The Best Damn Lemon Cake Recipe

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The Best Damn Lemon Cake
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
2247
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 lb butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 large lemons , zest of
  • 1/3 cup sugar , plus
  • 2 tbsp sugar

Directions:

  1. Adjust rack to bottom 1/3 of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Butter a loaf pan with a 6 cup capacity and dust with cookie of plain bread crumbs.
  3. Sift together flourand baking powder.
  4. Melt butter.
  5. In a mixing bowl combine butter and sugar.
  6. Add eggs one at a time on low speed.
  7. Then add sifted dry ingredients and milk alternately.
  8. Mix in lemon extract.
  9. Fold in almonds and lemon zest.
  10. Pour into prepared pan.
  11. Bake for 65-75 minutes.
  12. Two or three minutes before the cake is done, prepare the glaze.
  13. Heat juice and sugar until the sugar is melted, but do not boil.
  14. Remove the cake from the oven and cool for three minutes.
  15. Then glaze the cake in the pan by brushing the hot liquid over the cake, letting it soak in slowly- this should take about five minutes.
  16. Cool and turn cake out onto a rack.
  17. Store wrapped in wax paper AND aluminum foil.
  18. Best served after a few days.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2247.49 Kcal (9410 kJ)
Calories from fat 1251.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 139.06g 214%
Cholesterol 573.57mg 191%
Sodium 1991.26mg 83%
Potassium 1569.41mg 33%
Total Carbs 231.48g 77%
Sugars 187.73g 751%
Dietary Fiber 10.83g 43%
Protein 32.63g 65%
Vitamin C 92.9mg 155%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 5.5mg 31%
Calcium 651.5mg 65%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 278.73 Kcal (1167 kJ)
Calories from fat 155.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.25g 214%
Cholesterol 71.13mg 191%
Sodium 246.95mg 83%
Potassium 194.63mg 33%
Total Carbs 28.71g 77%
Sugars 23.28g 751%
Dietary Fiber 1.34g 43%
Protein 4.05g 65%
Vitamin C 11.5mg 155%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 0.7mg 31%
Calcium 80.8mg 65%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 55.7
    Points
  • 63
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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