BEST LEMON CAKE RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200ºC (180ºC Fan). Brush a 2lb loaf tin with butter and line with baking parchment. Brush parchment with butter.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter and 225g of the caster sugar until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, incorporating each egg before adding the next. Beat in the flour and the zest. Scrape into prepared loaf tin and smooth top.
• Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• In a small bowl, stir together the lemon juice and remaining caster sugar. Prick the warm cake all over with a skewer, then pour over the drizzle. Let cool completely in tin. 

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Butter a 12-cup bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In another large bowl, beat butter (or margarine) until smooth. Add sugar and beat for 2 to 3 minutes until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla and beat until combined. Beat in flour in three additions, alternating with buttermilk. Beat for 2 minutes. Fold in blueberries. Spoon into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350F for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edges of the pan. Turn out and cool completely.
• Glaze: in a small bowl, mix together confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and corn syrup until smooth. Drizzle over top of cake and let it roll down the sides.