Best Great Grandmas Lemon Cake Recipes

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GREAT-GRANDMA'S LEMON CAKE



Great-Grandma's Lemon Cake image

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
3 cups sugar
5 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk
confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a mixing bowl, cream butter gradually add sugar, beating well. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in lemon peel and juice. Combine flour and baking soda add alternately with milk, stirring well after each addition. Beat egg whites until stiff fold into batter. Pour into two well-greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 65-70 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cool completely. Dust tops with confectioners' sugar.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves

GRANDMA'S LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE



Grandma's Lemon Poppy Seed Cake image

This is from a collection of family recipes. My granddaughter, Riley, likes that it tastes like lemons, but is sweet. It's always moist and wonderful. -Phyllis Harmon, Nelson, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup water
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup poppy seeds
DRIZZLE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fold in poppy seeds. Transfer to a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For drizzle, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water and lemon juice; drizzle over cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 335mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

GRANDMA'S LEMON POUND CAKE



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This is my favorite cake recipe--my grandmother made it all the time. It is a great lemon pound cake that's not too sweet.

Provided by Allrecipes

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Pound Cake Recipes

Time 2h30m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 ½ teaspoons lemon extract
3 cups white sugar
2 sticks butter
½ cup shortening (such as Crisco®)
5 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a tube pan.
  • Sift flour and salt together into a bowl. Mix milk and lemon extract together in a separate bowl.
  • Combine sugar, butter, and shortening in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until well combined. Mix in the flour mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Spread batter in the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Do not open the oven door while the cake is baking. Cool briefly in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.8 calories, Carbohydrate 64.3 g, Cholesterol 102.7 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 292.2 mg, Sugar 43.9 g

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