The moist lemon cake is a timeless classic of homemade pastry. With its fresh and not too sharp taste, it provides a touch of lightness that is perfect for a snack or dessert. Easy to make, this recipe guarantees a cake that is melt-in-your-mouth and highly fragrant at every bite! The lemon adds that bright note much appreciated by the palate and beautifully balances the sweetness of the cake. A light glaze on top (not mandatory) and that’s it! A simple and effective recipe that pleases everyone.
The perfect recipe for a snack full of freshness and sunny flavors
If there is one recipe that works every time, it is certainly a lemon cake! Soft, sweet, slightly tangy and very indulgent, this fragrant cake ticks all the boxes. It is extremely moist and tasty, especially with its little lemon glaze that makes all the difference. The recipe for this little cake to share for a snack is really super simple and quick to make too!
To guarantee maximum sunny flavors in your lemon cake, make sure to rub the sugar with the lemon zest before adding the rest of the ingredients! Indeed, this technique releases all the essential oils from the zest and gives the batter a very pronounced and very indulgent aroma. You’ll see, it changes (almost) everything! So, are you ready to melt for the moistness of this lemon cake and its perfect glaze? Here is the recipe!
Ingredients for a moist lemon cake and its light glaze
– 200 g of flour
– 120 g of sugar
– 3 eggs
– 100 g of melted butter
– 1 untreated yellow lemon (juice + zest)
– 1 packet of baking powder
– 1 pinch of saltÂ
For the glaze :
– 120 g of icing sugar
– 2 tablespoons lemon juice
– 1 lemon zest
Soft lemon cake: the easy, detailed recipe to nail it every time
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. With your fingertips, mix the sugar with the lemon zest to soak up the lemon essences. Add the eggs and whisk well until the mixture lightens.
3. Add the melted butter, the flour, the baking powder and the salt. When the batter is well homogeneous, add the lemon juice. Pour into a buttered and floured loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes so that the cake is well cooked in the center.
4. Let the cake cool. In the meantime, make the glaze by whisking together the icing sugar and the lemon juice until the texture is nicely glossy (adjust the icing sugar or the lemon juice according to the desired consistency).
5. Cover the cake with the glaze and decorate with a few pieces of fresh lemon zest!
Everyone will be asking you for your little secret to a perfect, tender and fluffy lemon cake
To share for a snack or to serve at the end of a meal to finish with a sweet and indulgent note, this cake will win everyone over, we guarantee it! And with the tip of lemon-scented sugar, your palate will undoubtedly be seduced by all these sunny aromas. For your cake to be perfect, we recommend waiting for it to cool completely before pouring the glaze, otherwise it will run and melt everywhere. Do not hesitate to adjust the amount of icing sugar or lemon juice so that the consistency is ideal: not too runny nor too thick, and nicely glossy.
We finish our creation with a few pieces of lemon zest to remind the flavors and there you go! You’ll impress everyone with this simple and quick recipe. Enjoy! Bon app’!
