Lemon Drop Mini Cakes
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4.8
Lemon Drop Mini Cakes
Description
Lemon Drop Mini Cakes offer a delicate texture and fresh lemon flavor achieved through a batter made from flour, sugar, butter, sour cream, and fresh lemon zest and juice. The process involves pouring a hot butter and water mixture over dry ingredients to create a tender crumb. After baking, the sizes of these cakes make them ideal for small servings or parties.
The final touch is a lemon glaze made from powdered sugar, lemon zest, melted butter, lemon juice, and milk, thinned by brief heating. The cakes are dipped and inverted to coat the top in a smooth, slightly firm glaze. This glaze adds an extra dimension of lemon brightness and a sweet contrast to the soft cake.
These mini cakes can be enjoyed on their own or paired with tea or coffee. Their small size makes portion control easy and allows for sampling multiple desserts at once.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 whole egg
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest fresh
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice fresh
Lemon Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp lemon zest fresh
- 1 Tbsp butter melted
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice fresh
- 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Spray mini muffin pans with non-stick spray; set aside.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl; set aside.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add water and bring to a boil.
- Pour hot mixture over dry ingredients and beat with a hand beater till barely blended. Beat in the sour cream, egg, zest, and lemon juice till smooth.
- Scoop batter into muffin pans. Bake at 325° for about 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then turn onto cooling racks. Cool completely before glazing.
- Dip lemon drops top side down into the glaze. Let excess glaze drip off into the bowl, then invert lemon drops bottom side down onto cooling racks. (Place waxed paper underneath the cooling racks for easier clean up.) Let sit till glaze hardens.
Lemon Glaze
- Whisk all glaze ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Heat for about 10 seconds in the microwave till glaze is very thin.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 48Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 62 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 62kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 57mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 5mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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