This is my last post (for now) that focuses on lemons. I have so enjoyed buying the lemons and actually using them for something other than styling a pretty blog picture. I’ve enjoyed zesting, squeezing and slicing. Mostly I’ve loved the scent. There is just something clean and fresh about the way a lemon smells.
This lemon cake recipe was found on the blog Bakingdom. The original recipe was for regular cupcakes with frosting. I switched it up by using a cakelet pan and topping the cakes with glaze.
- 3½ c. all purpose flour
- 1 t. baking soda
- ½ t. baking powder
- ½ t. salt (omit if you use salted butter)
- 1 c. butter softened
- 2 c. sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 t. finely grated lemon zest
- 1 t. vanilla
- 2 c. sour cream
- Glaze:
- 3 c. powdered sugar
- 4 T. milk
- fresh lemon juice
- Sanding sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare cupcake/cakelet pan.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a standing mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition.
- Stir in zest and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture and sour cream, alternating and scraping the bowl after each addition.
- Stir the batter for 30 seconds to make sure everything is mixed well.
- Fill prepared pan cups with 3 to 4 T. batter.
- Bake 20 min. Tops should be golden brown.
- Transfer to wire cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
- Prepare glaze:
- Stir milk into powdered sugar.
- Add a couple of squeezes of a fresh lemon half. Stir.
- Continue to add lemon juice until glaze is desired consistancy.
- Pour over cooled cakes.
- Dust with sanding sugar.
The pan I used is from Williams-Sonoma and was a Christmas gift from my daughter. I looked on their website but it’s no where to be found. Here is something very similar available from bigkitchen.com. Of course the simplest thing would be to use a regular muffin pan.
This recipe makes a huge amount of batter. After I made a dozen cakes, I put the rest of the batter in my mini loaf pans and got 8 loaves. They reminded me of lemon pound cake. I halved the glaze recipe and just used it for the little cakes.
Thank you for following along and trying my lemon recipes. I still haven’t decided what to do for February…true to form I will most likely wait until January 31st to decide!
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Oh I do love a lemon cake. It is actually one of the favourites in our home. My teenage son asks for this at his birthday… everytime.
Ann,
These lemon cakes look so good. I too am a huge lemon lover. I’m excited to make this recipe because our Wal-mart just started getting in their meyer lemons that I simply adore and bought 3 bags of yesterday! Thanks for the recipe.
Those look glorious! I think I shall make these for my upcoming Valentine’s Knitty Biddies session next week!! Thanks for sharing!!
xo Kris
Great lemony posts:)
I swear, I can almost smell them from here! They look so GOOD!!! Much credit to your photography skills too. Your pictures look scrumptious! I love everything lemon…lemon scents, lemon candies, lemon flavored foods…mmmm!
Oh yum! Ann, those look fantastic!
Ann-I love the looks of these. You are right-there is nothing quite like the smell of fresh lemons…a crisp, clean smell! xo Diana
Ann, these look wonderful. I have an affinity for lemons too and made lemon curd for the first time last week. Olive
Those look really yummy! I don’t think there could ever be too many recipes using lemon. Mmmm.
LOVE all things lemon! My girls and I are headed to my parents for a visit tomorrow…I will make sure we come home with a bag full of lemons and get baking!
Ann, I’ve enjoyed your lemon recipes, and I’ve bookmarked several of them. I actually made a butter cake today! :D
Your little glazed lemon cakes look too cute to eat!
xo,
RJ
Oh Ann….I’m a HUGE fan of lemon anything (just about)! I have a Meyer lemon tree that I dote over because it has to come inside every winter here. But when it blooms inside the scent is so lovely! I have never made a lemon pasta dish so I really want to try that recipe. I also have a glazed lemon cake recipe but I want to compare yours and see how I like it! Thanks for sharing those!
Ann I love anything lemon and these look amazing I had to pin it on my dessert pinboard, thanks for the recipe!! I am actually drinking a cup of lemon/ginger tea by stash, if you like lemon I highly recommend this herbal tea by Stash! Yum,
Kathysue
Hi Ann, Thanks for the wonderful recipes! I haven’t tried these Glazed Lemon Cakes yet but one of these days soon I will – they sound wonderful. I also want to try the Starbucks Lemon Poundcake. Whatever you decide for February will be delightful, I’m sure. I so enjoy your blog.
Personally I can’t get enough of lemons–to eat, to smell, to decorate with!!! Keep it up!
Hi Ann,
Just wanted to answer your question about the rug in Jordan’s renewed laundry area. We bought two packs of multi-colored foam play mats at Lowe’s and painted them. We will be having a tutorial on Monday.
Thanks for reading The 2 Seasons.
Janette and Jordan
Yum, that does sound good! You take great photos, Ann. Have a good week!
Ok, I’m glad this lemon series is over cause I LOVE all things lemon and all things sweet and your recipes are making it hard for me to stay “strong” from sneaking sweets!!!
Blessings Sweetie!
Cindy
Well, I don’t think I could ever get tired of lemons or lemon yellow – so bring it on! I love it.
These little cakes look delicious and I’d be stashing some in the freezer for lemon-less days.
I loved the pasta and the lemon loaf…. It was a great flavor of the month!
I can’t believe it but I have all the ingredients on hand to make these. I might be lazy and do a loaf. Thank you for the recipe. I can smell that scent already and the happy feeling it evokes.
I agree- you take great photos. You could do a tutorial with these pics!!!
Oh yummy, Ann! I had to go back and look at the recipe ingredients… you made so many goodies from it! Those little caked are adorable!
I’ve enjoyed your lemon recipes. Did you know that the current issue of Southern Living Magazine has featured many lemon recipes too? You might want to check it out if you haven’t seen that issue. They’re even on the front cover! Wish I could taste that delicious looking lemon cake you just made!