THE BEST DAMN LEMON CAKE
This is a recipe from the great and wonderful Maida Heatter. This loaf cake needs a couple of days to set, but is so well worth the wait. Want to impress someone? Try this recipe. A great holiday or hostess gift.
Provided by DeSouter
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Adjust rack to bottom 1/3 of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter a loaf pan with a 6 cup capacity and dust with cookie of plain bread crumbs.
- Sift together flourand baking powder.
- Melt butter.
- In a mixing bowl combine butter and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time on low speed.
- Then add sifted dry ingredients and milk alternately.
- Mix in lemon extract.
- Fold in almonds and lemon zest.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 65-75 minutes.
- Two or three minutes before the cake is done, prepare the glaze.
- Heat juice and sugar until the sugar is melted, but do not boil.
- Remove the cake from the oven and cool for three minutes.
- Then glaze the cake in the pan by brushing the hot liquid over the cake, letting it soak in slowly- this should take about five minutes.
- Cool and turn cake out onto a rack.
- Store wrapped in wax paper AND aluminum foil.
- Best served after a few days.
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Tanveer Hassan
[email protected]This cake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful, and the lemon glaze is the perfect finishing touch. I've made it several times now, and it's always a hit.
Levi Craig
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this recipe! This cake is absolutely delicious. The lemon flavor is perfect, and the cake is so moist and fluffy. I'll definitely be making this again and again.
Alex flores
[email protected]This cake was a bit more work than I expected, but it was worth it. The end result was a beautiful and delicious cake that everyone loved.
Hifza Shoaib
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of lemon desserts, but this cake was amazing. The lemon flavor was subtle and not overpowering. The cake itself was moist and fluffy. I'll definitely be making this again.
Leo Macklin
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck, and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the lemon glaze was the perfect finishing touch.
Alfredo Morales
[email protected]This was my first time making a lemon cake, and it turned out great! The instructions were easy to follow, and the cake was delicious. I'll definitely be making this again.
Diana Osei
[email protected]I've made this cake several times now, and it's always a hit. My friends and family love it. It's the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Anthony Pagan
[email protected]I made this cake for my birthday, and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved it! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the lemon glaze was the perfect finishing touch.
Derrick Pemba
[email protected]This cake was a bit more work than I expected, but it was worth it. The end result was a beautiful and delicious cake that everyone loved.
Rubaiyet Hosen
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of lemon desserts, but this cake was amazing. The lemon flavor was subtle and not overpowering. The cake itself was moist and fluffy. I'll definitely be making this again.
Irwell
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck, and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the lemon glaze was the perfect finishing touch.
Laylay
[email protected]This was my first time making a lemon cake, and it turned out great! The instructions were easy to follow, and the cake was delicious. I'll definitely be making this again.
Khan Zar
[email protected]I've made this cake several times now, and it's always a hit. My friends and family love it. It's the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Salim ali
[email protected]I was a bit skeptical about this recipe at first, but I'm so glad I tried it! The cake turned out amazing. It was light and airy, with a wonderful lemon flavor.
Austin Mvuselelo
[email protected]This lemon cake is the best I've ever had. The texture was moist and fluffy, and the lemon flavor was perfectly balanced. I'll definitely be making this again!