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Meyer Lemon Cake

Course Cakes & Pies
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 420
Author Christina Conte
A moist and delicious lemon lover's cake dream come true. Uses the entire Meyer lemon, rind and all.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 ¼ cups sugar
  • 2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • 3 ½ tsp baking powder or 1 ½ packets Italian Pane Degli Angeli vanilla baking powder
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 ½ large Meyer lemons organic
  • ¾ tsp vanilla extract if you are using baking powder instead of Pane Degli Angeli

Glaze (choose this glaze OR the icing below)

  • 1 ½ oz lemon juice
  • 1 ½ oz water
  • 4 ½ Tbsp sugar

Icing

  • 1 ½ cup confectioner's sugar
  • lemon juice as needed
  • tsp lemon rind grated, to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
  • Butter and flour a 12 cup bundt pan (don't miss any spots and be generous so that the cake releases easily). This bundt pan is made in USA.

Meyer Lemon Cake:

  • Wash and weigh the correct amount of lemons, then cut them into chunks and remove the seeds. DO NOT REMOVE THE RIND.
  • Beat the sugar and eggs in a large bowl in a mixer until light and creamy.
  • Sift the flour with the baking powder or Paneangeli, then add to the mixture in the bowl a little at a time along with the softened butter.
  • Continue to mix until completely blended, then stir in the yogurt.
  • Blend the lemon chunks in a food processor until finely chopped. It will still have small pieces of rind, and that's fine.
  • Add the processed lemon to the batter and mix well.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake for about one hour. Test with a cake tester or skewer; it should come out dry (no batter).
  • Allow to cool in pan for about 15 minutes, before gently shaking to loosen the cake from the pan. If it feels like it's stuck, let it cool a little bit longer before trying again. Then place a cooling rack (upside down) on top of the pan and quickly invert the cake onto the rack and remove the bundt pan. It should look like this. 
  • If glazing, do so while the cake is still warm. Add glazed lemon slices if desired.

Glaze:

  • Put the glaze ingredients in a small pot and bring to a simmer. (Add a few lemon slices if desired, to decorate the top of the cake).
  • Let simmer for about 3 minutes, then brush onto cake.

OR Icing:

  • Stir the lemon juice into the sugar until smooth consistency is reached, it should slowly pour off a spoon. Add more or less juice to achieve this consistency.
  • Pour or spoon icing on the cake and allow to set before serving.
  • Optional: sprinkle some lemon rind on top of the icing after it's dripped down the cake, but before it has set.
  • Allow the icing to dry completely before cutting (for best results).

Notes

  • If glazing, do so while the cake is still warm.
  • If icing, allow the cake to cool completely before icing.
  • PLEASE DO NOT USE THE GLAZE AND THE ICING

Nutrition

Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 79g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 222mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 328IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 2mg
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