A simple soft and smoothe lemon sponge cake is just what you have been looking for. This is one of our favourite cakes.
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Caribbean
Servings: 2 9″ round cakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 1/4 cups white sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1-2 tsp. lemon peel grated
- 6 large eggs separated
- 3 cups all purpose flour sifted
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- Lemon-Vanilla Frosting:
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans.
- In a large bowl, beat shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar with an electric mixer.
- Stir in vanilla, lemon juice and lemon peel.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add flour mixture and milk alternately to batter, blending until smooth.
- In a clean, medium bowl, beat egg whites until frothy,
- gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold beaten egg whites into batter.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pans.
- Bake at 350 degree F for about 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool cake for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack and cool.
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Lemon Sponge Cake
Servings: 2 9″ round cakes
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 1/4 cups white sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1-2 tsp. lemon peel grated
- 6 large eggs separated
- 3 cups all purpose flour sifted
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- Lemon-Vanilla Frosting:
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans.
- In a large bowl, beat shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar with an electric mixer.
- Stir in vanilla, lemon juice and lemon peel.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add flour mixture and milk alternately to batter, blending until smooth.
- In a clean, medium bowl, beat egg whites until frothy,
- gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold beaten egg whites into batter.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pans.
- Bake at 350 degree F for about 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool cake for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack and cool.
