Monday, August 10, 2015

Scrumptious lemon cake - Läcker citrontårta

SCRUMPTIOUS LEMON CAKE
Läcker citrontårta

A juicy, lovely lemon cake, excellent for many guests. Decorate with some sliced strawberries and serve with a dab of whipped cream.

1 cake, 10 to 12 pieces

2/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
1 cup milk
zest and juice from 1 lemon
7 oz butter or margarine
1 ¾ cups sugar
5 eggs

Lemon glaze:
1½ cups sifted powdered sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
some grated lemon zest


Grease and flour a baking pan, approx 10 inches. Sprinkle the chopped walnuts in the bottom. Mix flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar in a bowl and set aside. Mix milk, lemon juice and zest in a bowl and set that aside as well. Stir fat and sugar until well blended and soft and fluffy – use an electric beater. Stir in the eggs, one by one. Add the flour mixture alternating with the liquid.

Pour the batter in the baking pan and bake in the lower part of the oven at 350F for 65 to 70 minutes or until done. Try with a skewer.

Allow to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Unmould onto a serving plate and make some holes in it with a skewer or cake needle. Blend together the ingredients for the glazing and pour this over the cake. Allow to cool completely.

Serve and enjoy!

Bella






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