Best Lemon Rosemary Tea Cake Recipes

LEMON ROSEMARY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350-degrees and spray an 8 x 4.5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add lemon zest, juice and vanilla.
• Add yogurt, then add eggs one at a time.
• Next, add flour, baking powder, salt, and rosemary.
• Mix for an additional minute, scraping the bowl, until everything is smooth and combined.
• Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Take the cake out of the pan, and cool completely on a rack.
• Make the glaze by whisking powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Add more sugar and lemon juice as needed. I like my glaze on the thick side, so I use less lemon juice. If I need to thicken it up, I add more sugar until I get a consistency that I like.
• Drizzle over cake and add rosemary sprigs. Let glaze stand until completely set.

LEMON-ROSEMARY LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice, zest and rosemary., Transfer to three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° until edges begin to brown, 25-30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and juice; beat until smooth., Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON TEA CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch-square pan. Cream the butter and sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, using a hand mixer (about 3 minutes). Add the eggs one at a time while mixing, and then add the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Add half the flour to the butter mixture and combine. Add the lemon juice and zest, mix, and add the remaining flour, mixing again to combine. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake until the cake springs back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes.
• For the glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well. Mix until thoroughly incorporated. Pour over the cake.

MOIST LEMON TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice, extracts and lemon zest. Add flour; beat just until moistened., Fill greased miniature muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 325° for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Dip tops of cakes into glaze; place on waxed paper to dry.

LEMON ROSEMARY TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Lightly oil a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Combine the flour,baking powder,salt,lemon zest and rosemary in a medium bowl; stir to blend.
• In a large bowl or electric mixer, beat the oil and sugar until well-blended; add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until mixture is pale yellow.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, stirring to blend, also adding the buttermilk gradually until all cake ingredients are well-blended.
• Spread mixture in the prepared pan.
• Bake until bread is golden and sides begin to pull away from the pan, approximately 50-55 minutes.
• To make the glaze: in a medium bowl,stir the confectioner's sugar and lemon juice until smooth; spread on the warm loaf.
• Once the bread is thoroughly cooled, use a knife to loosen the sides of the bread from the pan and turn out.
• Serve in slices.

ROSEMARY LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and oil in a large bowl; beat at high speed of a mixer 2 minutes.
• Add yogurt, extracts, egg and egg white; beat 1 minute.
• Add flour mixture and beat at low speed until well blended.
• Fold in zest and cranberries.
• Pour batter into springform pan. Bake 25 minutes or until golden and cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Remove from oven.
• Pierce cake with a fork.
• Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and lemon juice; spoon over cake. Cool on wire rack.
• To serve, remove ring of pan and slide bottom onto a cake plate.

LEMONY TURMERIC TEA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 4-by-9-inch loaf pan (see Tip) with nonstick cooking spray or butter, and line it with parchment, leaving some overhang on both of the longer sides so you're able to easily lift the cake out after baking.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and turmeric in a large bowl.
• Grate 2 tablespoons zest from 1 lemon into a medium bowl. Halve the zested lemon and squeeze 2 tablespoons juice into a small bowl. Cut half the remaining whole lemon into thin rounds, discarding seeds (save the other half for another use).
• Add 1 cup sugar to the lemon zest in the medium bowl; rub together with your fingertips until the sugar is fragrant and tinted yellow. Whisk in the sour cream, eggs and the 2 tablespoons lemon juice until well blended.
• Using a spatula, add the wet mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just to blend. Fold in the melted butter. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top. Scatter the top with the lemon slices and 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake until the top of the cake is golden brown, the edges pull away from the sides of the pan, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. (If the lemons are getting too dark, lay a piece of foil on top to prevent burning.) Let cool before slicing. (Cake can be baked up to 5 days ahead, wrapped tightly, and stored at room temperature.) Serve with whipped cream, if desired.