Tuesday, April 17, 2012

TwD:BwJ: Lemon Loaf Cake

I love lemon, so I really wanted to love this recipe. But, I don't, it is OK and my husband loves it, but it just did not hit me as amazing. I followed the recipe as is, but took a cue from the many recipes for tres leche cake that I keep seeing and baked it in a 9x9 pan and made a coating for it. For the coating/glaze I made some lemon curd, it was so amazing and easy, and mixed the lemon curd with heavy cream and evaporated milk. I could live on the coating/glaze, it was so good!
Homemade lemon curd, so yummy!
Ready to go in oven
When it was done baking, I took it out and put a bunch of holes in it with a toothpick.


And put a bunch of holes in it with a toothpick and poured the amazing coating/glaze on it!

Could seriously lick this right off the cake!
Well, after a couple of hours in the fridge and even overnight, it did not really sink into the cake. Might be because it was almost a pound cake and really dense already, but the glaze did solidify on top and make a thick almost frosting.


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24 comments:

  1. Andrea_TheKitchenLionessApril 17, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    Erin, your cake with the glaze does look delicious. Strawberries are always wonderful with lemon cake!

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  2. yummychunkletApril 17, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Aw, sorry this wasn't amazing for you. Your glaze looks great, though!

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  3. Sweet and That's itApril 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    Oooh with that glaze... looks delicious!

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  4. KathyApril 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    Erin, It looks delicious…even if it wasn’t a hit for you!

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  5. Cher RockwellApril 17, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    Oh, lemon curd is the elixer of life :-)
    But, I agree, the cake wasn't quite what I was hoping for.
    Great idea to add some life to the cake!

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    1. ErinApril 18, 2012 at 12:34 PM

      Thanks, oh my gosh, the lemon curd was the best!

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  6. Mary HirschApril 18, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    You were more creative than I. Lemon curd, next time. I did pour lemon curd (from a jar) to serve but was so disgusted with the look and taste of it, I poured it down the drain. Will make my own next time. I wrapped my lemon loaf in a towel and let it sit overnight and found the lemon flavor to be subtle and nice. I liked it but I admit, not toooooo lemony. Mary

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    1. ErinApril 19, 2012 at 9:01 AM

      Thanks, homemade is the best and it was so easy!

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  7. LVApril 18, 2012 at 10:45 PM

    Yum! Lemon curd makes cakes taste so amazing. I can only imagine how moist and delicious this is.

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  8. ElaineApril 18, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Tres leche cake is my favorite cake and my daughter and I baked our first one for my birthday last week. I think you are right that because this recipe is more like a pound cake it was too dense for the milk/curd to soak through. But what a great idea to make it with a combination of milks and curd!

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    1. ErinApril 19, 2012 at 9:02 AM

      Thanks, I am going to try a traditional tres leche sometime soon. The lemon curd/milk glaze was so good!

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  9. mr. pineapple manApril 19, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Looks very delicious to me! Hate it when recipes don't work out to your expectations, but at least theres next time!

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    1. ErinApril 19, 2012 at 9:02 AM

      Thanks! I definitely appreciate next times!

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  10. Cathleen | My Culinary MissionApril 20, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    Homemade lemon curd is the only way to go!

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  11. Gretchen NoelleApril 20, 2012 at 10:52 AM

    That glaze does look like thick frosting! Loos just delicious!

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  12. BetsyApril 21, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    I liked this cake even though it was as lemony as you would expect a lemon loaf to be. I like the look of your glaze. I brushed mine with flavored sugar syrup, though it didn't soak in very deep.

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  13. CakelawApril 23, 2012 at 7:15 AM

    OMG - that looks amazing!

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