Lemon cake recipe wanted!
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had a recipe for a really good scratch lemon cake that they'd share with me.
I'm making my wedding cake in March and I want to do three tiers, a fruit, a chocolate and a lemon; I have recipes for the fruit and chocolate that I'm really happy with but I don't have a good lemon cake. I usually do a lemon Madeira with lemon curd buttercream but I wanted something a bit more special.
It has to be a scratch recipe because I'm in the UK and we don't have much in the way of good quality packet mixes here!
Thank you! :o)
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Permalink Reply by Karen Marie on
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Lily check out the recipe section of the forum...some great recipes there!
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Lily here is my yellow cake recipe which I love and you can add 1 tbsp lemon zest and 2 tsp lemon extract to the recipe if you wish.
Hi Yield Yellow Cake
¼ recipe
Cake flour 1 1/4 lbs
granulated sugar 1 1/2 lbs
baking powder 3/4 oz
salt 3/4 tsp
unsalted butter room temperature 3/4 lb
whole milk 6 fl oz
buttermilk 12 fl oz (can use whole milk plus 1 tbsp white vinegar added)
vanilla 1 tbsp
whole eggs shelled 15 oz
Preheat oven to 325 degrees FMakes 4- 8" or 9” cakes
Combine cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixer. Mix with a paddle on low speed for about 1 minute to combine. Add butter and mix on low until it looks like cornmeal. Add whole milk and mix on low for about 3-4 minutes or until it is completely smooth scraping every minute or so. Meanwhile combine buttermilk, vanilla and eggs. Whisk to blend thoroughly. Add egg mixture in 4 stages, scraping and incorporating each stage completely. Pour in prepared pans no more than halfway and bake until golden and it tests done. 8" cakes can take approximately 20-35 minutes depending on the oven. Cool completely on a wire rack before removing from pans.
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