Glazed Lemon Cake recipe
Recipe VIDEO above. This is a wonderful, simple tea cake with bright lemon flavours. It's beautifully moist and keeps for days. I love how it's made in one bowl with just a whisk, and it's quick to prepare! Glazed with a lemon glaze - or try my quick cream cheese frosting (recipe in notes).
Foto: RecipeTin Eats
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup / 165 ml vegetable or canola oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ tbsp grated lemon rind ((1 large or 2 medium lemons))
- ¼ cup / 65 ml fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup / 250g plain yoghurt ((Note 1))
- 1.25 cups / 275g caster sugar ((superfine sugar, granulated ok too))
- 2 cups /300g plain flour ((all purpose flour))
- 4 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 3/4 cup / 210 g icing sugar (powdered sugar)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tbsp plain yogurt
Steps
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Preheat oven to 180C/350F (standard) or 160C/320F (fan/convection). Grease a 20 cm / 8” cake pan with butter.
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Place Wet ingredients in a bowl. Whisk until combined.
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Sprinkle over flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk until smooth - few small lumps is ok.
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Pour into pan - it should be fairly thick but pourable (see video). Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
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Remove metal ring and cool on rack then glaze.
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Place ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Test down the side of the bowl to get the right thickness, using 1 tsp of yoghurt at a time to thin it out if required. Glaze should drip (slowly, because it's thick) but not be see through.
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Place rack on a tray or baking paper.
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Pour glaze over the middle of the cake, gently push towards the edges so it drips down the sides.
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Let it set for 1 hour before transferring to a serving plate.
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See note for how I did the lemon slices in the photos, and the alternative quick Cream Cheese Frosting.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (17% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| / 165 ml vegetable or canola oil | 0.6666666666666666 cup | - | - |
| eggs | 2 | - | - |
| grated lemon rind | 1.5 tbsp | - | - |
| / 65 ml fresh lemon juice | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| / 250g plain yoghurt | 1 cup | - | - |
| / 275g caster sugar | 1.25 cups | - | - |
| /300g plain flour | 2 cups | - | - |
| baking powder | 4 tsp | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 1.600 |
| Pinch of salt | - | - | - |
| / 210 g icing sugar | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| lemon juice | 1 tbsp | - | - |
| plain yogurt | 0.5 tbsp | Rp 15.000/200g | Rp 563 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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