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Moist Lemon Cake

Name: Moist Lemon Cake
Prep time: 16 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150 g flour; 150 g icing sugar; 150 g butter; 1 lemon; 70 g lemon juice; 150 g egg

This is similar to the basic "four quarters" cake, but with the delicious double lemon flavour that comes from using both zest and juice.

75 K 4.6/5 (9 reviews)

50 min.

Easy

2.90 €

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 9^th 2016

For 1 , you will need:

1 150 g flour
2 150 g icing sugar
3 150 g butter
4 1 lemon
5 70 g lemon juice
6 150 g egg ( How to... )
Total weight: 800 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 20 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 2 min.

Sieve together 150 g flour and 150 g icing sugar.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add 150 g butter cut into small pieces (left for at least 1 hour at room temperature).

Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.

Zest 1 lemon.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Add 70 g lemon juice.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

And, lastly, 150 g egg.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 5 min.

Beat with a food mixer until the mixture is evenly mixed.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour the mixture into a mould or tin, which you can stand on a baking sheet if you wish.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 30 min.

Bake for about 30 minutes, checking if the cake is cooked after 25 minutes.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 1 min.

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 recipe	40 RDI=10 %	280 RDI=30 %	140 RDI=20 %	2,550 RDI=130 %	10,670 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g	4 RDI=2 %	30 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=3 %	320 RDI=20 %	1,330 RDI: 20 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, milk, egg

How much will it cost?

For 1 : 2.90 €

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