Recipe: Soaked and Glazed Lemon Cake
Summary: With a zest-filled cake, a lemony soak and a tart glaze, this cake celebrates all things lemon. Serve it as-is, with fresh berries or with vanilla ice cream. Call me for dessert!
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup grated lemon zest (7 lemons)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, at room temperature (I used King Arthur Dried Buttermilk Powder + water)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
For the soak
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
For the glaze
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 3/4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a standard 10-inch diameter Bundt pan and set aside.
- Cream the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, for about 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs, one at a time, and the lemon zest.
- Add the baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix in. In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla.
- Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top and bake for 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
- While cake is baking, make the soak: Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1/2 cup lemon juice in a measuring cup and stir until the sugar dissolves and makes a syrup.
- When the cake is done, remove pan from oven and let cool for 20 minutes, then invert cake onto a rack and immediately invert it back into the baking pan (this insures the cake is loosened from the pan). Pour soak over the cake while it is still in the pan, allowing some to run down the outer edge of the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely, and then turn it onto a cake stand or cake plate.
[1] - Make the glaze: Combine the confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice in a bowl, mixing with a wire whisk until smooth. Pour over the top of the cakes and allow the glaze to drizzle down the sides.
- Serves 12-16.
Source
Lightly adapted from Lemon Cake [2] by Ina Garten, from “Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Parties That Are Really Fun” (Clarkson Potter, 2001)
Bundt cakes I have baked for #Bundtamonth:
Jan. 2013: Soaked and Glazed Lemon Cake
Dec. 2012: Eggnog Rum Pound Cake
Nov. 2012: Nutmeg Bundt Cake
Oct. 2012: Pumpkin Pecan Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze
Sept. 2012: Zucchini Cookie Butter Bundt Cake
[3]You can see a wonderful gallery of our #Bundtamonth cakes here [4]. Are you inspired yet to bake something?
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 12-16
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
My rating
Please visit my fellow “Tangy January” bakers this month:
- Almond Clementine Bundt Cake [5] by Carrie from Poet In The Pantry [6]
- Citrus Bundt Cake with Sparkling Wine and Fiori di Sicilia [7] by Laura from The Spiced Life [8]
- Citrus Cocktail Mini Bundt Cakes [9] by Renee from Magnolia Days [10]
- Citrus Lust Mini Bundt Cakes with Lemon Curd [11] by Stacy from Food Lust People Love [12]
- Dried Tomato Cherry & Yuzu Cake [13] by Ann from Anncoo Journal [14]
- Glazed Lemon Bundt Cake [15] by Alice from Hip Foodie Mom [16]
- Grapefruit Poppyseed Bundt Cake [17] by Deb from Knitstamatic [18]
- Grapefruit Yogurt Bundt Cake [19] by Kate from Food Babbles [20]
- Lemon Bundt with Lemon Curd [21] by Holly from A Baker’s House [22]
- Mini Orange Bundts with a Grand Marnier Glaze [23] by Tara from Noshing With The Nolands [24]
- Orange Chocolate Marble Bundt [25] by Paula from Vintage Kitchen [26]
- Orange Olive Oil Cake [27] by Katerina from Diethood [28]
- Orange Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Bundt Cake [29] by Anuradha from Baker Street [30]
- Soaked and Glazed Lemon Cake [31] by Dorothy from Shockingly Delicious [32]
- Zesty Lemon Bundt Cake [33] by Anita from Hungry Couple NYC [34]
Would you like to bake along with us this month? Here’s how:
1. Simple rule: Use mandarin, orange, lime, yuzu, lemons, Key lime or ANYTHING citrus, and bake us a Bundt for Tangy January
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