Egg Yolk Lemon Cake

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• The cake is soft and moist. Try also Kyiv Cake or Pumpkin Cake.
• Simple recipe that is easy to make. Check Raspberry or Pistachio Cookies.
• This recipe can be adopted for different flavors, like adding Homemade Gingerbread Mix.
• Great way to use egg yolks that are left from baking meringue cookies or macarons.

Ingredients

• Butter: Unsalted butter at room temperature. You can also use salted butter.
• Egg yolks: Use egg yolks at room temperature.
• Powdered sugar: Gives soft texture. Do not substitute with granulated or brown sugar.
• Flour: All-purpose flour was used in this recipe.
• Baking powder: Used for texture. Do not substitute with baking soda.
• Salt: Gives flavor. If you are using salted butter, then you can skip this ingredient.
• Lemon zest. Can be replaced with orange or lime zest for different flavors.

How to Make Egg Yolk Lemon Cake

Preheat oven to 350^oF (177^oC). Grease a loaf pan with butter or line parchment paper. In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and pinch of salt. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (you can also use a hand-electric mixer), cream the butter at medium-high speed. Then add sifted powdered sugar and cream again until fluffy. Using a spatula, scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. With the mixer on low, add egg yolks, one at a time, and lemon zest. Then beat until all combine. 

Sift dry ingredients into egg yolk mixture and beat until just incorporated. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake the cake for 40- 45 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and the toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 10-15 minutes in the pan. Meanwhile, stir together sifted powdered sugar and lemon juice to make lemon glaze. Carefully invert the loaf pan and transfer the cake to a cooling rack. Pour the lemon glaze over the cake and let it dry. I decorated my cake with buttercream flowers. You can decorate this cake with Lemon Curd or Whipped Cream Cheese.

Expert Tips

• Prepare all tools before making this recipe.
• Measure all ingredients correctly.
• Adding nuts or chocolate chips will give a different flavor.
• Lemon zest can be replaced with orange or lime zest.
• If you are using smaller or larger baking form, the time of baking may be different.

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