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Lemon Custard Cake
This Lemon Custard Cake is truly magnificent. Just 8 simple ingredients come together to make 1 batter that bakes into 3 layers all by itself! It's a guaranteed hit for all the custard fans.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 55 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- baking dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat and Line
2
Preheat oven to 325F, with rack on middle position. Line bottom of 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. Grease the parchment paper and sides of pan. Set aside.
3
Beat
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine egg yolks with sugar and beat with paddle attachment on medium-high for ⏱️ 3 minutes, scraping sides down as needed.
5
Mix
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Add butter and lemon extract and beat on medium ⏱️ 1 minute. Add flour and mix on low just until incorporated; don't over mix.
lemon extract1 teaspoon
7
Combine
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Add lemon juice and half of the lemon zest. Slowly add lukewarm milk and beat on low until batter is fully incorporated. Transfer batter to a large bowl and set aside.
9
Whisk
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Wash out the bowl of stand mixer and dry well (important for it to be clean before putting egg whites in.) Using whisk attachment, whisk egg whites on medium high ⏱️ 3-4 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Remove bowl from stand mixer.
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Fold
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Using a rubber spatula, gently add egg whites to the large bowl of batter, using a gentle and soft folding action until all whites are folded in - note that there will still be bits of egg whites visible in the batter; looks like tiny bits of cheese curds floating around. That's ok.
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Bake
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Gently pour batter into prepared baking dish and bake ⏱️ 45-70 minutes or until the top is golden brown and center of cake feels firm to the touch; don't start checking until cake has baked at least ⏱️ 45 minutes. Oven temps vary, so bake time will vary.
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Chill and Garnish
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Cool cake completely to room temp. Sprinkle on the rest of the lemon zest. Cover and chill until ready to serve (cake tastes best chilled.) Right before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts
calories
188 kcal
fat Content
10 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.3 g
sugar Content
14 g
sodium Content
96 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
79 mg
carbohydrate Content
21 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
4 g
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