Lemon Snack Cakes

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    16 Snack Cakes

  • Calories

    402 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert, Snacks

  • Cuisine

    American

Lemon Snack Cakes

These scrumptious from scratch Lemon Snack Cakes are filled with lemon creme and topped with lemon frosting. Perfect recipe for dessert or the lunchbox. 

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Ingredients

Servings

For Lemon Cake

  • 2 cups cake flour *
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 7 egg separated
  • 1/2 cup butter melted, unsalted
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice about 2 lemons

For Lemon Crème

  • 7.5 oz marshmallow creme (1 jar)
  • 1/2 cup butter unsalted
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Lemon Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter unsalted
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

For Lemon Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Spray a 9x9” square baking pan with nonstick spray
  3. In a bowl, mix the salt, baking powder, 1 cup sugar and flour together with a fork
  4. In another bowl place the egg yolks and using a mixer, whip for 5-7 minutes until the yolks become thick and pale
  5. Slowly add the flour mixture alternating with the butter and lemon juice. Finally mix in the lemon zest
  6. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff 
  7. Carefully fold in the egg whites into the cake mixture in 2 – 3 installments using a spatula. Use round movements to avoid deflating the egg whites
  8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown, about 20-30 minutes
  9. Remove from the oven and place on baking rack for 20 minutes
  10. Invert the pan into the baking rack and unmold 
  11. Cool cake completely
  12. Wrap the cooled cake in plastic and freeze for a couple of hours for easy cutting and stuffing

For Lemon Crème

  1. Mix all the ingredients together until creamy
  2. Spoon the crème into a piping bag and snip the bottom 
  3. Remove the cake from the freezer and cut into small snack cakes 
  4. With a knife, make deep 3 incisions over the surface of the cakes making sure you leave a large pocket for the crème
  5. Insert the piping bag into each pocket and squeeze to stuff the pastries
  6. Clean the tops of the cake and refrigerate while you make the frosting

Lemon Frosting

  1. Place butter, lemon juice and sugar into a bowl
  2. Mix on medium speed until nice and creamy
  3. Place the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large Icing tip 
  4. Slowly Pipe the frosting over surface 
  5. Enjoy!

Notes

  • You may use all purpose flour instead of cake flour

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1snack cake Calories 402kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 54g (18%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 19g (29%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 118mg (39%) Sodium 179mg (7%) Potassium 131mg (3%) Sugar 39g (78%) Vitamin A 650IU (13%) Vitamin C 2.3mg (3%) Calcium 59mg (6%) Iron 0.5mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16Snack Cakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 402 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1snack cake
Calories 402kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 54g 18%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 19g 29%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 118mg 39%
Sodium 179mg 7%
Potassium 131mg 3%
Sugar 39g 78%
Vitamin A 650IU 13%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 3%
Calcium 59mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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