Lemon desserts are a popular choice in summer and a personal favorite. When I discovered a recipe for a lemon cake incorporating mascarpone cheese on the lovely Mademoiselle Gourmande blog, I wanted to try this intriguing variation. I decided to make it in individual Bundt sizes and deliver a couple to a lemon-loving friend celebrating a birthday. The cake was super moist, and delicious. If you like lemon, you will love this cake!
Individual Lemon Mascapone Cakes
CAKE:
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1 2/3 c flour
1 c sugar
1 t baking powder
6 T unsweetened butter
2 eggs
8 oz tub of mascarpone cheese
GLAZE:
juice of 1 lemon
1 1/2 c icing sugar
fresh berries for serving; the original recipe calls for chopped pistachios sprinkked over the glaze instead of fruit
Preheat oven to 350 F
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Mix the mascarpone, lemon juice and lemon zest together. Combine mascarpone mixture with the butter- egg mixture. Mix well.Combine flour and baking powder. Gradually incorporate into the wet ingredients and mix until just blended.Divide batter evenly into a greased individual Bundt pan. The cake can be made in a loaf pan as well or in a regular Bundt pan if preferred.
Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes until golden and a toothpick comes clean when the cakes are tested. If baking in larger pan, cake will need 45-50 minutes to bake.
To glaze: prick the cakes with a wooden skewer. Mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice until very smooth and drizzle over each inverted cake on its serving plate. Serve with fresh berries.
Variation: adding finely chopped lemon balm to the batter would be delicious.
Lusciously lemony good!
Oh, stop it!!! These look TOO good!!! I’ve never worked with mascarpone, but I know it’s delicious. The recipe looks easy enough, so maybe I wouldn’t mess it up!
You can do it, Alycia! Easy-peasy and really delicious if you love lemon! Go for it!! Now if you lived closer, I would have delivered a couple to you and Ramon instead of eating more than my share!!!! š
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You forgot the sugar in the cake part. Have only flour, butter, etc no sugar. So how much sugar. Need answer ASAP
1 cup of sugar. So sorry! I have amended the recipe. Thank you for letting me know. Enjoy the cake!
Johanne Lamarche
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