Hibiscus Lemony Cake Recipe

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Hibiscus Lemony Cake
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
931
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Steep the lemon zest and juice, hibiscus in the hot milk till cool. Place in the refrigerator for 6 hours. It will slightly curdle as if making buttermilk. It`s a good thing.
  2. Strain saving the zest using half for the cake and half for the icing. Mincing the zest fine.
  3. You can also use a couple of the hibiscus flowers that was soaked fine minced in both the cake and frosting.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  5. Placing rack in middle of the oven.
  6. Spray 9x13 baking dish.
  7. In a bowl sift the flour, baking powder and salt.
  8. In a food processor pulse butter and 1/2 the reserved zest and 2 hibiscus flowers. Then press on and add the sugar through feed tube. Process till light and fluffy stopping 1/2 way through to wipe side down.
  9. Add one egg at a time till all combined.
  10. Pour in the flour mixture and process while pouring the milk mixture through the feed tube. If a pink cake is desired add a couple drops of red food coloring with the milk mixture.
  11. Bake 32 minutes.
  12. Icing:.
  13. In a food processor pulse to blend cream cheese and butter. Run processor while adding the reserved minced lemon zest and 2 hibiscus flowers form the milk mixture.
  14. Add lemon juice and sugar blending till light and creamy. Chill till ready to ice cake.
  15. While cake is warm pierce holes throughout the cake. Spread a thin layer of jelly over cake,.
  16. Cool cake.
  17. Ice cake once cooled.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 931 Kcal (3898 kJ)
Calories from fat 421.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.81g 72%
Cholesterol 85.82mg 29%
Sodium 1284.54mg 54%
Potassium 1506.13mg 32%
Total Carbs 118.97g 40%
Sugars 65.16g 261%
Dietary Fiber 2.92g 12%
Protein 11.72g 23%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 1.9mg 10%
Calcium 198.6mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 421.52 Kcal (1765 kJ)
Calories from fat 190.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.19g 72%
Cholesterol 38.86mg 29%
Sodium 581.6mg 54%
Potassium 681.92mg 32%
Total Carbs 53.87g 40%
Sugars 29.5g 261%
Dietary Fiber 1.32g 12%
Protein 5.3g 23%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.9mg 10%
Calcium 89.9mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.9
    Points
  • 26
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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