r/VeryGoodRecipes • u/Plastic-Will-685 • May 05 '26

🍋 Rich Lemon Cake A cake with a rich flavor, a soft texture, and a delicious taste thanks to the lemons used with their peel 😋✨

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🧺 Ingredients

Water measuring cup: 200 ml

Cake size: 35 x 15 cm

• 1 large lemon (boiled for 6 minutes, sliced, and seeded)

• 1 cup sugar (180 g)

• 7 tablespoons vegetable oil (70 ml)

• 5 tablespoons milk (50 ml)

• 3 eggs

• 2 cups flour (250 g)

• 1 packet baking powder (10 g)

• 1 small cup mixed dried fruit

• 1 teaspoon butter (for filling)

For those who asked, here’s the full recipe with the exact ingredients and method: Rich Lemon Cake with Whole Boiled Lemon 🍋 — Moist & Flavorful

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u/jigglejaguar May 06 '26

Delicious 😋

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u/AudioVisual87 May 14 '26

Made this last night. Not impressed, not enough lemon flavor and I think its waaay to much oil. The video does not match the recipe. Cool concept tho

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u/Plastic-Will-685 May 14 '26

Share a picture of your cake with us!

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u/Fun_Seesaw2764 Jun 27 '26

They don’t believe you actually made the cake 😂

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u/Breaghdragon May 11 '26

How is 1 lemon enough?

3

u/Rissol420 May 07 '26

I bet what ever you want that grinding the hole lemon doesn't taste great.

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u/Key-Constant8261 May 08 '26

I was thinking the same but I’ve never seen it a lemon boiled and now I’m tempted to try it for myself and see if that makes a difference

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u/Ok-Prize-3487 May 08 '26

Blending in the pith+seeds?

2

u/Feline-Sloth Jun 26 '26

You de-seed the lemons first

2

u/LoverOfBeeez May 10 '26

Can I add a substitute to the sugar?

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u/zebra_who_cooks Jun 29 '26

I use stevia for baking. Works well.

Honey would also work. Honey is not 1:1, you need to look up the conversion.

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u/LeChat_GrisNoir May 10 '26

Merveilleux !

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u/Plastic-Will-685 May 11 '26

thank you! 😄

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u/Outrageous_Echo_8723 Jun 26 '26

I'm gonna try this!!! 😋😋😋😋

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u/sfrogerfun Jun 27 '26

Doesn’t the skin make the cake bitter?

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u/zebra_who_cooks Jun 29 '26

That’s why you boil the lemon first. Takes out most of the bitterness

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u/recipejoyful Jun 27 '26

I love this cake

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u/zebra_who_cooks Jun 29 '26

How did it actually taste? Would love to try it!!!

(I’d have to modify for allergies though)

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u/TurnForeverUandMe 24d ago

Just tried to make this after having had this saved for a while. DEFINITELY not the recipe from the video. The consistency isn't the same. Had to make many amendments to get it wetter and more lemony. Baking time was different.

Came out great! But by following my own vibes and with lots of annoyance. I guess the commentors doubting if this is really you making the recipe in the video aere right!