I have never been a fan of lemon flavour. I don’t really know why but it has never been something I particularly liked. That changed when I tasted the lemon cake, that you see here today! I went to lunch with my grandma a couple of weeks ago and the chef had prepared this beautiful lemon cake which was so fluffy and tasty! Since I love to bake, I had to ask for the recipe and luckily, he wrote it down for me. Scroll down to find out how you make it!
Ingredients
300 grams sugar
300 grams butter
300 grams flour
6 eggs
1 table spoon vanilla sugar or vanilla essence
1 table spoon baking powder
2 organic lemons (juice and zest)
Instructions
- Grease a round baking tin with butter or sunflower seed oil.
- Cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla essence/sugar until it is fluffy.
- Add the six eggs slowly, one at a time and mix everything.
- Add the juice of the lemons and grate the lemon zest.
- Sieve the flour and baking powder and add it to the wet mixture.
- Stir it together quickly (make sure you don’t lose the fluffiness of the wet mixture).
- Bake it for 20-30 minutes at 175° Celsius (350° Fahrenheit) until the cake raises and a toothpick comes out clean.
I like to serve my lemon cake with a fresh minty lemonade and a little bit of icing sugar on top. It also goes along great with coffee, tea and as a cheeky little breakfast treat on the weekends. I hope you enjoy!
What is your favourite treat for spring?
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Ich war noch nie ein großer Fan von Zitronen. Ich verwende die Frucht oft zum Kochen, bin aber vom eigentlichen Geruch nicht so begeistert. Das Ganze hat sich geändert, als ich vor einigen Wochen mit meiner Oma zu Mittag gegessen habe. Der Koch hatte damals einen Zitronenkuchen serviert, der wahnsinnig flaumig und schmackhaft war. Ich liebe es, zu backen, daher musste ich gleich nach dem Rezept fragen und den Kuchen zu Hause nachmachen. Glücklicherweise schmeckt der Kuchen genauso gut, wie ich ihn in Erinnerung hatte und deswegen möchte ich das Rezept heute mit euch teilen!
Zutaten
300 Gramm Zucker
300 Gramm Butter
300 Gramm Mehl
6 Eier
1 Esslöffel Vanillezucker oder Vanilleessence
1 Esslöffel Backpulver
2 Bio Zitronen (Saft und Schale)
Zubereitung
- Eine runde Kuchenform mit Butter oder Öl einfetten.
- Die Butter, den Zucker und den Vanillezucker flaumig rühren.
- Die sechs Eier nach und nach zugeben und weiter mischen.
- Nun den Saft der Zitrone dazu pressen und die Schalen hinein reiben.
- Das Mehl und das Backpulver sieben und zur nassen Masse geben. Alles schnell unterheben, damit die Flaumigkeit nicht verloren geht.
- Den Kuchen für 20 bis 30 Minuten bei 175° Celsius in das Backrohr geben.
Ich serviere den Kuchen am liebsten mit frischer Minzlimonade und ein bisschen Puderzucker. Er schmeckt auch super mit Kaffee und Tee oder zum Frühstück am Wochenende. Ich hoffe, ihr probiert das Rezept auch einmal zu Hause aus!
Welche (Süß)Speise ist eure liebste für den Frühling?
Liebe Theresa,
perfekt – ein Zitronenkuchen <3! Vielen Dank für dieses leckere Rezept …jetzt brauche ich mir keinen mehr bei Starbucks kaufen. Deiner klingt ja viel besser 🙂 …alleine schon die Fotos sind ein Traum!
ich bin übrigens ein großer Fan deines Blogs!
Schönen Abend und liebe Grüße
Verena
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Daaanke Verena, freu mich immer so über deine Kommentare! Ich hoffe, du kannst den Kuchen mal ausprobieren! Der schmeckt wirklich super gut. Bin froh, dass ich das Rezept bekommen habe 🙂 Alles Liebe!
Lemon cake! Yum! Love Spring desserts. 🙂
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Thanks Maggie!
I love lemon cake! Thank you for the recipe and the lovely photos! I love how this post is in English and German!! You rock! xx, Lindsay | Paris, Meet Boston | http://www.parismeetboston.com
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Thanks Lindsay, so sweet! I love to practise my English that’s why I decided to go for both languages 🙂
Your pictures are gorgeous!! This cake looks amazing. Lemon is one of the best flavors to use for cakes. I would love to give this a try.
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Thanks Kimberly! I hope you try it – it is the best cake I had in a long time! I am so happy the chef at the restaurant where I ate it gave me the recipe 🙂
This looks so delicious! I love lemon sweet treats so I can’t wait to give this recipe a try!
Ellie | http://www.scotchandstilettos.com
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Thanks Ellie! Let me know if you try it! 🙂
I love lemon cake-or anything lemon flavored, really. Especially in the spring! It’s so refreshing. Thanks for sharing!
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I am also a recent convert! Also love lemon cucumber water for the warmer days! Thank you Kate!
Now this looks great 🙂 lemon is my favorite kind of cake!
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How nice! I highly recommend you try this recipe 🙂 Sending love to you!
lemon has spring written all over it!! i need to work on a vegan version soon, thanks for the encouragement (:
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Aw yes, sorry this isn’t vegan! If you do – let me know! I am always curious to try vegan recipes 🙂
This sounds like such a yummy and fresh spring dish. I can’t wait to try this for myself!
Carly
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Thanks Carly! If you like baking, than this one is great! Simple and delicious 🙂
Lemon cake?! Yes, please…that recipe looks so delish. Excited to try this recipe! Lemon is so yummy!!!
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Thanks Jessica! I have only recently been converted to the magic that is lemon haha. This cake did the trick 😉
This looks so yummy!! I love how simple it looks to make too! I can’t wait to try this!
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Thanks Ashley! Hope you will enjoy! 🙂
That looks so refreshing and delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Shannon, that’s so sweet 🙂
OOh! This sounds amazing. I love lemon and lemon flavored treats!
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Well thank you! Maybe you can try to bake it sometime. I promise it is worth it 🙂
This looks great- lemon is my favorite kind of cake!
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Oh thanks! I hope you try it sometime 🙂
This looks perfect for a spring picnic!
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Such a nice idea Mira, thanks! I will do that as soon as it stopps snowing here haha 😉
I love lemon cake! I usually pair it with some sort of berry compote, but this looks good enough to eat on its own. I can’t wait to try it.
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Great idea! I served it with whipped cream and fresh strawberries 🙂 Thanks!
I love lemon and this cake looks delicious for a spring treat!
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Aw thanks! I hope you try it someday.
Light and fresh with some strawberries is all o need
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Yes! I bet this would taste amazing with strawberries or raspberries 🙂
I love everything lemon, haha.
This dessert looks amazing. 🙂
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You do? It took me a while to get used to it but I am getting there 😉
Thank you!
What a beautiful simple cake and perfect for springtime…
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Thank you Quinn! Yes, sometimes simple is best 😉 Have a great day!
WOW! this is really great! I will try this out later. Thank you for the recipe!
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Thanks Laura, that’s so sweet! I hope you try it and like it! xx, Theresa
I’ve never been a big fan of lemon flavored anything either but since this looks SO gorgeous, I think I am going to have to pin and try now!
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Thanks Sarah, that makes me really happy! The cake is perfect for someone who doesn’t like lemon too much but wants to have something light and refreshing 🙂
Sending love to you!
This sounds great. I love lemon cakes- they are always light and refreshing. Your photo’s are beautiful by the way.
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Thanks a lot Kate, that’s so sweet! I know, right? I cannot wait for summer, to bake this more often (it just started to snow again in Austria…).
Have a great day!
This cake looks delicious! I am not a huge lemon fan either, but I’d happily try a few bites 🙂 Your photography is amazing!
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Thanks for your kind words Brittany! This cake converted me. I usually really don’t like lemon, so that says something haha
xx, Theresa
Oooh, schaut suupppppi aus. Ein Frühlingskuchen – evtl. für Ostern? Hab erst in Italien einmal einen Zitronenkuchen gegessen. Muss ich unbedingt nachmachen 🙂 !
Danke für das tolle Rezept!
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Dankeschön! Kann den auch gern für Ostern machen 🙂 Bussi