Lemon Cake (The BEST Easy Recipe) (2024)

FAQs

How do you increase the flavor of lemon in a cake? ›

Add up to a few teaspoons of zest to your baked goods to provide background flavor notes. It can be used to boost the overall lemon profile of your bake or accent additional flavors, similar to vanilla extract. Add the zest to your recipe when called for or when adding the fat (butter, oil, etc.)

Cutting too much lemon for a recipe can result in a dish that is excessively sour or acidic. This can overpower the other flavors and make the dish unbalanced.

Lemon flavor: Let's all say it together: LEMON JUICE DOESN'T ADD LEMON FLAVOR (when added to the cake). Instead, try adding more zest, lemon extract, or a lemon soak.

Sprinkle in lemon or orange zest to give your box cake batter a hint of zing. You can also replace the water with lemon, orange or lime juice or soda. Use this method with any type of cake mix, but it works best with lemon, yellow and white cake.

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Adding just a tablespoon of lemon zest can add a subtle zing to most any vanilla, yellow or even angel food cake. And if want a little extra zing to match the colorful insides of this Funfetti cake, try this!

"It adds a subtle tang to the flavor or baked goods. The fat contributes to moistness and richness that makes tender cakes," says Samantha Seneviratne, author of The Joys of Baking: Recipes and Stories for a Sweet Life. What's the Difference Between Créme Fraîche and Sour Cream?

Add an Extra Egg

Most cake mixes call for two to three eggs. Just one more egg will add extra moisture, fat, and a little protein, which means the cake will be softer and less likely to overbake and dry out in the oven.

Why does my lemon cake taste bitter? ›

If you use a vegetable peeler, you'll probably find the the pieces of lemon peel are too large and that you have taken off some of the pith as well, which is the white part underneath the zest. This is very bitter and can make your final cake taste unpleasant.

Sometimes it is because you have the temperature too high. Other times it is because you didn't flour and oil the pan.

Most cakes begin with creaming butter and sugar together. Butter is capable of holding air and the creaming process is when butter traps that air. While baking, that trapped air expands and produces a fluffy cake. No properly creamed butter = no air = no fluffiness.

To bring a citrus profile to baked goods: like lemon zest, adding a little lemon juice to a lemon cake or cookie recipe can dial up the citrus flavor. To bring out flavors of fresh fruit - we like adding a little lemon juice to a fruit pie filling to bring out the natural flavors of the fruit.

Remeasure amount called for in the recipe before using. Note that 4 tablespoons lemon zest makes for a super lemony cake, that is slightly sour but not bitter. If you prefer a milder lemon flavor, feel free to reduce the lemon zest amount to 3 tablespoons (15g). You'll need about 6 large lemons for the cake.

The sour taste of lemons is caused by the presence of organic acids. The major acid in lemons is citric acid, which constitutes around 5 to 6% of the lemon's juice. Other acids are also present, although in much lower concentrations than citric acid.

The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, which gives lemons a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade.