This buttery lemon cake is just as perfect after dinner with a dollop of cream and a pile of berries, as it is next to a cup of tea mid-afternoon.

Prep:
25 min
Cook:
50 min
Serves:
10

Ingredients

  1. 3 cups (660g) sugar

  2. 240g butter

  3. 7 eggs

  4. 3 cups (450g) plain flour

  5. 1 cup (250ml) cream

  6. 1 tsp Queen Organic Vanilla Bean Paste

  7. 1 tsp Queen Natural Lemon Extract

Method

  1. Step 1

    Grease an 8 inch tube pan with baking spray.

  2. Step 2

    Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and lemon extract, mix well.

  3. Step 3

    Add half the flour, mix well, then add cream and mix well. Add remaining flour and mix until thoroughly combined.

  4. Step 4

    Pour batter into prepared pan and place in a cold oven. Set the oven temperature to 175C and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cake is done when a skewer inserted into middle of cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Comments & Reviews

Cream, which type??

Margh

Hi Margh, we find that any cream works in this recipe, but we typically use thickened cream.

Queen

Any rising agent?

Ann