🍰 Moist Lemon Cake

Name: Moist Lemon Cake
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 300 g butter; 300 g sugar; 5 eggs; 1 tsp baking powder; 200 g flour; 100 g cornstarch; 3 lemons (juice); 3 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp lemon zest (finely grated); butter (for the pan); 250 g powdered sugar; 4 tbsp lemon juice

685 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

300 g butter
300 g sugar
5 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
200 g flour
100 g cornstarch
3 lemons (juice)
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp lemon zest (finely grated)
butter (for the pan)
250 g powdered sugar
4 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. Beat the soft butter with the sugar and eggs using a mixer until the mixture becomes thick and golden yellow.
2. Mix the flour, baking powder, lemon zest, and cornstarch in a separate bowl.
3. Add the lemon juice and the butter mixture to the dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
4. Grease a cake pan with a little butter.
5. Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the surface.
6. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
7. Place the pan in the oven and bake the cake for about 50 minutes.
8. Cover the cake with aluminum foil after half the baking time if it is getting too dark.
9. Check for doneness with a wooden skewer, which should come out clean.
10. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for about 5 minutes.
11. Release the cake from the pan and place it on a wire rack to cool completely.
12. Whisk the lemon juice with the powdered sugar to make a thick glaze.
13. Spread the glaze over the cooled cake.
14. Let the glaze dry before serving the cake.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 685
Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 39 g · Carbs: 75 g