Better Lemon Cake ~

Lemon Cake

Honestly I've made lemon cake before, but that cake has still to receive my mother's approval. And this recipe definitely got my mother's approval. I got this recipe from here. I did change the recipe a bit...and i didn't regret it one bit. Here I'm adding a link to the video on how to make this. 

Ingredient:

cake:
a) 2 cups all-purpose flour
b) 1 teaspoon baking powder
c) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
d) 1/4 teaspoon salt
e) 1 tablespoon zest (around 2 lemons' worth)
f)  1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
g) 1 1/8 cup granulated sugar
h)  1/2 cup lemon juice (around 4-5 lemons' worth)
i)  1/2 cup milk

j) 3 large eggs

glaze:
1/2 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice


method:
1) preheat the oven to 175C
2) Prepare your baking pan
3) mix the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and lemon zest.
4) beat the butter using the medium speed for 2-3 minutes
5) add the sugar gradually and continue beating for another 2-3 minutes. Give the batter occasional scraping.
6) add eggs, one at a time
7) add lemon juice
8) add the dry ingredient and the milk alternately
9) bake the cake for about 45-60 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when poked.
10) let cake cool for 10 minutes before cooling on a rack.
11) poke the cake with a toothpick and brush the glaze over the cake
12) enjoy



Cream cheese lemon frosting

Ingredient: 

8 ounce cream cheese (softened)

1/2 cup butter (softened)

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 heaping tablespoon lemon zest

4 1/2 cup powdered sugar.

Method:

1- beat the butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, and the lemon zest in a mixer until blended

2- mix the sugar, a cup at a time.