Moist Lemon Cake


Moist Lemon Cake
This is similar to the basic "four quarters" cake, but with the delicious double lemon flavour that comes from using both zest and juice.
68 K 4.6/5 (9 reviews)
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Last modified on: March 9th 2016
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Stage 1 - 2 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
Sieve together 150 g flour and 150 g icing sugar.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
Add 150 g butter cut into small pieces (left for at least 1 hour at room temperature).

Stage 3 - 1 min.
Moist Lemon Cake

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
Add 70 g lemon juice.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
And, lastly, 150 g egg.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
Beat with a food mixer until the mixture is evenly mixed.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
Pour the mixture into a mould or tin, which you can stand on a baking sheet if you wish.

Stage 8 - 30 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
Bake for about 30 minutes, checking if the cake is cooked after 25 minutes.

Stage 9 - 1 min.
Moist Lemon Cake
Turn out the cake.

Leave to cool before serving.
Remarks
You can combine lemon and almond flavours by adding 150g ground almonds to the mixture.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=10 %280 RDI=30 %140 RDI=20 %2,550 RDI=130 %10,670 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g4 RDI=2 %30 RDI=3 %20 RDI=3 %320 RDI=20 %1,330 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, egg
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