Lemons are amazing and incredibly useful, you can add a little lemon juice to almost anything! And this delicious lemon sourdough cake is no exception. So gather your ingredients and get ready, because you're in for a delicious treat!
Table of Contents
- 1 cup melted flour
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 1 spoon. baking soda
- 1 spoon. baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup full fat yogurt
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup the beginning of sourdough
- Lemon peel
- ½ cup and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
- Lemon cream
For the glaze
- 1 cup Pastry cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly butter a 9-inch pan.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time at room temperature.
- After the eggs have been added, add the room temperature maple syrup, yogurt, sourdough starter, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Gradually fold in the dry ingredients until well incorporated. Pour this into your prepared greased pan and bake for 60-65 minutes. Test the pound cake after 55 minutes using a toothpick or cake tester.
- Make a thick lemon glaze by whisking together lemon juice and powdered sugar.
- Your delicious lemon sourdough cake is ready to be devoured!
- Cooking time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: dessert
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What you need for this recipe
- flour: You can use any kind of flour you like, I like to choose the flour to use, but you can also use einkorn flouralthough you may need to make minor adjustments to the wet ingredients.
- Sugar: I like to use brown sugar, along with other sweet ingredients like maple syrup.
- Lemons: You can really use any type of lemon you have, they will all give similar results. I like to use Meyer lemon for that organic lemon flavor.
- Butter: Make sure the butter is at room temperature before proceeding with the recipe. You can also go a step further and add some lemon essential oil, but if this is your first attempt at this recipe, you might want to hold off, unless you're looking for a lemon-flavored cake!
Why use a sourdough starter for this recipe?
Sourdough starter transforms an ordinary cake into a moist and tender dessert. It slows gluten development and increases the acidity of your batter to help soften the batter and bake a soft, fluffier cake with a deliciously subtle crumb.
What does lemon sourdough cake taste like?
Your lemon sourdough cake will taste just like any regular cake, only it will be absolutely delicious! You will taste hints of lemon, followed by a delicate aftertaste sourdough tanginess which only enhances the lemon flavor.
Tips for the best sourdough cake
- Did you know you can make this recipe without a sourdough starter? Just replace the starter with ¼ cup flour and yogurt (I have a homemade yogurt recipe!).
- Make sure you have plenty of organic lemons because you will need the skin.
- For the best texture, it is important to cream the butter and brown sugar together for 5 minutes.
- You can alternate between a thicker or thinner glaze depending on how much frosting you plan to use and what kind of flavor you're going for. A thicker glaze would give a very sweet and powerful lemon flavor, while a thinner glaze is a real downpour. Whatever you prefer, don't forget to enjoy it!
More recipes for sourdough
On a lemon spree? Try this wonderful recipe for lemon bars too! And with this you can have both pastas lemon balm teaa combination that soothes your senses.
If you're a fan of sourdough recipes, then you'll probably want to take a tour of ours sourdough tossing recipe. Where your sourdough toss is used to some extent.
From cinnamon rolls (or cinnamon bread) for banana bread, tossing in sourdough is certainly the next best thing!
Another recipe you might like for incorporating fruit into sourdough is mine Recipe for sourdough fruit bread! Please check it out.
More sourdough with holes here!
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Lemon Sourdough Tart – FAQ
Can you add lemon to the sourdough starter?
You can certainly add lemon to the beginning of your sourdough, although it is not absolutely necessary.
How do you make Kris Jenner's lemon cake?
For Kris Jenner's famous lemon cake recipe you will need:
1 package Duncan Hines Signature Deliciously Moist Lemon Supreme Cake Mix, 1 package Jell-O Instant Pudding and Pie Filling, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 4 eggs, 1 cup water, fresh lemon juice, and powdered sugar.
Preheat oven to 350F, meanwhile grease a baking sheet. Then combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil in a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
Bake it in the oven for 55 minutes, then remove it and leave it in the pan for 30 minutes.
For the glaze, squeeze the juice of one lemon into a bowl, add 1 cup of sugar and beat. Pour this over the cake, refrigerate for 30 minutes, then serve and enjoy!
