Lemon Cake with Chocolate Gloppy Frosting

Name: Lemon Cake with Chocolate Gloppy Frosting
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 stick butter plus 1 tablespoon for greasing the pan; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 355 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Juice lemon and 3 grates of zest; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1 Tbsp lemon zest; 2 to 3 grates whole nutmeg; 0 teaspoons salt; 255 grams semisweet chocolate chips; 237 milliliters plain, whole milk yogurt; 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 118 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Lemon Cake with Chocolate Gloppy Frosting a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 11g of protein, 54g of fat, and a total of 958 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, baking soda, butter plus 1 tablespoon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch square cake pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.

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Butter

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Cake Form

Oven

For the cake: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or an electric hand mixer, or by hand), cream the 1 stick of butter and granulated sugar together until smooth, 5 to 8 minutes. As you are creaming the butter and sugar, scrape the sides down with a rubber spatula so you are sure to be combining the butter and sugar as it mixes.

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Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

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Whisk

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In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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When the butter and sugar are integrated, blend in the yogurt.

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Butter

Yogurt

Sugar

Add the eggs, one by one.

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Egg

Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Vanilla

Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the dry ingredients.

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Blender

Bowl

Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake, undisturbed, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes before inverting it on to a plate and allowing it to cool for an additional 20 minutes.

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Oven

Frying Pan

For the frosting: In a small saucepan, combine the water and granulated sugar and bring to a simmer. Stir to make sure all of the sugar has dissolved.

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Sugar

Frosting

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and transfer to a bowl to cool. Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir to blend. Set the syrup aside to cool.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Syrup

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Bowl

In a small saucepan, heat the cream.

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Cream

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Sauce Pan

Place the chocolate chips in a medium bowl. When the cream simmers, pour it over the chocolate chips.

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Chocolate Chips

Cream

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Bowl

Whisk to blend. Set aside to cool.

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Whisk

In the bowl of the food processor, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, and almond extract. Pulse to blend. Continue blending for about 30 seconds until the ingredients are mixed together. Use a rubber spatula to scrape every bit of the chocolate mixture into the processor and mix again to blend.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Extract

Chocolate

Butter

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Food Processor

Spatula

Bowl

Transfer the frosting to a bowl and allow it to sit a little before frosting the cake.

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Frosting

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Bowl

Transfer cake to a serving platter. Use a pastry brush (or spoon) to put some of the syrup on the cake. Do not make too wet or the cake will be soggy and fall apart, use just a little bit here and there. Carefully spread the frosting over the cake starting in the center and working it to and around the edges. Make sure there is enough frosting to coat the top and sides of the cake.

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Frosting

Syrup

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Pastry Brush