Lemon cake in real lemon (by Her Castillo)

Source : Preheat Oven To 350 F Melt Butter In Microwave Cut 3 Lemons Into Half Squeeze The Juice Out Of The Lemon Remove The Lemon Pulp Using A Spoon And A Kni...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : June 25, 2026

Step:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Melt butter in microwave.

  2. Cut 3 lemons into half. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon.

  3. Remove the lemon pulp using a spoon and a knife. You will get 6 lemon containers. Zest the last lemon.

  4. Use a handheld mixer to beat eggs and sugar until creamy. Whisk in flour and melted butter. Stir gently. Add lemon zest and lemon juice and mix until combined.

  5. Pour batter into the 6 lemon containers. Bake for around 20-25 minutes

  6. Decoration: mix lemon juice and powdered sugar to make icing. Top each lemon cake with icing and rosemary.

    Lemon cake in real lemon (by Her Castillo) recipe step 6 photo
  7. Bonus: Save the leftover lemon juice and lemon zest to make lemon curd. Watch video instruction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzBCRYAnQl8

    Lemon cake in real lemon (by Her Castillo) recipe step 7 photo

Ingredients

  1. 4 lemons (one for lemon zest)
  2. 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  3. 2 eggs
  4. 3 Tbsp butter
  5. 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  6. 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
  7. 1/2 cup cake flour
  8. Decoration
  9. 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
  10. 1 tsp lemon juice
  11. Rosemary

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