Best Lemon Cake Recipe

by Jennifer Murray
(Bellaonline.com)

Healthy Almond Lemon Cake

Best lemon cake recipe I have come across lately.. This lusciously moist fragrant lemon cake is a delicious teatime treat and also makes a fabulous dessert.

Almond Lemon Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1 tbsp. lemon zest

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

3 egg yolks and 4 egg whites

1 1/4 cups ground almonds

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 tsp. cream of tartar

Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter an 8-inch round cake pan. Line the bottom of the cake pan with wax paper and butter the paper. Lightly flour the pan, being sure to tap out any excess flour.

• Beat butter with brown sugar, lemon zest, vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well each time.

• Combine ground almonds and flour and stir into egg mix. Stir in lemon juice. Whip egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks. Fold the egg whites into batter in 3 additions.

• Spoon batter into prepared cake pan and bake approximately 35 to 40 minutes or until a pale goldish color and toothpick comes out clean. Let cool on rack for 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan and peel off paper. Let the cake completely on a wire rack. Transfer cake to a platter and dust with confectioners' sugar (if desired).

Nutritional Facts:

Yield: 8 servings

Calories: 244

Protein: 5g

Fat: 16.5g (6.5g saturated fat)

Carbs: 20g

Cholesterol: 88mg

Sodium: 194mg

Fiber: 2g

Sugar: 14g

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