Professional Baker Teaches You How To Make LEMON CAKE!
Chef Anna Olson shows you how to bake a luscious lemon coconut cake!
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Cake
2 ½ cups (325 g) cake & pastry flour
1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
1 Tbsp (9 g) baking powder
½ tsp (2.5 g) salt
zest of 1 lemon
¾ cup (175 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into pieces
1 cup (250 mL) buttermilk
¼ cup (60 mL) fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil
4 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
Lemon Coconut Filling
1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
zest of 1 lemon
¼ cup (30 g) cornstarch
2 cups (100 g) sweetened flaked or shredded coconut
3 large egg yolks
½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
½ tsp (2 mL) coconut extract (optional)
Sabayon Buttercream & Assembly
2 large egg yolks
¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
zest of 1 lemon
¼ cup (60 mL) fresh lemon juice
2 cups (260 g) icing sugar, sifted
1 ½ cups (340 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into pieces
2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
1 ½ cups (150 g) sweetened flaked or shredded coconut
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C). Grease two 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper and dust the sides of the pans with flour, tapping out any excess.
2. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl (if using electric beaters) or into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the lemon zest and stir in. Add the butter and cut in on medium-low speed until the flour is crumbly and no pieces of butter are visible, about 2 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, lemon juice, oil, eggs and vanilla. Add this all at once to the flour and mix first on low speed until combined and then increase the speed to medium high and beat for 1 minute until lighter in colour. Divide the batter between the two pans and spread to level. Bake the cakes for about 30 minutes, until a tester inserted in the entre of a cake comes out clean. Cool the cakes for 30 minutes on a rack in their tins, then turn out to cool completely.
4. For the filling, measure the cream, sugar, lemon zest, cornstarch and coconut in a saucepan and whisk this together. Have the egg yolks in a small dish and have the butter in another dish on hand. Bring the cream mixture up to a full simmer over medium heat while whisking, about 5 minutes. Ladle a spoonful of the cream into the egg yolks while whisking and then add this back into the pot, and continue to cook for about 4 minutes while whisking, to cook the eggs. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the butter until melted. Whisk in the vanilla and coconut extract (if using) and transfer to a bowl to cool. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours before using.
5. For the buttercream, whisk the egg yolks, sugar, lemon zest and juice in a metal bowl placed over a pot of gently simmering water, until the mixture has doubled in volume and holds a ribbon on the surface when the whisk is lifted. Remove the bowl from the heat and whisk in the icing sugar – this will cool the sabayon. Using electric beaters or in a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip the sabayon one minute to cool it further and then add the soft butter a few pieces at a time, until the buttercream is smooth. Whip in the vanilla. Use the buttercream at room temperature
6. To assemble the cake, slice each cake layer in half horizontally. Place one cake layer onto a platter or cake stand. Spoon some of the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a large plain tip and pipe a ring around the outside edge of the cake. Spoon a third of the chilled coconut filling inside this ring, spreading evenly. Top this with another cake layer and repeat two more times. Cover the top and sides of the cake with the remaining buttercream and coat the entire cake with coconut. Chill the cake until ready to serve.
The cake should be stored refrigerated, but it best enjoyed when it sits out an hour before slicing and serving.
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Moist Lemon Cake Recipe
You're going to LOVE my moist lemon cake recipe! Inside there's a creamy mascarpone filling anf outside you'll find an ombré of dreany Swiss meringue buttercream flecked with lots of lemon zest.
This cake has all the zing and a great balance of sweeetness. I haven't even mentioned the smell; it's intoxicating! Let me know in the comments if you spot the continuity error! I forgot to add METRIC measurments in the titles! You'll find all the grams and milliliters in the recipe on the blog post!
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MODIFICATIONS YOU MIGHT ENJOY
Adding a layer of lemon curd anywhere in this cake is a great idea. You can use my lemon curd recipe here, make sure to chill the cake as you fill if things are looking unstable.
You can whip up a batch of whipped cream stabilized with mascarpone if you want an even lighter frosting. It’s super quick and very delicious.
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Lemon Cake Recipe, Lemon Curd
The lemon cake recipe (16cm)
* Lemon curd
1 whole egg
2 egg yolks
60g sugar
zest of 1 - 2 lemon
60g lemon juice
cook under low heat for about 8 minutes until thick
* Lemon poppy seed sponge cake
3 eggs
80g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
90g cake flour
7g poppy seeds
25g butter
25g milk
* Mascarpone cream filling
150g mascarpone cheese
40g sugar
350ml cold heavy cream
* Lemon syrup
75ml hot water
10g sugar
10g lemon juice
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Recipe here: Stephanie Jaworski of Joyofbaking.com demonstrates how to make Lemon Curd. Lemon Curd is a thick, soft, and velvety cream that has a deliciously tart yet sweet citrus flavor. While traditionally it was used as a spread for scones, it also makes a delicious filling or topping for tarts, pies, and cakes.
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Soft and Fluffy Lemon Cake
A fluffy Lemon Cake recipe with a plush, lemon flavored crumb, a tart lemon curd filling, and an airy whipped cream cheese frosting.
RECIPE:
Ingredients
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon zest¹
⅓ cup fresh lemon juice 80ml, I usually need 3-4 lemons, zest your lemons before juicing
⅔ cup whole milk 160ml
½ cup vegetable or canola oil 118ml
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened (57g)
1 ¾ cup granulated sugar 350g
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour² see note to substitute all-purpose/plain flour (330g)
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 large egg whites³ room temperature preferred
¾ cup lemon curd³ 175ml
ICING⁴
4 oz cream cheese softened, but still slightly cool (use the brick-style, full-fat cream cheese, do not use the spreadable kind sold in tubs 113g)
1 cups powdered sugar divided (often called “icing sugar” outside the US, 125g)
3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cups heavy cream cold (175ml)
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare two 8” round cake pans by spraying with baking spray and lining the bottoms with parchment paper. Set aside.
Zest your lemons and set zest aside. Juice lemons until you have ⅓ cup of juice, whisk this with your milk and set aside.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer or in a stand mixer, beat together oil, butter, sugar, reserved lemon zest, and vanilla extract until completely combined.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk well.
Stirring by hand, gradually alternate adding the flour mixture and lemon/milk mixture to the butter mixture, stirring until just combined after each addition (I start and end with the flour and add the flour mixture in 4 parts and the milk mixture in 3 parts).
Place egg whites in a separate clean, dry bowl, and beat on high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form (see video or photo in post for a visual if needed).
Using a spatula, gently fold egg whites into cake batter until completely combined (don’t use your electric mixer at this point or you will over-beat the batter). Divide cake batter evenly into prepared pans and bake on 350F for 28-31 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Allow cakes to cool in pans for 10 minutes then run a knife around the edges to loosen cakes from pan and carefully invert onto cooling rack to cool completely.
Once cakes have cooled completely, prepare frosting.
ICING
Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup (62g) powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat together until creamy and smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine remaining (1/2 cup/62g) powdered sugar, and heavy cream. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form (mixture should be thick, billowy, and the same consistency as Cool Whip).
With mixer on low speed, stir together the cream cheese and whipped cream until completely combined.
Pipe a dam/border along the inside rim of one cooled layer of cake (see photo in post). Fill with lemon curd and spread evenly inside the dam.
Top with second layer of cake. Frost the entire cake with remaining frosting.
Keep cake refrigerated in an airtight container when not eating. Enjoy!
Notes
¹Be sure to avoid the pith, or white papery layer just above the lemon flesh, when zesting. The pith is bitter and will make your cake bitter.
²You may substitute all-purpose flour, you will need 2 ⅔ cup/330g of all purpose flour.
³Store-bought lemon curd will work, but I recommend making my homemade lemon curd. You would only need a half-batch for this recipe, BUT a whole batch uses 6 egg yolks. Since you need 6 egg whites for this cake, I recommend making a full batch and enjoying the second half on whatever you’d like!
⁴This recipe makes enough for a semi-naked cake covering. If you want to fully cover the cake or pipe designs decoratively on top of the cake as shown in the photos, I recommend increasing the recipe by 50% or even doubling.
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Easiest Lemon Dump Cake
Hey everyone!
This easy lemon dump cake is super quick to whip up and only requires 5 simple ingredients, a cake mix, lemon pie filling, cream cheese, sugar and butter.
If you’ve never tried a dump cake before, you’re in for a treat. The name just comes from the fact that it’s a ‘dump things into a baking dish and go’ kind of recipe.
It’s very quick and easy to throw together and is a crowd pleaser. It’s got a creamy lemon pie filling on the bottom with pockets of cream cheese, then everything is topped with a crunchy cake mix topping along with melted butter.
You can find the printable recipe link below plus there will be a way to convert it to metric measurements and also answers to FAQs at that link as well.
Happy baking,
Kara
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