Recipes : Luscious Lemon Cake with Turmeric

Luscious Lemon Cake with Turmeric

Description: This lemony confection is an ideal summer treat. Fresh lemon zest and turmeric give a bright yellow hue to this moist cake, which can be garnished with confectioner's sugar or caramelized lemon slices. Served as a light dessert or with tea for an afternoon delight, it's great any time of the day. We even indulge in a slice with coffee for breakfast—it's that good.

Servings: 8

Cost: 34 ¢ per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour $0.32
  • 2 teaspoons baking powders $0.08
  • 1 teaspoon salt $0.01
  • 3/4 teaspoon turmeric $0.09
  • 1 lemon(plus 1 additional lemon for optional garnish) $0.63
  • 3/4 cup sugar(plus optional tablespoon for garnish) $0.26
  • 2 eggs $0.60
  • 1/2 cup oil $0.38
  • 3/4 cup milkor yogurt $0.31
  • 2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar * -
*Optional ingredients - not counted in pricing.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º and grease a 9" pie dish.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and turmeric together and set aside.
  3. Grate the zest of one lemon into a separate bowl. (If using an additional lemon for garnish, slice it into thin rounds and set aside.)
  4. Add 3/4 cup of sugar to the lemon zest and blend together with fingertips. Squeeze in the juice from the one zested lemon (about 2 tablespoons). Then add the eggs, oil, and milk, and mix.
  5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just blended. Pour the cake batter into the baking dish, top with optional lemon slices and sprinkle with additional tablespoon of sugar (to caramelize the lemon slices), and bake until light golden brown, about 35-40 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and let cool. Garnish with optional confectioner's sugar and serve.

Notes

  • Substitute plain yogurt for the milk if desired, which adds a bit of extra tang to the cake. You can also use a milk alternative such as coconut, almond, or oat milk for a diary-free version.

Reviews
5.0 (1 reviews)

User: Jean
Rating:

Very lemony, extremely moist and very pretty with the lemon slices on top. It was a perfect summer dessert to serve to friends on our screened porch last night! Thank you for such a treat.

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