simple lemon bundt cake with lemon syrup

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Amityville, NY
Updated on Dec 15, 2013

This recipe is a truly delicious dessert for the holidays.

prep time 5 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • - cake:
  • - 2 ½ cups flour - sifted
  • - ½ tsp. baking powder
  • - ½ tsp. baking soda
  • - 1 tbs. lemon zest
  • - 3 tbs. fresh lemon juice
  • - 1 tbs. vanilla extract
  • - ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • - 1 cup sugar
  • - 2 eggs
  • - 1 cup sour milk – milk plus 1 tbs. white vinegar
  • - powdered sugar for dusting
  • - for the syrup:
  • - ¼ cup water
  • - ¼ cup lemon juice
  • - ½ cup sugar

How To Make simple lemon bundt cake with lemon syrup

  • Step 1
    Cake: Preheat Oven 350 degrees: Combine all of the dry ingredients in a bowl. Let the milk sit with the vinegar for a minute or two. Gently beat the eggs; add the vanilla, lemon juice and vegetable oil to the milk and slowly add to the dry ingredients, while stirring into the batter. Butter a bundt pan and add the batter. Bake approximately 35 - 40 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean. Cool for a few minutes on a rack, then gently loosen the cake from the pan, turn upside down wait a minute or two until the cake gently slips out. For the Syrup: Combine the above ingredients in a small sauce pan and heat. Adjust the sweetness to your taste. Bring to a low simmer and turn the heat off. Let the mixture cool, then using a fork, gently poke the cake and drizzle the syrup over the cake. Let the cake sit for a few hours before serving. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

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Category: Cakes
Keyword: #bundt
Keyword: #Syrup
Keyword: #lemons
Keyword: #cake
Keyword: #Limoniera
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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