Glazed Lemon Cakes
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for muffin tin
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for muffin tin
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk or plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus 2 tablespoons juice for the glaze
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Butter and flour a 6-cup jumbo muffin tin.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vanilla, and lemon zest and juice.
- Set aside.
- With an electric mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of the buttermilk mixture.
- Divide evenly among the muffin cups.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes in tin, then cool completely on a wire rack.
- Set the rack over wax or parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, stir confectioners sugar with the remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth.
- Pour over the cakes, spreading to the edges with a small knife.
- Let set for 30 minutes before serving.
unsalted butter, flour, baking powder, salt, lowfat buttermilk, vanilla, lemon, sugar, eggs, confectioners sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/glazed-lemon-cakes-383370 (may not work)