Moist Lemon Sour Cream Cake Recipes

MOIST LEMON CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into lemon mixture until smooth. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar; beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the lemon mixture. , Pour into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for 45-55 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert pan; cool completely. Remove cake to a serving platter. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cake.

LEMON SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
• Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with sour cream, beating batter briefly after each addition. Stir in lemon zest and pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Stir 3 teaspoons lemon juice, powdered sugar, and butter in a small bowl until a thick glaze forms. Drizzle glaze over the cooled cake.

MOIST LEMON CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl,whisk together the cake flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
• Now, add eggs, oil, lemon juice, or emulsion oil and lemon zest. Mix until everything is smooth
• Add sour cream and mix until just combined. Don't over-mix!
• Pour this batter in two round greased/floured cake pans (Dimension: 8x2). Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• While the cake is baking and then cooling down, make lemon curd and frosting.
• Place one cake on a cake stand and top it off with a thin layer of frosting and lemon curd. Place the other cake on top of all this. Press your cake down with your hands (some of the frosting and curd will come out from the sides but don't worry about it!)
• Now, use a spatula to frost the entire cake roughly with frosting.
• Finally, pour some lemon curd on top of the cake and place some berries here.
• Keep this cake refrigerated until you are ready to serve.
• Note: Prior to serving, if any frosting or curd has come out from the sides along the center of the cake, just run a spatula around the cake again. And you are done!

MOIST LEMON SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 175c (350f) on bake, not fan
• butter a 25cm (10 inch) bundt pan - make sure you butter every tiny bit of the tin as bundt pans are notorious for sticking as happened to us
• cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy (5 minutes) with a mixer - see notes on creaming butter and sugar above
• sift flour, salt, bicarb soda (baking soda) together and set aside
• add eggs one at a time to the butter and sugar, mix each egg until well incorporated (scrape the sides of the bowl)
• add zest and stir
• remove the mixer and use a spatula to add the flour and sour cream alternately (add 1/3 flour and 1/3 of sour cream at a time gently folding in between each addition being careful not to over mix or your cake will be tough)
• spoon mixture into the bundt tin and tap the tin 2 or 3 times on the bench to remove any air bubbles
• bake on middle shelf for 55-60 minutes, or until a skewer comes away clean
• remove from oven and slide a knife down around the middle of the tin to release any stuck cake and allow to cool for 10 minutes
• carefully release the cake from the tin and place on a sheet pan with a cooling rack
• make the syrup
• brush the hot syrup over the still hot cake and allow to cool completely before adding the glaze
• spoon glaze over the cake and let the glaze drizzle down the sides
• garnish with some lemon zest
• serve and enjoy!
• heat water and sugar till sugar has dissolved
• remove from heat and add lemon juice
• sieve icing (powdered) sugar in a bowl
• whisk in the cream until smooth and no lumps appear
• add lemon juice and mix

LEMON SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour three 8x2 inch round cake pans. Three layers will give you slightly shorter layers but more filling per slice.
• In a medium sized bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk to blend, set aside.
• In another bowl or measuring cup add the sour cream, lemon juice and zest, vanilla and lemon extract. Blend with a fork and set aside
• In the bowl of your mixer, beat the softened butter until smooth. Gradually ad the sugar and beat on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes until it is lightened in color and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until the yellow of the yolk disappears.
• Add the flour mixture and the sour cream mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture (3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of wet). Mix until combined and smooth, do not mix above medium speed or over mix.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached. Let the cakes cool 5 to 10 minutes then turn out.
• Makes 7 cups cake batter
• In the top of a double boiler (see note below if you do not have one), combine the sugar, water, egg whites, and corn syrup or cream of tartar.
• Beat with an electric mixer at low speed for 30 seconds, then set the pan over simmering water. Continue beating at high speed for about 7 minutes, or until it's stiff and glossy. It may take longer than 7 minutes depending on humidity, etc.
• Remove from the heat, add the lemon extract and yellow coloring gel (optional), and beat for another 1 to 2 minutes. Do not over-mix.
• Frost the cake immediately as it will begin to set up/change consistency.

SOUR CREAM AND LEMON POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease 16-cup tube pan.
• Dust with cake flour; tap out excess flour.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl at medium speed until fluffy.
• Gradually add sugar and beat 5 minutes.
• Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined after each addition.
• Beat in lemon juice and peel.
• Using rubber spatula, mix in dry ingredients.
• Mix in sour cream.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Let cake cool in pan on rack 15 minutes.
• Cut around cake in pan.
• Turn out cake.
• Carefully turn cake right side up on rack and cool completely.
• (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Wrap in foil and let stand at room temperature.).

EXTRA MOIST LEMON, SOUR CREAM AND VANILLA POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Spray a Bundt pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
• Cream together softened Butter and Sugar.
• Add Eggs, one at a time and beat,then add Sour Cream.
• Sift Flour and Soda together and add next along with the Instant Pudding.
• Last add Vanilla, Lemon Extract, Juice and Zest, Mixing until batter is light and fluffy.
• Pour into the sprayed Bundt pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Warning! Some oven temperatures may vary so keep an eye on this one!
• Serve with a Lemon Glaze or just sprinkle with Powdered Sugar.
• Enjoy!

MOIST LEMON BLUEBERRY LOAF

Steps:

• GET ORGANIZED: Preheat oven temperature to 350F/176.7C. Spray an 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inch loaf pan (21 x 11 x 6 cm) with cooking oil (or grease with butter) and dust with flour. Zest two lemons and set aside.
• COMBINE DRY INGREDIENTS: (except sugar) Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in large mixing bowl.
• COMBINE WET INGREDIENTS AND SUGAR: In a medium separate bowl, mix together sour cream eggs, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla and oil.
• COMBINE INGREDIENTS FROM BOTH BOWLS: Add wet mixture to dry ingredients and combine with whisk. Gently fold in the blueberries mixed with flour.
• BAKE: Pour batter into greased/floured prepared pan. Bake on middle rack for about 50-70 minutes. Since ovens vary, start checking at 50 minutes. If toothpick or tester inserted into center of loaf comes out clean, it's done. Rest cake for 10 minutes on rack, then remove cake from loaf pan and place it on rack over a pan or cutting board (something to catch any drips).
• MAKE AND ADD LEMON SYRUP (OPTIONAL): For an even moister, more lemony loaf, poke holes in top of cake with tester or toothpick. Pour on lemon syrup to soak in. Let loaf cool on a wire rack.
• MAKE AND ADD GLAZE: Mix together icing sugar and fresh lemon juice in a small bowl. After the loaf cools, drizzle glaze over cake. Sprinkle with lemon zest if desired. Slice and serve.

LEMON BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°F/180°C. Grease well a 12-cup (10-inch) Bundt pan and set aside.
• To make the cake: In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a small bowl, mix together buttermilk/sour cream, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Set bowls aside.
• In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter, sugar, and lemon zest on medium speed for 3-4 minutes until fluffy. Occasionally scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. On low speed, beat in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the lemon juice mixture in 2 additions, starting and ending with the flour. Do not over mix.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. If the top is browning too fast while baking, cover pan loosely with aluminum foil. Allow cake to cool for 10-15 minutes, then remove from pan, carefully inverting it onto a plate.
• Meanwhile, make the syrup: In a small saucepan, combine sugar and lemon juice. Cook on medium-low heat until sugar dissolves and syrup forms. After inverting the cake to a plate, brush top and sides of the cake evenly with syrup. Use all syrup. Allow cake to cool to room temperature.
• To make the glaze: In a small bowl, combine sugar, lemon juice, and milk, and whisk until smooth. Add more milk as necessary until you get a thick yet pourable consistency. Pour over top of cake and let drizzle down the sides. Allow glaze to set, 15-30 minutes.
• The cake is best served at room temperature. Store cake in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Leftovers can be frozen for up to 2 months.

LEMON SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13x9-inch pan with nonstick baking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• Use an electric mixer to mix in the eggs, sour cream, butter, lemon zest and lemon juice. On low speed, beat for 1 minute, until blended. Scrape the sides and the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
• Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, sour cream, butter, lemon zest and lemon juice until blended and smooth. Spread the icing over the top of the cooled cake.

SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and vanilla. Beat on low just until blended. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. , Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.