Lemon Cake

I am not a person who loves sour and fruity flavours. I have a more intense palette. But this lemon recipe proves me wrong every single time. It is my aunt's recipe and everyone who has a bite from these cakes begs her for the recipe. So, today I am going to share her most famous recipe: Lemon Cake. 

I baked this cake for a bake sale at our school so I used cupcake liners instead of a big cake pan. 





Makes 30 Cupcakes

Ingredients:

3 eggs
3 cups of sugar
2 lemos (we'll use them both to zest and for the juice) 
4 cups of flour
250 ml. of vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions: 

1) In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs and sugars until combined well and has a smooth texture, for about 3-4 minutes. 

2) Squeeze the lemons. And zest them. Add both the zest and the lemon juice and give it a mix. 

3) In a separate mixing bowl. combine the dry ingredients; flour and baking powder. 

4) Combine the dry ingredients and the sugar and egg mixture but do not over mix. 

5) Line a muffin tray with cupcake liner. By using an ice cream scoop, fill the cupcake liners with 3/4 full of batter. 

6) Bake it 170 degrees Celcius oven until the tops are golden brown for about 20-25 minutes depending on the sizes. 

7) Transfer the baked cakes to a cooling rack and let them cool. I added some almonds and pistachios on top to decorate but you can also prepare a glaze. 

Just take a moment look at these perfectly soft and sponge-like cakes. 

Enjoy :)