Lemon Cake
Prep: 20min
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Servings: 1
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Cook: 50min
Lemon Cake is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the South Fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 300 g soft butter
- 300 g sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 200 g Flour
- 100 g cornstarch
- 3 lemons (juice)
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp finely grated lemon zest
- butter (for the pan)
- lemon zest strips (for decoration)
- flowers (for decoration)
Instructions
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1.
Whisk soft butter with sugar and eggs until thick and golden yellow.
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2.
Mix flour, baking powder, lemon zest, and cornstarch together and fold into the butter mixture.
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3.
Pour batter into a greased pan, smooth the surface, bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for about 50 minutes. If the cake darkens halfway through, cover with foil.
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4.
Remove finished cake (test with a needle), let cool in the pan for ~5 minutes, then release and cool on a wire rack.
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5.
Use a thin knitting needle to poke small holes deep into the cake. Mix lemon juice with 3 tbsp sugar and carefully pour over the holes. Garnish with lemon zest strips and flowers.
