Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Lemon Cake/Trifle!

So what happens when you've made a Lemon Cake and it ends up sticking to the pan?

Some are under the impression that I never make mistakes in the kitchen, but the truth is that sometimes I botch things up, yep....like today when I started making the cake and was under the impression that I greased the pan enough, only to have it completely break on me and the bottom layer stay stuck to the pan......no biggie, we just turn the cake into a trifle, right?

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Lemon Cake

1 cup of sugar
1 stick of butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups flour
Grated rind of two lemons

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.

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Add eggs and milk and mix well. Add in the flour and baking powder and stir until well incorporated.

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Lastly add in the grated lemon rind, mix well and pour into the WELL greased cake pan.

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Bake at 350º for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

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Then you realize your cake stuck to the pan but you don't want to throw it out.....let's make a quick trifle, all you need is the cake and some whipped topping.

Break the cake into big chunks and cover the bottom of a deep dish pie pan....spread a layer of whipped topping and smooth it out.

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Add another layer of cake and finish with another layer of whipped topping. Sprinkle some grated lemon rind on top and pop it into the refrigerator for a while.

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I have to say that the best part of cooking is watching the kids enjoying it and this photo captures it all for me. Yep, I think we salvaged what could have been a lemon cake disaster. :)

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4 comments:

  1. ok.I'm officially drooling over it thanks Sandra ;-)

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  2. I love lemon..man..you cook! You make more in a week than I do in 3 months...sandy toes

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  3. And that's how great recipes are born! Wonderful! Glad that you were able to make something tasty out of a stuck cake! It does look incredibly delish!

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  4. Looks yummy no matter what you do to it or what you call it! YUM

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