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Lemon and lime cakes

Name: Lemon and lime cakes
Prep time: 59 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 44 min
Yield: 3 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150 g caster sugar; 1 lemon; 1 lime; 200 g flour; 3 g baking powder; 3 g salt; 150 g egg; 50 g liquid cream; 10 g rum; 90 g noisette butter; 150 ml citrus syrup

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.

57 K 3.1/5 (8 reviews)

1 hour 45 min. difficulté

Easy

2.35 €

3 pieces

11 Ingredients

Last modified on: August 28^th 2025

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 ( How to... )
8 50 g liquid cream
9 10 g rum
10 90 g noisette butter
11 150 ml citrus syrup
Total weight: 900 grams

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 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).

Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 45 min.

Bake for about 45 minutes.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 5 min.

Soak the cakes with 150 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	40 RDI=20 %	320 RDI=30 %	130 RDI=20 %	2,460 RDI=120 %	10,310 RDI: 120 %
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 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, egg, milk

How much will it cost?

For 3 pieces : 2.35 €
Per piece : 0.80 €

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Flour

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Citrus syrup

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