Light and Fluffy Lemon Cake (or cupcakes)

Name: Light and Fluffy Lemon Cake (or cupcakes)
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 90g plain flour; 40ml oil; 100g sugar; 4 lemons; 4 lemons zest; Cake tin

1 step

Prep:1h 30minCook:1h

This cake is so light, fluffy and lemony it is a family favourite!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:14:38 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories112.3 kcal (6%)

Total Fat4.6 g (7%)

Carbs15.6 g (6%)

Sugars8.8 g (10%)

Protein2.8 g (6%)

Sodium21.4 mg (1%)

Fiber0.7 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

4eggs

90gplain flour

40mloil

100gsugar

4lemons

4lemons zest

cake tin

Instructions

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees Celsius 2. Whip up the eggs with an electric mixer on a high speed until you see bubbles. 3. Add the sugar gradually (but keep mixing) until ribbon stage 4. Gently fold in the flour, baking powder, oil, lemon juice and lemon zest. 5. Oil your cake tin (if not making cupcakes) and pour the batter in. 6. Get another deeper tray and fill 3/4 with boiled water. 7. Place the tin with the batter in (make sure the tin is completely closed at the bottom so no water gets in) 8. For cupcakes, bake for 25-28 minutes. For a large cake, bake for 60 mins.