The history of lemon cake begins in Europe, where, at the end of the 18th century, sponge cakes with lemon zest and juice became popular. Over time, confectioners began to experiment with recipes, and lemon cake became one of the most favorite desserts.
Different countries have their own peculiarities of preparing this cake. For example, in England, lemon cake is often prepared with the addition of butter and powdered sugar, and in Italy – with ricotta and lemon syrup.
Today, lemon cake remains popular in many countries around the world. It can be both simple and quick to prepare, and complex and exquisite.
Ingredients for the sponge cake:
- Eggs – 5 pcs;
- Sugar – 150 g;
- Flour – 160 g;
- Baking powder – ½ tsp;
- Zest of lemon;
- Salt – a pinch.
Ingredients for the cream:
- Milk – 500 ml;
- Sugar – 150 g;
- Starch – 50 g;
- Egg – 1 pc;
- Butter – 170 g;
- Juice of 1 lemon.
Preparation of lemon cake:
Pour the lemon zest into the sugar and grind the ingredients for about a minute. Break eggs into the sugar, salt and beat with a mixer for 5-7 minutes.
Sift flour and baking powder into the lush egg mixture and knead a delicate dough. Pour the dough onto a
baking
tray lined with parchment, level the surface.
Bake the biscuit at 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Pour sugar and starch into a saucepan, beat an egg and add lemon juice.
Pour milk to the components, stir and cook over medium heat until thickened
.
We transfer the
custard base to
a separate bowl, cover with cling film and leave to cool. You can mix 50 grams of sugar with water and lemon juice for soaking.
For the cream, beat the butter until white. Gradually pour the custard base into the butter and beat with a mixer.
Divide the biscuit into small cakes, each soaked in syrup
.
Grease each cake with cream and place on top of each other, also grease the sides of the cake with cream.
Leave the cream to soak for at least an hour. The edges can be cut off for a beautiful serving.
You get a beautiful sweet lemon cake. You can also decorate the cake with lemon zest.
