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