Tucson Lemon Cake

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There are some days when you just crave for something yummy and different. Well was such a day. For a long time I have thinking of preparing something new but that doesn't take a lot of time in front of the cooking station.

Finally I decided to make a new cake : Tucson Lemon Cake.

Its different for me because chocolate has always been my first choice when it comes to cakes :)
Apart from being different in flavor it has a new ingredient and a new technique.

I used poppy seeds for the first time in baking.

Lets see what else we are goona need :

  1. Sugar : 1 1/2 Cup
  2. Butter: 1/2 Cup
  3. Eggs: 3
  4. All Purpose Baking Flour : 2 1/2 Cups
  5. Salt : 1/2 table spoon
  6. Baking Soda: 1 table spoon
  7. Buttermilk: 1 cup
  8. Poppy seeds: 1/4 cup
  9. Lemon Zest : 2 table spoon
  10. Lemon Juice: 2 table spoon
These were for the basic cake now if you want to add a little more tangy flavor to your cake you can do a Tart lemon glaze.

Ingredients for the tart lemon glaze :

  1. Powdered Sugar : 2 cups
  2. Butter : 1/4 cup
  3. Lemon Zest : 2 tbspoon
  4. Lemon Juice : 1/4 Cup
Let bake a cake :

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. Add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until well blended. Stir in poppy seed, 2 tablespoons lemon peel and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Spread in pan.

Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean.
Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth.

Remove the cake from oven. Immediately poke several holes in top of the cake with long-lined fork. Pour about 2/3 of the glaze over the top. Let it cool down and
then turn pan upside down onto a heatproof serving plate and spread the reaming glaze on top .

Here comes start of the day!!!
The poppy seeds gave it a very crunchy texture. Every bite has a crunch in it.

Try it and let me know.

Till then Happy Blogging
Rakhee

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