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Easy lemon cake
Photo: David Holifield

Easy lemon cake

9 ingredients Serves 8 openrecipes

A simple yet impressive lemon cake recipe for everyone.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

696
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
112g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 175g butter, softened
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 2 lemons
  • For the icing
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 200g icing sugar
  • 100g unsalted butter, softened

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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