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.
34K 8 3.1
Last modified on: April 3rd 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 9 pieces, you will need:
- 1
450 g caster sugar - 2
3 lemons - 3
3 limes - 4
600 g flour - 5
9 g baking powder - 6
9 g salt - 7
450 g egg ( How to... ) - 8
150 g liquid cream - 9
30 g rum - 10
270 g Noisette butter - 11
450 ml Citrus syrup - Total weight: 2,688 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 min. | 20 min. | 45 min. | 1 hour 44 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put 450 g caster sugar into a mixer bowl.
Grate the zest of 3 lemons and 3 limes 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.
Grate the zest of 3 lemons and 3 limes 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 600 g flour and 9 g baking powder, then add 9 g salt.
Sieve together 600 g flour and 9 g baking powder, then add 9 g salt.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Increase the mixer speed and leave the mixture to cream and aerate.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Gradually add 150 g liquid cream and 30 g rum...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
...then 270 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.
Soak the cakes with 450 ml Citrus syrup while they are still hot.
Stage 11 - 20 min.
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.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, wrapped in plastic film. .
Source
Home made, but based on a recipe by Thomas Marie (MOF Boulanger).
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 6,978 Kcal or 29,215 Kj | 125 gr | 968 gr | 325 gr |
| 349 % | 48 % | 91 % | 49 % |
| 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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 9 pieces : 7.01 €
- Per piece : 0.78 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and Comté Loaf, Grated potato cakes, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Lumberjack turnovers, Gingerbread, ... All |
 | Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Traditional nutty choc-chip cookies, Walnut short bread, Sushi, Meatballs, ... All |
 | Citrus syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche dough, Blackcurrant, vanilla and lime verrine , Almond macaroon cake, Blackcurrant-almond muffins, Clafoutis batter, ... All |
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