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.
21,3985/5 for 5 ratings
Last modified on: March 9th 2016
For 1 , you will need:
- 1
1 cup flour - 2
2⁄3 cup icing sugar - 3
2⁄3 cup butter - 4
1 lemon - 5
1⁄3 cup lemon juice - 6
2⁄3 cup egg
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Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 16 min. | 30 min. | 46 min. |
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Sieve together 1 cup flour and 2⁄3 cup icing sugar.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Add 2⁄3 cup butter cut into small pieces (left for at least 1 hour at room temperature).
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 1⁄3 cup lemon juice.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
And, lastly, 2⁄3 cup egg.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Beat with a food mixer until the mixture is evenly mixed.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
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.
Leave to cool before serving.
Remarks
You can combine lemon and almond flavours by adding 150g ground almonds to the mixture.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 1 : 2.86 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese tart, Fish in a sesame crust, Sweet pastry, Nanou's chocolate cake, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All |
| Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate madeleines, Hazelnut and orange cake, Paris-Brest, Sweet pastry, Almond dacquoise, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish in a seed crust, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Checkerboard biscuits, Cherry clafoutis, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), French Family Cake, Surprise eggs, Scrambled eggs (Oeufs brouillés), Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, ... All |
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