Lemon Tea Cake

Here’s an easy recipe for this sweet treat:  Lemon Tea Cake

Sometimes you want to bake a treat for family or friends or a party that you’re having.  And sometimes you want to bake JUST BECAUSE!  I think this cake is a “just because” kind of cake.  It’s great for snacking.  It’s perfect with tea.  And it tastes fabulous!

Lemon is a big-time favorite cake flavor.  This cake has the perfect amount of tartness to it.  And a lemon simple syrup is drizzled on top and soaks into the cake– making it extra tender and lemony.

Thank you to Miranda from the CookieDoughAndOvenMitt.com blog for shooting beautiful photos of this cake for me.  I think Miranda certainly captured how delicious it truly is!

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Lemon Tea Cake

By RecipeGirl.com

This makes two loaf-sized cakes topped with a simple lemon glaze.

Prep: 25 minutes mins

Cook: 50 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Servings: 12 servings (1 slice per serving)

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Ingredients

CAKE

• ▢ ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ▢ 2½ cups granulated white sugar, divided
• ▢ 4 extra large eggs, at room temperature
• ▢ ⅓ cup freshly grated lemon zest
• ▢ 3 cups all purpose flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ ¾ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, divided
• ▢ ¾ cup buttermilk, at room temperature
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

GLAZE

• ▢ 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• ▢ 3½ tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions 

CAKE

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 5x8 inch loaf pans.
• Use an electric mixer to cream the butter with 2 cups of the granulated sugar in a large bowl. Beat 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, and then the lemon zest.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine ¼ cup lemon juice, buttermilk and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Combine ½ cup granulated sugar with ½ cup lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until sugar dissolves.
• When the cakes are finished, allow them to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans and set them on a rack placed over wax paper. Poke holes throughout the top of the cake with a skewer. Spoon the lemon syrup over the cakes. Allow them to cool completely.

GLAZE

• Combine the powdered sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl, mixing with a wire whisk until smooth. .
• Pour over the tops of the cakes and allow the glaze to drizzle down the sides

Notes

• Try greasing and "sugaring" the loaf pans, instead of flouring them. You won't get the visual of the flour stuck on the loaf, and it adds a little sweetness to the outside of the loaf.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 530kcal, Carbohydrates: 88g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 112mg, Sodium: 303mg, Potassium: 110mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 63g, Vitamin A: 600IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 52mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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