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This creamy lemon cake with lemon icing is the perfect treat this summer. Only takes about 40 minutes to make. The less time you bake it the creamier it will get. For me personally, 30 minutes always produces a perfect cake according to my taste. Try it out. For more delicious recipes check out the dessert & Fika categories!

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Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 1¼ cup sugar
  • 1¼ cup wheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp vanilla sugar
  • ¾ cup yogurt
  • ½ cup rapeseed oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cup icing sugar

How to

  • Whisk the eggs and sugar together until a bit fluffy (2-5 min)
  • Mix the flour, baking soda, and vanilla sugar together and add them to the batter.
  • Add rapeseed oil and yogurt.
  • Add lemon juice and the grated lemon peel.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 F. The longer you bake, the less creamy.
  • Mix the icing sugar with a tbsp of lemon juice. Add some water if needed.

There you have it. Easy as it gets. Enjoy your creamy lemon cake and share it with your friends!

Creamy lemon cake with lemon frosting

A creamy lemon cake with lemon frosting. Really easy, creamy, and delicious. The perfect cake to make in the summertime.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine scandinavian
Servings 9

Ingredients
  

  • 3 eggs
  • cup sugar
  • cup wheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp vanilla sugar
  • ¾ cup yogurt
  • ½ cup rapeseed oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 cup icing sugar

Instructions
 

  • Whisk the eggs and sugar together until a bit fluffy (2-5 min)
  • Mix the flour, baking soda, and vanilla sugar together and add them to the batter.
  • Add rapeseed oil and yogurt.
  • Add lemon juice and the grated lemon peel.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 F. The longer you bake, the less creamy.
  • Mix the icing sugar with a tbsp of lemon juice. Add some water if needed.
Keyword creamy, lemon, summer
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