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Limoncello Cake from DarcyDishes.com

Limoncello Cake

A taste of spring!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Fika, Picnic
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 427 kcal

Equipment

Electric Mixer
Heavy bottom sauce pan
Loaf pans

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 1½ cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 cup Sugar divided
  • 3 Extra-large eggs
  • 2 tsp lemon zest grated
  • ½ tsp Vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Vegetable oil

Syrup

  • ¼ cup Lemon juice fresh-squeezed
  • ⅓ cup Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Limoncello

Frosting

  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • ½ cup Unsalted butter room temp
  • 2 tbsp Limoncello
  • 1 tbsp 2% Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • pinch Salt

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Grease an 8-inch loaf pan
  • In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt
  • In an electric mixer bowl, whisk 1 cup of sugar, the eggs, lemon zest, and vanilla
  • Slowly add in the dry ingredients
  • Fold in the vegetable oil with a spatula, making sure it is fully mixed-in
  • Pour into loaf pan and bake 50 minutes. until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes.

Syrup

  • While the cake is cooling, make the lemon syrup, Add the ⅓ cup of sugar, lemon juice, and 2 tbsp Limoncello to a heavy bottom sauce pan on medium heat.
  • Stir and cook until sugar dissolves.
  • When the cake has cooled 10 minutes, spoon the lemon syrup over the cake.
  • Let the cake continue to cool in the loaf pan about an hour

Frosting

  • To make the frosting, place the the powdered sugar, room temp butter, 2 tbsp Limoncello, milk, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment and mix until smooth and creamy.
  • Remove the cake from the loaf pan and frost.

Notes

Limoncello is a Sicilian Liqueur. I buy mine at Trader Joe's. You can replace the Limoncello with lemon juice if you don't want to use a liqueur.

My favorite frosting

This is my go-to easy frosting. You can make it as thick or thin as you like, and any flavor you like. It also works well with food coloring.
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 stick of room temp butter
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Pinch of salt

Nutrition

Calories: 427kcalCarbohydrates: 94gProtein: 11gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 378mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 2gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 450IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Limoncello
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