LEMON-BUTTERMILK BUNDT CAKE RECIPE | EPICURIOUS.COM

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With a wonderfully moist interior beneath a crunchy crust and a generous amount of fragrant lemon zest, this cake is a classic reborn.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for pan
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
Finely grated zest of 8 lemons (about 1/2 cup)
4 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup apricot or peach preserves
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour
  • Bundt pan; set aside. Whisk baking powder,
  • salt, and 3 cups flour in a medium bowl.
  • Combine sugar and lemon zest in a large
  • bowl; using your fingertips, rub together
  • until lemon sugar is well blended.
  • Add 1 cup butter to lemon sugar. Using
  • an electric mixer on high speed, beat until
  • mixture is light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend
  • between additions and occasionally scraping
  • down sides and bottom of bowl with a rubber
  • spatula, until mixture is light and very fluffy,
  • about 4 minutes longer.
  • Reduce speed to low. Add dry ingredients
  • in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk
  • in 2 additions, beginning and ending with
  • dry ingredients. Scrape batter into prepared
  • pan; smooth top.
  • Bake cake until golden brown and
  • beginning to pull away from sides of pan,
  • 70 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack
  • and let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes.
  • Invert cake onto rack; remove pan and let
  • cool completely. DO AHEAD: Cake can be
  • made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room
  • temperature.
  • Combine preserves and lemon juice in a
  • small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat,
  • and simmer, stirring occasionally, until glaze
  • is reduced to 1/2 cup, 6-8 minutes. Strain
  • glaze into a small pitcher or bowl; discard
  • solids in strainer. Pour glaze over cooled
  • cake and let sit for at least 10 minutes.

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