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Lemon and lime cakes

These little cakes get their double citrus flavour by combining the delicate bitterness of lemon and lime zest with the slight sharpness of the juice in a syrup, soaked into the cakes while still hot from the oven.

7,0573.5/5 for 6 ratings

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Last modified on: April 3^rd 2019

For 3 pieces, you will need:

1 150 g caster sugar
2 1 lemon
3 1 lime
4 200 g flour
5 3 g baking powder
6 3 g salt
7 150 g egg
8 50 g liquid cream
9 10 g rum
10 90 g Noisette butter
11 150 ml Citrus syrup
Total weight: 896 grams

Change those ingredients for: 1 pieces 3 pieces 6 pieces 9 pieces

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
39 min.	20 min.	45 min.	1 hour 44 min.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic film. .

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put 150 g caster sugar into a mixer bowl.

Grate the zest of 1 lemon and 1 lime into the bowl and mix well.

Note: for maximum flavour, this mixture can be prepared the day before and left in the fridge overnight, covered with plastic film.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C).

Sieve together 200 g flour and 3 g baking powder, then add 3 g salt.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Start the mixer to whisk together the sugar and zest, mix well.

Gradually add 150 g egg after lightly beating with a whisk.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Increase the mixer speed and leave the mixture to cream and aerate.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Gradually add 50 g liquid cream and 10 g rum...

Stage 6 - 3 min.

...then 90 g Noisette butter.

Stage 7 - 8 min.

Finish by gently folding in the flour+baking powder+salt mixture a little at a time with a soft spatula.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Divide the cake batter between small tins or moulds about 5 x 2 x 2 inches (12 x 6 x 6 cm).

Stage 9 - 45 min.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 10 - 5 min.

Lemon and lime cakes : Photo of step #10

Soak the cakes with 150 ml Citrus syrup while they are still hot.

Stage 11 - 20 min.

Lemon and lime cakes : Photo of step #11

LEave to finish cooling on a wire rack.

Remarks

It is easier to leave the cakes in their tins or moulds while adding the syrup. This also allows the syrup to soak in more effectively.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,326 Kcal or 9,738 Kj	42 gr	323 gr	108 gr
116 %	16 %	30 %	16 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
260 Kcal or 1,089 Kj	5 gr	36 gr	12 gr
13 %	2 %	3 %	2 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
775 Kcal or 3,245 Kj	14 gr	108 gr	36 gr
39 %	5 %	10 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 3 pieces : 2.34 €
Per piece : 0.78 €

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Source

Home made, but based on a recipe by Thomas Marie (MOF Boulanger).

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Shortcrust pastry (pâte brisée), Franche-Comté sticks, Crunchy little pieces of fish, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Cherry clafoutis, Caramelized pear custard tart, Panna cotta, Agen prune cake, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grated potato cakes, Pistachio cream, Chocolate eclairs, Pistachio tiramisu, Thin endive tart, ... All
	Citrus syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example:

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