Lemon cake

Hello and assalam alaikum, Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim readers .Am back with a yummy and delicious citrusy lemon cake recipe .

This lemon cake is light , citrusy and so cery refreshing. Perfect for picnics , lunch or parties . The cake is not overly sweet , citrusy , and also spongy . u can also use this recipe for poke cakes .

This lemon cake recipe is my ultimate yummy vanilla cake base recipe which I will be posting soon .

Not everyone is a fan of citrus but believe me u'll be wanting more after u try this . and for the lemon lovers out there u've gotta give this citrusy heaven a try .

All u need for this cake is some flour , suger , eggs , milk , oil ( yes we are using oil and not butter and its totally worth it ) vanilla extract (this is completely optional u can always skip it if u don't want ) baking powder ,baking soda and a little vineger , 3-4 lemons juice and a little of the lemon zest , and thats it ur good to go.

U can top this cake with lemon cream cheese frosting (recipe will be shared soon) or with our classic lemon glaze . finally finishing it off with some fresh strawberries and slice of lemon to make it look more fancy 😉.

So let's not waste anymore time and quickly let's get baking .

Lemon cake recipe

Prep time : 15-20 mins

Bake time : 35-40mins

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup oil

1/2 cup milk

4 eggs

3tsp baking powder

1/4tsp baking soda

11/4 cup suger

1/2 tsp vineger

2tbspn lemon zest

3-4 tbspn lemon juice

1cup Icing or powdered suger

1tbspn heavy cream

Method :

1. Preheat oven to 350 . line a 9inch baking pan with parchment paper

2. In a bowl add in eggs and suger and beat with an electric mixer till light in color . add in vanilla extract while keeping the mixer on (u can skip this if u don't wanna add the vanilla).

3. Add in oil and suger and mix well .

4. Add the dry ingredients and give it a good mix until no lumps . at this point add in milk and mix until everything is fully incorporated .

5. Finally add in the lemon juice and lemon zestand mix well . ( u can always increase or decrease the amount of lemon juice and zest according to ur liking )

6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for for 30-35 mins or until golden on top and a toothpick inserted should come out clean .

7. Let the cake cool down rgen remove it on a wire rack and let it come to room temperature.

8. For the glaze take a vowel , add 1 cup powdered suger add in 2tbspn of lemon juice and 1/2tbspn of lemon zest . add 1tbspn of heavy cream and mix well . the glaze should be thick and creamy . and not very runny .

9. Cut out the cake and top it with lemon glaze and garnish with fresh strawberries and a slice of lemon .

Yaaayyyy....... Yummy delicious citrusy lemon cake is ready to be attacked at .

Please not : you can always increase or decrease the quantity of lemon juice and zest according to ur liking. Since I like my cake a little more on the citrusy sidr I add in more if u want it not too much u can always lessen it up and u r good to go .

I really hope u try this out its super easy and yummy . do send me ur creations I would love to see them .

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Do let me know what recipe u want next . until then stay safe and keep in munching .

Love u all

Naaz .......