Lemon Poppyseed Loaf Cake

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Happy September!

After some technical difficulties I’m finally able to post this lemon poppyseed loaf cake recipe, I know it’s time to get out all the fall spices but I just really had to share this one!!! I love lemon flavor in baked goods and this cake is just super delicious!

Lemon Poppyseed Loaf Cake

2 cups white spelt flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup honey
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup plain unsweetened yoghurt, (I used plant based)
Juice of 1 large lemon
Zest of 2 large lemons
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup poppy seeds

– Line a 30 cm loaf pan with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

– In a large bowl add all the dry ingredients; flour, baking powder, salt and poppy seeds, mix well.

– In a separate smaller bowl whisk together the oil, honey, yoghurt, vanilla, lemon juice and zest.

– Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix together until well combined.

– Fill into prepared loaf pan.

– Bake in preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean.

– Optional but really tasty: Glaze the still hot cake with a lemon and honey, or lemon and icing sugar glaze.

– Let cool completely before cutting. The lemon flavor will be even more intense the following day.

Enjoy!

Ursula

10Jan2020

Lemon & Lime Bundt Cake

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Happy New Year!

Starting the new year with a quick and easy recipe…this bundt cake has a lovely lemon and lime flavor I really enjoy! It’s sweetened with honey and I used white spelt flour from our local Arva Flour Mills, which happens to be the oldest, still operating flour mill in Canada!

Lemon & Lime Bundt Cake

125 g butter, soft
125 g creamed honey
2 large eggs
200 g white spelt flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
2 limes, zest and juice
1 large lemon, zest and juice

-Butter and flour a 1 liter bundt form. Preheat oven to 350 F.

-Whisk butter and honey, then add the eggs one at the time. Continue whisking until nice and creamy.

-Add the lemon and lime zest and juice. Stir in the flour and baking powder until well combined.

-Fill into prepared bundt form and bake for about 40 minutes or until tester inserted into centre of cake comes out clean.

-Let cool a bit before removing from bundt form.

-Optional: make a simple lemon and lime glaze, using powdered sugar with lemon and lime juice.

Enjoy!

Ursula

30May2017

Lemon Cake

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We`ve been having very nice and warm days, with some thunderstorms in between, but overall we can`t complain. I really enjoy the warmer weather!!

I truly love lemons; in my morning water, in desserts, and just the bright yellow color:) I have made this refreshing, lemony cake many times before, it is so yummy!

The lemon balm is from my herb garden, which I have been passionately taken care of for many years now:) I love smelling and using all the different herbs;)

Recipe is adapted from: the best of milk calendar recipes, Desserts&Entertaining

Lemon Cake

1 ⁄ 2 cup butter
2 1 ⁄ 2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 ⁄4 cup plain yogurt
grated rind of 2 medium organic lemons
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup milk
1 ⁄ 2 cup fresh lemon juice

-Preheat oven to 350F ⁄180C. Grease and flour a 10-inch (3 L) Bundt pan or 13X9-inch (3 L) cake pan.

-In a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat butter with 2 cups of the sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs, yogurt and lemon rind.

-In a separate bowl, stir flour with baking powder. Stir into egg mixture alternating with milk.

-Spoon into prepared pan. Bake for 50 min. or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.

-Stir remaining sugar with the lemon juice until dissolved. Invert cake onto rimmed plate then, using a toothpick, poke 1-inch deep holes in top. Drizzle lemon mixture over cake. Let cool.

— I did use coconut sugar for the cake batter and a lemon and honey mixture to drizzle. Decorate with fresh lemon balm and lemons.–