German Lemon Cake Food

GERMAN LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one. Stir in the rum, then mix in the flour and cornstarch. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
• While the cake is baking, mix together the lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. When the cake comes out of the oven, poke with a long fork or knitting needle all over. Pour the glaze over the top,and let it soak in. Cut into slices to serve.

GERMAN MINI LEMON CAKES - ZITRONENKUCHEN / ZITRONE MINI-KUCHEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line muffin tins with paper liners or spray the cups of a mini muffin tin.
• Whisk together the flour and baking powder in a bowl. Set aside.
• In mixer bowl fitted with paddle attachment cream butter, sugar and pinch of salt on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, alternately mixing in a tablespoon of flour mixture after each addition.
• Turn mixer down to medium-low and add the whipping cream, then lemon juice and zest. Turn mixer down to low and gradually add the flour mixture until combined.
• Divide the batter among the mini muffin cups. Bake mini muffins for 15-17 minutes.
• Remove and cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.

LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (8 1/2 by 4 1/4 by 2 1/2-inch) loaf pans. You may also line the bottom with parchment paper, if desired.
• Cream the butter and 2 cups granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, and the lemon zest.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar with 1/2 cup lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves. When the cakes are done, allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans and set them on a rack set over a tray or sheet pan; spoon the lemon syrup over them. Allow the cakes to cool completely.
• For the glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar and the lemon juice in a bowl, mixing with a wire whisk until smooth. Pour over the tops of the cakes and allow the glaze to drizzle down the sides.

GERMAN LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl mix butter and sugar until creamy.
• Blend in each egg separately.
• Mix at least 2 minutes.
• Add Lemon Juice, Lemon Zest, Sour Cream and Poppy Seeds.
• Mix another 2 minutes.
• Into a separate bowl sift (very important) flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Gently blend flour mixture a little at a time into the batter mixture.
• Blend well.
• Pour into a greased loaf pan or bundt cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F or 180 degrees Celsius.
• Takes 60 minutes in loaf pan.
• If using bundt cake pan check for doneness at 45 minutes.