Lemon Cake with lemon icing

Eating a cake for breakfast sounds close to having halwa puri or sheera in India...

This beautiful and light sponge cake with lemon flavor and glaze brings a refreshing twist to your mornings.








Ingredients
1 1/2 cup APF
2/3 cup fine semolina
1 tspn baking powder
1 pinch of baking soda
1 cup condensed milk
1 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 tspn vanilla essence
125 gm unsalted butter
1 tspn lemon juice
1 lemon's zest

for lemon icing
1 lemon's juice
2 tbsp icing sugar

Method
1) Cream the butter and sugar. Gradually add the condensed milk and whip to make light mixture.
2) Now slowly add the milk in a steady stream while whipping with one hand. Use milk as much required to make a fluid state liquid. About 3/4 cup is required, if condensed milk is too thick, you may add more milk. Add the vanilla essence.
3) Now in a separate bowl, mix the flour, semolina, baking powder and baking soda
4) Mix the flours with the liquid and mix well. Add the lemon zest and lemon juice and mix well
5) Pour this batter into a 9 inch greased cake tin.
6) Bake for 40 min at 170 c or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
7) To make the icing, mix 2/3 cup water with lemon juice and icing sugar. Let it come to a boil. Remove and let it stand
8) When it cools down, make small holes in the cooled down cake using a tooth pick. Pour it over the cake.


Serve with a hot cup of tea 

Comments

Priya Suresh said…
Wow lemon cake with lemon icing, cant ask more..i dont bother to have a slice rite now.
I love citrusy bakes..they make you feel fresh and perfect start for a morning.
Kalyani said…
Lemony zest for the mornings sounds great
Usha said…
I can not eat halwa poori for breakfast but would not mind a cake.. :) Lemon cakes sounds like a nice breakfast cake
I love to eat halwa poori in breakfast and can also have some citrus cake .Lovely.
Srivalli said…
I have seen my kids enjoying chocolate cake for breakfast and I know it will be good..won't mind trying this for myself..
Srividhya said…
Sweet and tart amazing combo. Love it
Sandhiya said…
Good choice for breakfast. Cake looks so soft.Well made
Pavani said…
Lemon cake looks so delicious and sounds very flavorful.
Archana said…
Love the bake. Wish I could make some right now.
Archana said…
Love the bake. Wish I could make some right now.
Harini R said…
Lovely cake. My little one loves lemon cake and my older one can't stand it. So it is always a dicey situation for me.
Suma Gandlur said…
The lemon cake sounds yummy and the zest must add a lovely flavor to the cake.

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