Recipe: Lemon Cake

Name: Lemon Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 eggs (4 yolks + 4 whites); 130 g (4.5 oz) sugar; 120 g (4.25 oz) flour; 80 g (2.8 oz) warm butter; 1 packet baking powder; 1 untreated lemon (juice and blanched zests)

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Prep 10 min

Cook 20 min

Total 30 min

Servings 6 serv.

Ingredients for 6 servings

4 eggs (4 yolks + 4 whites)
130 g (4.5 oz) sugar
120 g (4.25 oz) flour
80 g (2.8 oz) warm butter
1 packet baking powder
1 untreated lemon (juice and blanched zests)

Step-by-step directions

1 Preheat your oven to 180° (th6).
2/ In a bowl mix the yolks and sugar until they whiten.
3/ incorporate the melted butter (but not too hot), lemon juice and zests then the baking powder and flour.
4/ Beat the whites until stiff peaks form and add a pinch of sugar at the end. incorporate them into your mixture first by mixing with a whisk then very gently by lifting with a wooden spatula.
5/ Spread the batter in your non-stick mold (a Manqué about 20cm in diameter and 7 to 8 cm thick)
6/ Bake for 20 minutes. (check the cooking by inserting the tip of a knife, it should come out hot and dry).
Once cooled you can dust it with powdered sugar