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Lemon Bundt Cake

Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Author Chris

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter softened
  • 2 1/2 cups Sugar divided
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1/3 cup Lemon Zest (3 large lemons)
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 3/4 cup Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice divided
  • 3/4 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° and using 2 tablespoons of melted butter and 2 tablespoons flour, grease the bundt pan until it's completely greased

  2. In a stand mixer, mix the butter with 2 cups sugar (about 5 minutes)

  3. With the mixer on medium, add each of the eggs individually and then the lemon zest

  4. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt

  5. In another bowl, combine 1/4 lemon juice, the buttermilk, and the vanilla extract

  6. Alternating between the two, add a little of the dry ingredients, then a little of the wet and continue until you use up all the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture. Make sure you end with the flour mixture

  7. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the toothpick comes out clean

  8. In a small saucepan, dissolve the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup lemon juice over a low flame

  9. Let cool for about 10 minutes, remove the cake and let cool on a cooling rack with a cookie sheet underneath

  10. Next, spoon over the lemon juice/sugar mixture on top of the bundt cake and let cool

  11. Once cooled sift the powdered sugar on top and serve

Recipe Notes

This recipe is courtesy of Ina Garten -- and she's perfection so I didn't change anything. I just wanted to share because it's soooo good. This recipe can also be divided into two loaf pans instead of the bundt pan.