choice of decorations - chocolate mini eggs, fresh fruit, flowers etc.