Honey Lemon Butter Cake

Honey Lemon Butter Cake

蜂蜜柠檬牛油蛋糕

Ingredients:
250g butter
4 egg yolks
200g self raising flour
1 tbsp poppy seed (optional - can add into flour)
120g sugar
50g freshly squeezed lemon juice
25g honey (stir into lemon juice)
zest of 1 lemon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2tsp salt (omit if using salted butter)

4 egg whites
50g castor sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar

8" round or 7" square pan

Method：
1. Cream butter with sugar using mixer until pale and creamy.
2. Add in egg yolks one by one, beating well to combine.
3. Add 1/3 of flour followed by half the honey lemon juice, and another 1/3 flour and balance of juice.
4. Add in last 1/3 portion of flour, lemon zest and vanilla, mix well on low speed with mixer. Scrap down as needed to get a smooth batter. Set aside.
5. In a clean bowl, whip egg whites until frothy before adding cream of tartart and gradually adding sugar until firm peaks formed.
6. Add in 1/3 of meringue into the yolk batter and mix well.
7. Pour the batter into remaining meringue and fold until evenly mixed.
8. Pour into prepared pan and place the cake into another bigger pan.
9. Place a ramekin filled with hot water at the hottest spot of the oven in order to obtain a crack free cake.
10. Bake at 170c (50-55mins) on lowest level.
11. Remove ramekin half way through the baking time.

Source : https://jeannietay.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/honey-lemon-butter-cake/