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Lemon Coffee Cake
A soft and tender lemon cake topped with a buttery crumb topping and a sweet and tart lemon icing. The perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee or tea.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Crumb topping:
2
Combine flour sugar, and lemon zest. Add the cold butter and work it into the dry ingredients (using a pastry cutter or your fingers) until the pieces of butter are pea sized or smaller. Stir in the sliced almonds. Place in the refrigerator while you proceed with the cake.
lemon zest1 teaspoonlemon zest (from about 3 medium lemons)3 tablespoonssliced almonds (optional)2 tablespoons
3
Cake:
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Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the center of the oven.
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Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat sugar, lemon zest, oil, eggs, almond extract, and lemon juice until fully combined. Beat in half of the dry ingredients until combined, followed by the sour cream, then the remaining dry ingredients.
lemon zest1 teaspoonlemon zest (from about 3 medium lemons)3 tablespoonslarge eggs2
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Pour the cake batter into a greased 9x9 square baking pan and smooth into an even layer. Remove the crumb topping from the fridge and sprinkle it over the top. Bake for ⏱️ 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire rack to cool completely. Once cool, proceed with the icing.
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Icing:
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Whisk all ingredients until combined. Adjust the consistency as desired, by adding more powdered sugar to thicken or more lemon juice to thin. Drizzle over the top of the cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts
calories
342 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
28 g
sodium Content
101 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
42 mg
carbohydrate Content
45 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
11 g
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