Argentine Lemon Cake Recipes

LUCIOUS LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Grease three 9-inch pans. Line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the butter and sugar together.
• Use a fork to combine the eggs, buttermilk, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and lemon extract together in a bowl or 2 cup liquid measuring cup. Set aside.
• In another mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add ⅓ of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix in until just combined. Add in half of the milk mixture and combine. Add in another ⅓ of the dry ingredients until combined followed by the remainder of the buttermilk mixture. Add in the remainder of the dry ingredients and mix with the hand mixer until just combined, using a rubber spatula to scrape the sides and bottom to make sure everything is mixed in. Gently fold in lemon zest.
• Divide the batter among the three prepared pans. Bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. Let sit in pans for 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before layering and frosting.
• In a large mixing bowl use a hand mixer to beat together butter and cream cheese until creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Mix in lemon juice, vanilla extract, and lemon extract until just combined,
• Slowly mix in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until desired consistency is achieved. Use to frost completely cooled cake.

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.

ARGENTINE LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• 1. For lemon filling, put milk, sugar & cornstarch in large saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add lemon rind. Heat to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. Lightly beat egg yolks in a small bowl. Add a ladleful of the hot milk mixture to the remaining milk mixture. Cook and stir until thickened, but do not boil or eggs will curdle. Immediately strain mixture into a large bowl. Stir in butter. Cool completely, stirring occasionally. Remove lemon zest. Stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate until very cold. 2. Heat oven to 350. Grease an 8" springform pan. Line bottom of pan with a circle of parchment paper. Grease the paper. 3. For cake, beat eggs and sugar in large mixer bowl until very light and fluffy, 5-10 minutes. Gently fold in flour. Pour into prepared pan. Bake until golden brown and top springs back when touched, about 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Unmold. 4. Split cake in half horizontally to make 2 layers. Put on cake layer in bottom of clean, 8" springform pan or 8" cake pan with removable bottom. Add half of the lemon filling. Smooth top. Repeat in another pan with other cake layer and remaining lemon filling. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour. 5. For meringue, beat eggs whites in large bowl until foamy. Gradually beat in sugar until stiff peaks form. Pile half of the meringue on top of lemon filling in each pan. Swirl with pastry spatula. Bake at 350 degrees until meringue is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. 6. Remove sides of pan from cakes. Cut into wedges and serve with a spoon. Filling will be soft.

LEMON CAKES

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.
• Cream the butter and 2 cups granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, the key to great cakes is beating the butter and sugar until the mixture's until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer on medium speed add the eggs, (break the eggs into a dish before adding to the batter to avoid a bad egg or shells in the batter) 1 at a time, and the lemon zest. Sift together the flour, to make sure there are no lumps, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Separately, combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, the buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the flour and buttermilk mixtures alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Divide evenly between the pans, smooth the tops, and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Cook 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, cool for 10 minutes, invert them onto a rack set over a tray and spoon the lemon syrup over the cakes. 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.
• To freeze these cakes, prepare them except the glaze. Wrap them well in plastic wrap and freeze. When you're ready to use, defrost and glaze.

LEMON CAKE (ARMENIA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the yogurt and the eggs, mixing well.
• Pour in the lemon juice. Sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder and add to the bowl, mixing until everything is well incorporated.
• Spoon the batter into a buttered pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the color is golden (about 40 minutes).
• Let the cake cool. Meanwhile, combine the ingredients for the syrup in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook over high heat for about 10 to 12 minutes, or until the syrup coats the back of a spoon.
• Remove the mint and let the syrup cool until it is just warm.
• Loosen the cake in its pan and pour 1/3 of the syrup over the top. Wait 10 minutes, then do this again. Wait another 10 minutes, then pour the rest of the syrup on the top.
• Let the cake sit for about an hour, which will give it enough time to absorb the syrup.
• Invert the cake onto a platter, then slice and serve.

LIGURIAN LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Make the lemon cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Butter a 10-inch round cake or springform pan, dust with flour, and tap out any excess.
• In a large bowl, sift flour and baking powder; set aside.
• Place sugar and lemon zest in the bowl of an electric mixer; rub the ingredients together between your fingers until the sugar is moist, grainy, and has absorbed as much of the zest as possible. Return bowl to mixer.
• Using the whisk attachment, beat in eggs on medium high until the mixture is pale and thick, about 3 minutes.
• With the mixer on lowest speed, beat in milk. Add reserved flour mixture; beat until incorporated. Add lemon juice, melted butter, and olive oil; beat until blended.
• Pour about one third of the batter into the prepared pan; there should be just enough batter to form a thin, even layer. Arrange the raspberries on top of the batter. Pour the remaining batter over the raspberries, and use a rubber spatula to gently spread batter so that it runs down between the berries and just covers them (you'll have a very thin top layer of batter).
• Bake cake until it's golden and pulling away from the sides of the pan, and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 33 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the oven, and immediately unmold it onto a wire rack. Invert cake so it is right side up, and allow to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, the cake is ready to serve or to decorate with meringue.
• Make the meringue and assemble the dessert: Preheat oven to 475 degrees with rack in the center. Place the cooled cake on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and set aside.
• In the clean, dry bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg white until it holds soft peaks. Add granulated sugar in a slow, steady stream; continue beating until firm, glossy peaks form.
• Using a metal icing spatula or a spoon, immediately spread the meringue over the top of the reserved cake. Dust the meringue with confectioners' sugar.
• Bake the cake until lightly browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Garnish the cake with the mixed berries, if desired, and serve.

SPANISH LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Combine sugar and eggs.
• Add lemon rind, then oil.
• Fold in the flour alternatively with the milk.
• Bake in a 23cm round or similar size square cake tin at 180 degree celsius oven for about 40 minutes or until skewer comes out clean. (I usually make this in double quantity and bake it in a large rectangular pan about 30cm x 25cm.)
• Check after 40 minutes and see if it needs longer.