Easy Lemon Cake – A Couple of Chefs

This simple lemon cake is full of vivid citrus taste! A fast sheet cake with easy ornament and no mixer required, it is the proper dessert for any event.

The times are getting brighter and hotter, and that is when Alex and I begin craving the flavors of the sunshine. This is a cake recipe I created to suit that temper: This Simple lemon cake! My expertise as a recipe developer is in easy bakes, comparable to sheet truffles, simple muffins, and fast breads.

So this new lemon-infused recipe is fast and straightforward: a moist cake with a splendidly mushy buttermilk crumb, topped with a two-ingredient lemon tart glaze! I handed out parts of my time-tested recipe to family and friends, they usually all could not cease marveling at how scrumptious they had been.

Go to the recipe – now.

Why are you making? this Simple lemon cake

This lemon cake matches my fashion within the kitchen: uncomplicated baking. Layer truffles are lovely, however as a rule I do not really feel like pulling out the mixer or making an attempt to embellish the cake. So after I’m craving citrus, I make this lemon cake! Listed below are the the reason why I wish to make it:

• It is a sheet cakePrepare in a sq. baking dish. No have to stack and layer!
• There isn’t a want for a blender. All you want are two bowls, a whisk and a spoon.
• You do not want to attend for the butter to succeed in room temperature. This makes use of melted butter so there is no such thing as a want to attend.
• This two-ingredient frosting prepares in 2 minutes. This simple lemon glaze comes collectively rapidly and you’ll pour it straight over the cake.

In creating this recipe, I took inspiration from easy snack truffles like Sarah Kiefer’s Meyer Lemon Cake and How Candy Eats Blood Orange Yogurt Cake. For those who’re searching for a extra advanced layered cake, this cake from knowledgeable baker Sally Baking Habit with cream cheese and buttercream frosting seems lovely.

The three foremost elements for this simple lemon cake

This lemon cake is a cousin to a glazed lemon bread recipe I not too long ago created. Though they don’t seem to be precisely the identical, they use a number of the similar taste secrets and techniques to get the very best tart lemon taste, in addition to a light-weight, fluffy texture. Listed below are the three foremost elements you may have to have readily available:

1. Yoghurt: Buttermilk is essential to baking fast breads, muffins, and truffles with a young crumb. As I discussed on this lemon bread recipe, I discovered the significance of buttermilk from skilled baker and writer Sarah Kiefer. After utilizing it in recipes, I noticed an enormous distinction within the texture of our baked items! Do not be tempted to make a substitution.
2. Actual lemon: Lemon zest provides a vivid taste to the cake, and lemon juice is used within the ornament. It’s not mandatory to make use of lemon juice within the cake, as it may well add a bitter flavour.
3. Lemon extract: The ultimate key to lemon baked items is to make use of lemon extract! Over years of testing, we have discovered a mixture of extract and actual lemon peel that makes up the product higher Lemon flavour. It is easy to search out within the baking aisle at your grocery retailer subsequent to different extracts.

Some fast baking suggestions

Listed below are three fast lemon cake baking tricks to perceive earlier than you roll up your sleeves and go to the recipe to get baking! These notes present somewhat little bit of the “why” behind the directions:

1. For the strongest citrus taste, rub lemon peel with sugar. Place the peel within the sugar and use your fingers to rub the peel into the sugar. This prompts the important oils within the peel, which helps it style extra lemony.
2. Use an aluminum baking pan for finest outcomes. The aluminum pan bakes extra evenly than ceramic or glass, and is our favourite for baking truffles, cookies, bars, bread, and muffins. (See this text from The Kitchn.)
3. Use parchment paper to take away the cake simply. Lower the paper so that it’s the width of the loaf pan, then let it lengthen over the perimeters of the pan to create a “slingshot” to take away the cake simply. This helps it cool sooner, which is useful because the cake have to be fully cooled earlier than including the glaze.

Professional Tip: We advocate a 9-inch aluminum sq. pan. It’s also possible to use an 8-inch sq. pan to make thicker slices: Merely improve the baking time by 5 to 10 minutes (regulate primarily based on oven and pan).

Ahead and retailer data

This lemon cake stays extremely moist throughout storage, and really will get extra moist as time goes on. Listed below are some notes on setting it up and storing it:

• transfer forward: You possibly can put together the lemon cake prematurely and retailer it within the fridge or at room temperature, coated with aluminum foil. Ice cake instantly earlier than serving.
• storage: The cake will final for at the least 5 days at room temperature wrapped in aluminum foil or refrigerated for 10 days or extra wrapped in aluminum foil. For finest outcomes, deliver it to room temperature earlier than having fun with. It’s also possible to freeze unfrosted bread for as much as 3 months. We propose slicing them into items, wrapping them in plastic wrap, then inserting them in a freezer-safe bag or container earlier than freezing.

Extra of our favourite lemon baked items

We completely love making lemon desserts within the spring and summer season! Listed below are another baked lemon recipes you’ll be able to strive:

01

Traditional lemon bars

This simple recipe for lemon bars (aka lemon squares) has all of grandma’s secrets and techniques! A zingy custard tops a thick shortbread cake…

02

Lemon Glazed Bread

Take pleasure in citrus bliss with this delicate lemon bread recipe! Its easy texture, vibrant lemon taste, and zingy glaze make…

03

Lemon and raspberry muffins

These Lemon Blueberry Muffins have simply the best candy and citrusy kick! Drizzle with lemon glaze and they’re irresistible.

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