Lemon Syrup Cake
User Reviews
4.7
9 reviews
Excellent
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
12 servings
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Calories
268 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Lemon Syrup Cake
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Adapted from Ina Garten's Lemon Cake Recipe
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Ingredients
- cake
- 114 g butter at room temperature
- 1 cups sugar
- 2 egg at room temperature
- lemon zest zest of 4 lemons
- 1 ½ cups plain flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- syrup
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- glaze
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease and flour a loaf or bundt tin.
- Cream the butter and sugar using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well in between each addition before adding the lemon zest.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl. In a jug combine the lemon juice and buttermilk. Add the flour and lemon juice buttermilk mixture to the batter alternately beginning and ending with the flour.
- Pour the batter into your prepared cake or loaf tin and bake for 45 minute to 1 hour, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- To make the syrup, in a small saucepan combine the lemon juice and sugar and cook over a low heat until the sugar is disolved.
- Let the cake cool for 10 minutes after coming out of the oven and then make tiny holes in the cake with a cake tester and pour the syrup over the cake.
- To make the glaze, in a small mixing bowl combine the icing sugar and lemon juice and mix until smooth.
- Allow the cake to cool before drizzling over.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
268kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
209mg
(9%)
Potassium
60mg
(1%)
Sugar
32g
(64%)
Vitamin A
290IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
5.7mg
(6%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 268 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 268kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 209mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 60mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 32g | 64% |
| Vitamin A | 290IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 5.7mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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9 reviews
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