Desserts

Lemon Bundt Cake

Makes one 10-inch Bundt cake;16 servings

Lemon Bundt Cake

Makes one 10-inch Bundt cake;16 servings

A bright take on the classic Bundt cake. The glaze is not to be skipped; it locks in the moisture which keeps this cake fresh-tasting for days.

Nutritional information per serving:Calories 403 (45% from fat)
carb. 51g
pro. 5gfat 20g
sat. fat 13g
chol. 111mg
sod. 185mg calc. 420mg
fiber 1g

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 3cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
  • 2teaspoons baking powder
  • 1¼teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2½sticks unsalted butter, room
  • temperature and each cut into
  • 4 pieces, plus more for pan
  • 2cups granulated sugar
  • ⅓cup grated lemon zest (from about
  • 5 medium to large lemons)
  • 3tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 4large eggs, room temperature
  • 2large egg yolks, room temperature
  • 1⅓cups sour cream
  • Lemon Glaze:
  • 1cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 3tablespoons heavy cream
  • 3tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • (strained of all pulp)

Preparation

  1. 1. Coat a standard (10-inch) Bundt pan with
  2. softened butter and lightly dust with flour;
  3. reserve. Preheat oven to 350°F with the
  4. rack in the lower third position.
  5. 2. Put the flour, baking powder, and salt into
  6. a medium mixing bowl. Mix on Speed 1
  7. to thoroughly combine, a minimum of 30
  8. seconds; reserve.
  9. 3. Put the butter and sugar in a large mixing
  10. bowl. Mix, starting on Speed 1 and
  11. increasing to Speed 2, until light and
  12. creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the lemon
  13. zest and mix for an additional 30 seconds
  14. on Speed 2.
  15. 4. Combine the lemon juice, eggs, yolks, and
  16. sour cream in a small bowl. Mix on Speeds
  17. 1 to 2 to fully combine.
  18. 5. While mixing on Speeds 1 to 2, gradually
  19. add one-third of the dry ingredients to the
  20. butter/sugar mixture and then half of the
  21. wet ingredients, alternating until all of the
  22. ingredients are added and well mixed.
  23. 6. Transfer the batter to the prepared Bundt
  24. pan. Smooth to the edges of the pan and
  25. tap a few times on the counter to remove
  26. any air bubbles.
  27. 7. Put in the preheated oven and bake until
  28. the cake is set and a cake tester comes
  29. out mostly clean, about 1 hour.
  30. 8. Allow cake to cool in pan on a cooling rack
  31. until the pan is cool to the touch and then
  32. remove from the pan.
  33. 9. While cake is fully cooling, prepare the
  34. glaze. Put all of the glaze ingredients
  35. into a small to medium mixing bowl and,
  36. using Speeds 1 to 2, mix until completely
  37. smooth, adding more sifted sugar or cream
  38. to achieve desired consistency.
  39. 10. Once the cake is cool, place it on the
  40. cooling rack atop a baking pan (or foil
  41. or parchment, something that will catch
  42. excess glaze). Drizzle or spread over cake
  43. as desired. Allow glaze to set and cake to
  44. cool completely before cutting and serving.