Lemon Velvet Squares
- 2 14 cups sifted cake flour
- 2 12 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
- 12 teaspoon freshly grated navel orange rind
- 1 13 cups superfine sugar or 1 13 cups strained sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 13 cup water
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 14 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, for garnish
- Position oven rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 350; butter a 13x9 inch baking pan.
- Using a triple sifter, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- Cut the butter into 1-inch pieces and place in the large bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment.
- Add in the lemon and orange rinds and soften on low speed.
- Increase to med-high and cream until smooth and light in color, about 1 1/2-2 minutes.
- Add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time, taking about 6-8 minutes to blend it in well.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally.
- Add in eggs, 1 at a time at 1-minute intervals, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Decrease speed to low; in a small bowl, combine the water, lemon juice, and orange juice.
- Add the dry ingredients alternating with the liquids, dividing the flour mixture into 3 parts and the liquid into two parts, starting and ending with the flour.
- Mix just until incorporated after each addition; do not worry if the batter appears to curdle, it should smooth out after the flour is blended inches.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and mix for 10 seconds longer.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan, smoothing with the back of a spoon.
- Center the pan on the oven rack and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown on top, springy to touch, and begins to come away from the sides of the pan.
- Remove pan from oven and set on a cake rack to cool.
- Just before serving, place powdered sugar in a fine mesh strainer and dust the top of the cake; cut into squares and serve.
cake flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, freshly grated lemon zest, orange rind, sugar, eggs, water, lemon juice, orange juice, powdered sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-velvet-squares-372153 (may not work)