LEMON BALM CAKE

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An old Finnish recipe that produces a delicate, slightly crumbly cake with a lovely, mild lemon flavour. This is the original recipe - I sometimes add 1/2 ts of lemon extract and 1 ts of vanilla for deeper flavour.

Provided by stormylee

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

250 g butter, at room temperature
250 g sugar
4 eggs
1/2 lemon, juice of
130 g all-purpose flour
120 g potato starch
1 teaspoon baking powder
100 ml chopped fresh lemon balm

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 165 C; grease and flour a 1 1/2 litre cake pan.
  • Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add lemon juice, stir to combine.
  • In another bowl, combine all-purpose flour, potato starch and baking powder; sift the flour mixture onto the butter mixture, stir to combine.
  • Add chopped lemon balm, stir to combine.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for a while; after inverting the cake, rinse the cake pan, dry it and place back on the cake. Allow the covered cake to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.4, Fat 18.6, SaturatedFat 11.2, Cholesterol 115, Sodium 178.6, Carbohydrate 37.8, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 21.4, Protein 4.1

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