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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.

70 K 4.6/5 (9 reviews)

50 min.

Easy

2.90 €

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 9^th 2016

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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 ( How to... )

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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 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 3 - 1 min.

Zest 1 lemon.

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).

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 %

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

How much will it cost?

For 1 : 2.90 €

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