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German Lemon Cake

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"This loaf cake is known in Germany as 'Zitronenkuchen', a dense pound cake with a lemon glaze all over the top and soaked into the cake itself." — MISS ALIX

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each one. Stir in the rum, then mix in the flour and cornstarch. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
While the cake is baking, mix together the lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. When the cake comes out of the oven, poke with a long fork or knitting needle all over. Pour the glaze over the top,and let it soak in. Cut into slices to serve.

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PREP 20 mins
COOK 1 hr 15 mins
READY IN 1 hr 35 mins

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Sep 29, 2006

delicious! i made extra glaze and made the glaze extra lemony and poked tons of holes in the cake with the bamboo skewers and poured geneoursly. I added axtra sugar to the rest of the glaze to maek the glaze thicker and more "glaze-y" so that it would crust nicely and poured/spread that one on for icing. YUM!

—gingerB

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jun 23, 2007

I must have done something wrong, since others had good results. Cake was about an inch high and very heavy.

—Anita S.

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37 Ratings

Feb 24, 2008

I have to give this 5 stars! I did make a few slight changes. I had an overabundance of lemons and no rum in the house, so I substituted fresh squeezed lemon juice for the rum and threw in about a tablespoon of lemon zest with the dry ingredients. The cake was very moist, and the lemon flavor was wonderful.

—Pam-3BoysMama

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Dec 21, 2006

This has got to be one of the cake recipes I've ever made (and I've made a lot of cakes)! The only change I made to the recipe was using a dash of lemon extract instead of rum. A delicious cake and I will be making it again very soon by popular demand. Thank you for this yummy recipe! :-)

—Karen19733

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Jan 26, 2007

I'm not sure yet - I just made it. But, I'm suspicious because there was no leavening agent. What's going make this not a rock?

—SFRONZA

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Jan 19, 2010

My wife and I loved it, even though I had to substitute organic corn meal for the corn starch because we didn't have corn starch on hand, thereby making it less original. To those whose cakes didn't rise: perhaps your butter and eggs weren't at room temperature. Also, after having beaten in half the eggs, adding a spoonful of the flour before beating in the rest of the eggs can help stabilize the batter. This technique seems to work well in cakes that don't have chemical leavening agents.

—Vitit Kantabutra

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Feb 16, 2007

I put in a teaspoon of vanilla extract, two teaspoons of rum extract and a dash of the lemon juice for flavoring. I made extra lemon glaze to make it extra lemony and dusted it with powdered sugar.

—Heinz14

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Jul 18, 2008

I was curious to see the texture of this cake with so much cornstarch called for but I was pleased with the end result. I goofed and added the 1/3 cup lemon juice to the batter and it still turned out OK. I did use the zest from one whole lemon in the batter also along with a teaspoon of vanilla and a dash of salt to enhance the flavors. I glazed as per instruction and the cake turned out light textured with a great lemony tart flavor and quite moist.

—tvmw

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Nutrition

Calories
392 kcal
20%

Carbohydrates
49.7 g
16%

Cholesterol
134 mg
45%

Fat
19.4 g
30%

Fiber
0.4 g
2%

Protein
3.9 g
8%

Sodium
153 mg
6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

German Lemon Cake

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 392
Calories from Fat: 175

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 19.4g 30 %
Saturated Fat 11.6g 58 %
Cholesterol 134mg 45 %
Sodium 153mg 6 %
Potassium 54mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 49.7g 16 %
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 2 %
Protein 3.9g 8 %
Sugars 31.4g
Vitamin A 13 %
Vitamin C 5 %
Calcium 2 %
Iron 9 %
Thiamin 10 %
Niacin 11 %
Vitamin B6 2 %
Magnesium 2 %
Folate 17 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.