Servings : one 8" cake
I am personally a HUGE fan of lemon cake, and have been experimenting to discover the most perfect recipe for a long time! FINALLY I achieved the results I’ve been dreaming of! This is one of the softest, lightest, fluffiest lemon cakes you will ever taste. I served it without any toppings as it was just perfect on its own with a cup of tea…but it can also be served with softly whipped cream or a simple lemon glaze.
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
Make sure ALL the ingredients are at room temperature before you start.
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.
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.
Enjoy! 🙂
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.