Lemon Cake
I mostly use my oven toaster to make these quick pizzas, saves on a lot of energy as opposed to baking them in an oven.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour 180gm
- 1/2 cup butter/margarine 112gm
- 3/4 cup sugar grinded (150gm)
- 2 large eggs use 3 if you have small eggs
- juice of 1 lemon about 3-4 tbsp. FRESHLY SQUEEZED
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla essence
- zest of half a lemon about 1 tsp.
- 1/2 cup milk 100ml
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Grind the sugar to a powder and set aside.Sift the flour twice with the salt and baking powder.Grease and line an 8″ round pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 170 C.Beat the butter with the sugar until light and creamy. Then add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.Now add the freshly squeezed lemon into the milk and stir. The milk will thicken slightly on adding the lemon, that’s ok.Add a third of the flour and beat until combined, then add half the milk. Don’t panic if it looks curdled, it will be fine. Again beat the batter until milk is mixed in. Add another third of the flour, mix it in, and then add the remaining milk. Finally add the last of the flour, the zest and the vanilla essence. Beat just until everything is well combined. Do NOT over-mix at this point, you can even finish up the mixing with a wooden spoon or spatula. The batter will be very light and fluffy.Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.Remove from pan and let it cool completely before frosting/slicing.Enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure ALL the ingredients are at room temperature before you start.
- For a simple lemon glaze, take 1 cup icing sugar, add a few drops of lemon juice (freshly squeezed) and add them in, keep mixing until the glaze is of pourable consistency. You can add a few tbsp of warm water as well for a less intense lemony flavour. Pour on the cake and allow to set.
ya salam what a wonderfull kitchen.
Ustado k Uatad Fauzia i am rely enjoying and learning lot from you i thank you so much to published new recipes, May Allah always with you .
nice and lovly
Should I pour the glaze over the hot cake?
No, let the cake cool, then prepare the glaze and pour it immediately on the cake. 🙂
nice, ill try it out. why is it that sometimes when i make cake it raises unevenly especially at the centre
Check this note, hopefully it will help guide you on how to avoid that from happening again: Cake Mistakes
hi!! I made this cake many times. Its one of the delicious cakes i’ve ever baked or tasted 🙂 i want to ask .. Can i use plain yougurt instead of buttermilk?? ‘coz i tried another recipe in which yougurt is used…that cake was lovely too but too soft to handle :/ it also used baking soda alongwith baking powder( half & half) . Hope u’ll help me 🙂
Hi! Thanks for the awesome feedback! Yoghurt is a bit different from buttermilk, for this particular cake buttermilk works best. Or rather milk with lemon squeezed into it.
Hi fauzia firstly keep up the good work I’m really enjoying trying new things out! I wanted to ask when you say flour you mean plain flour right?!x
Hi and thank you! Yes flour is normally plain flour unless specified otherwise.
Salaam. i dint understand that.tip part can.u.plz explain.it once again… thanks
W/Salaam, there are two tips given, which one please?
i made the cake but it did not rise i m very upset what to do why it not rise… i use 8 inches round pan…. plz tell me…
Did you use fresh baking powder? A cake not rising normally would mean the baking powder you used is not working well!
AA, how r u? wishing a very happy eid
can u use lime instead?
W/Salaam, good thanks! Yes you can. 🙂
Hi.how we can make lemon zest at home? Thnks
Hi, use a fine grater to gently grate the peel of lemons. Make sure you grate JUST the peel, not the white part (pith) which is quite bitter.
Salaam alleykum
Can we use bottled lemon?
W/Salaam, you can but best to use freshly squeezed.
A.A i love baking cakes,s and my question is can i use selfraising flour when baking lemon cake instead of baking powder?
W/Salaam, yes you can try with SR flour. 🙂
Salaam Fauzia. I have a 9″ round pan, please advice me on the measures.
W/Salaam, use the same measure, the cake will not be as risen but it will still be awesome.
Thanks Fauzia, I was thinking of taking 1.5 times of the given quantities. That should work right?
Yes that should be ok if the pan is deep enough.
Fauzia, excuse me for being such a novice, but I didn’t get the “deep enough” part, mine is around 1.6″ deep, will it work? Actually I want the cake to rise well. Btw I have been trying out many recipes from your site and most of them had come out well, thanks and keep giving us such superb recipes.
That’s what I meant, the depth of the pan. I believe it should be ok. All the best! 🙂
You may discard my last post, I took 1.25 times the given quantities and the outcome was perfect. The cake was very soft, only thing I felt the salt quantity was a bit too much, it looked like the salt taste was interfering between sugar’s sweetness and lemon’s sourness. I will reduce salt next time I make it, Insha Allah.
Great, thanks for the lovely feedback dear.
can u usse oil instead of butter?
You will need butter for this recipe.
asw,how do we use icing sugar for the glaze part??do we have to melt it??if yes,then how do we melt it…??
Glaze recipe is included in the recipe, please check.
Salam. Can I bake this cake on stove top?
W/Salaam, yes you can.
Tried this today – turned out brilliant!
I used 2 medium sized eggs – was quite confused about how many I should be using and thus apprehensive about the results. Thanks Fauzia for the share!
I always make lemon cake nearly every month and it never turns out perfect it’s always very tasty but never soft. It’s always very hard what do i do to make it soft????
Thank you. Try checking through this note and see if any of the tips help: http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/cake-mistakes-find-out-why/
Hi 🙂 you can make cupcakes with this recipe aswell?
Hi! Yes you can make cupcakes out of ANY cake recipe. 🙂
I made this cake today and it
I made this cake today and it turned out great. The texture was perfect. My husband and I loved it. Jazakallah Fauzia for sharing the recipe.
Hi, baked the lemon cake
Hi, baked the lemon cake yesterday. Turned out amazing! Can’t wait to try the other recipes. May Allah reward you abundantly.
thank you for the recipe
thank you for the recipe Fauzia, i made this yesterday and the result was good.
Jazakallah for this yummy
Jazakallah for this yummy recipie….I made it yesterday and I was superb….v soft n tasty…… Thanks a lot
Assalamualaikum
Assalamualaikum
Hi Fauzia
made this cake today it became a hit….
Thanks a lot.
Assalam aleikum ukhty…I did
Assalam aleikum ukhty…I did it and it came out perfectly MashaAllah..I just wanted to enquire, can I do the icing on this cake and if I can, which one is the best?Jazakillah Insha Allah…
W/Salaam, thanks. You can
W/Salaam, thanks. You can make a simple glaze of icing sugar mixed with some lemon juice to the consistency that you like or serve with whipped cream or even buttercream frosting if you want. 🙂
Shukran…will do that…
Shukran…will do that…
A.a am I boiling the lemon
A.a am I boiling the lemon glaze or?
Nope, just mix and use.
Nope, just mix and use.
i tried this cake for the
i tried this cake for the second time today and it turned out superb, much much better than last time…….thanks honey…… jeetee raho khush raho 🙂
Salam fauzia…… can we
Salam fauzia…… can we make lemon cupcakes fron this recipe???I luv cupcakes
W/Salaam, yes absolutely!
W/Salaam, yes absolutely!
I tried the recipe…the
I tried the recipe…the taste was fine but the cake did not rise..n it was soggy too…no issue with the baking powder as well.. as just two days back I made chocolate cake n it rose perfectly..
Not sure what caused that as
Not sure what caused that as this recipe gives really soft and fluffy results. Did you follow the recipe accurately?
what is the sweetness level
what is the sweetness level of this cake, i tried yoghurt cake and it was very little sweet, i want to try this cake but i am not sure if i shoud increase the amount of sugar?
It is normal sweetness, if
It is normal sweetness, if you have a sweeter tooth you can add sugar as per your taste OR make some frosting to spread on top of the cake. 🙂
I really like your page ans i
I really like your page ans i want to try out the lemon cake.
How do i grind the sugar?
In a grinder.
In a grinder.
Assalamu alaikum, I stumbled
Assalamu alaikum, I stumbled upon your website accidentally 6 months back and started with your stove top cake.. With ur mouth watering recipes I could not stop myself and bought an oven and tried your lemon cake, masha Allah the cake turned out beautifully and it taste yummy.. Jazakallah sister for all your recipes may Allah reward you abundantly…
Salam. Is it okay if I use a
Salam. Is it okay if I use a square pan? Also, plain flour is all purpose flour right?
W/Salaam, yes a square pan is
W/Salaam, yes a square pan is fine and yes AP flour is plain flour.
This is an amazing cake!
This is an amazing cake!
Everyone enjoyed it
Assalamualikum can I use
Assalamualikum can I use lime instead of lemon?
W/Salaam, yes you can.
W/Salaam, yes you can.
Salam sis I did da lemon cake
Salam sis I did da lemon cake today n everything was ok.. The taste was so good but the cake top layer was easily getting separated and I found it hard to cut the cake into nice pieces because it started to crack n fall apart.samething happened to my chocolate moist cake. What will be da reason for this? I followed all ur instructions carefully but I used full cream milk powder dissolved in water for both these cakes as I didn’t have fresh milk.Is milk be the reason?Please help me.
W/Salaam, please refer to
W/Salaam, please refer to this note on various cake mistakes and how to avoid them. Maybe you will be able to see what you might have done wrong. 🙂
http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/cake-mistakes-find-out-why
‘Flour’ in the ingredients
‘Flour’ in the ingredients when baking always means all purpose flour right, what they call ‘maida’ in India?
Yes
Yes
A, alykum Dr sister..thank
A, alykum Dr sister..thank you for the time and hard work you put..in making us great cooks at Home..can i double the recipe and bake my cake in another big cake pan ?
W/Salaam, thank you and yes
W/Salaam, thank you and yes you can. 🙂
hi, it is my first time, i
hi, it is my first time, i baked the Lemon cake, i did not have vanilla, but it was yummy, thanks
Love this cake! Thank you so
Love this cake! Thank you so much for the recipe. I have baked this about 4 times now since I found your recipe. 🙂
Asalam alaikum sister fauzia,
Asalam alaikum sister fauzia, May Allah reward for your great recepies, I had a question, do I have to let the milk and lemon be like buttermilk or use it immediately.
W/Salaam, Aameen to your dua. You can use it immediately.
Made this cake. Tastes amazing. Thanks for the perfect recipe.