π₯ Ingredients
- all-purpose flour 405 g
- baking powder 2 Β½ tsp
- kosher salt 1 tsp
- baking soda Β½ tsp
- whole milk 240 g
- vanilla 2 tsp
- Meyer lemon juice 170 g
- Meyer lemon zest 2
- granulated sugar 479 g
- eggs 4 large
- olive oil 292 g
π³ Cookware
- bundt pan or 2 loaf pans
- medium bowl
- bowl
- large bowl
- cake tester
- small bowl
- cake tester
- skewer
- pastry brush
- cooling rack
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1Preheat the oven at 350Β°F.
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2Grease and flour a bundt pan or 2 loaf pans .
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3In a medium bowl , whisk the all-purpose flour , baking powder , kosher salt , and baking soda together.
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4In a separate bowl , mix the whole milk , vanilla , 1/4 cup (57 g) of Meyer lemon juice to make a home made buttermilk. Curdling is okay.
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5Note: If using regular lemons, use 2 Tbsp of lemon juice in place of the 1/4 cup.
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6In a large bowl , massage the Meyer lemon zest and the 1.75 cups (347 g) granulated sugar together.
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7Combine the eggs with the sugar and zest mixture and mix together on low and then increase to high to incorporate air until the mixture is fluffy and pale.
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8Slowly incorporate the 1.33 cup (267 g) olive oil into the egg mixture.
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9Add a third of the dry mixture to the egg mixture and then half of the wet mixture. Alternate dry and wet until you end with dry.
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10Combine the last bit by hand so that you don't overmix the batter and create unwanted gluten.
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11Pour batter into prepared pan. Don't need to level out the batter because it is pretty liquid.
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12Bake the cake for 45 to 55 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean when used from the top of the cake.
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13Make the glaze by combining 2/3 cup (132 g) granulated sugar, 1/2 cup (114 g) lemon juice, 2 Tbsp olive oil to a small bowl
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14Whisk until there are no more lumps and set aside.
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15Check the cake with a cake tester at the tallest part of the cake until the cake tester is clean.
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16Separate the edges of the cake from the pan using a small offset spatula.
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17Let the cake cook in the pan for about 5 minutes .
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18Poke the bottom of the cake with a skewer to add holes for the glaze to seep into.
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19Glaze the bottom of the cake while still warm with a pastry brush .
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20Let the cake cook in the pan for about 15 minutes .
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21Turn the cake out of the pan by putting a cooling rack over the pan and then flipping the pan upside down.
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22Poke the top and sides of the cake with a skewer to add holes for the glaze to seep into.
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23Glaze the top and sides of the cake while still warm with a pastry brush.
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24Wait for the cake to cool and the glaze to crystallize before serving.