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.
45 K 3.1/5 (8 reviews)
1 hour 45 min.
Easy
9 pieces
11 IngredientsLast modified on: April 3rd 2019
For 9 pieces, you will need:
- 1
450 ml caster sugar - 2
3 lemons - 3
3 limes - 4
936 ml flour - 5
9 ml baking powder - 6
9 ml salt - 7
450 ml egg - 8
150 ml liquid cream - 9
30 ml rum - 10
270 ml noisette butter - 11
450 ml citrus syrup
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Resting: 20 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Put 450 ml 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 936 ml flour and 9 ml baking powder, then add 9 ml salt.
Sieve together 936 ml flour and 9 ml baking powder, then add 9 ml 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 ml liquid cream and 30 ml rum...
Stage 6 - 3 min.
...then 270 ml 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 120 RDI=50 % | 970 RDI=90 % | 380 RDI=60 % | 7,390 RDI=370 % | 30,940 RDI: 370 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=3 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 270 RDI=10 % | 1,150 RDI: 10 % |
| Per piece | 10 RDI=5 % | 110 RDI=10 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 820 RDI=40 % | 3,440 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 9 pieces : 7.05 €
- Per piece : 0.80 €
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