This is a dense lemony pound cake with cranberries and a lemon glaze all over the top and soaked into the cake itself. The recipe is adapted from the Essen und Trinken
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- Grate the zest of two lemons, careful that you are grating only the coloured part of the rind. And squeeze the lemon to extract 11 tablespoons of juice. Grease and flour a 32x11 cm loaf pan. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Whisk together the flour and baking powder in a bowl.
- Cream the butter, sugar and pinch of salt with a hand-held beater until light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time, alternately mixing in a tablespoon of flour mixture after each addition. Pour in the whipping cream, and then 8 tablespoons of lemon juice and finely grated zest. Fold to combine. Sift in the rest of the flour mixture and gently stir to combine. Finally fold the dried cranberries into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Place the pan on the lower second rack and bake for about 80-90 minutes. After 35 minutes, cover the cake with a foil greased with butter. Remove and cool the cake in the tin briefly. Then remove the cake from the tin and allow it to cool completely.
- Sift the powdered sugar in a bowl and add in the rest of lemon juice. Stir to combine. Pour evenly over the cake. Allow the glaze to set before slicing and serving.
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I have the same big tin, buti use it for making bread ( and lot of itns non stick is gone)
Beautiful loaf. Delicous with cupp of tea.
Recently I've been hunting for lemon cake. This is the one that I definitely want to try it.
My mouth really is watering! Lemon and cranberry hmmm and it looks so amazing!
Oh the icing really make the cake look even more delicious. Thank you for another wonderful recipe!
The Cake looks delicious...and I love the combination.
Beautiful lemon cake looks soft, moist and delicious...tempting clicks..
wow. this is a great cake! I would love a slice of that pretty pleasee.. ? :D
I would definitely love to try this! You are sooo right - looks so lemony! What is german #405 flour?
my kind of cake!
Beautiful cake. I like it...
That loooks super moist and yummmm
This cake looks rich, moist and buttery. It's like a melt in your mouth type of cake. Perfect with tea. The colors and texture are beautiful.
oh wow another awesome cake from Angies Kitchen lol
Mmmm....my favourite cake. I can never have enough of it. I love the lemony smell and taste. Has to be even better with cranberries.
Looks so soft and spongy...
It is a stunning cake, looks so moist!
Looks too good, beautiful clicks.
Gorgeous....Was planning to bake a Lemon cake :-) It's my fav..
Gosh, I love this cake, will definitely try it. Beautiful pictures!
The texture is so beautiful! Perfect to go with a cup of coffee now.
That looks wicked good. Seriously.
ton cake est bien moelleux et aéré il est appétissant
bonne soirée
Thank you so much for all your replies!
@Trissa:German#405 flour contains 9-11% protein, more or less like pastry flour.
baking queen!
i love what you have done! it looks sooo perfect! i cant bake ....*tear drop*
I am grinning ear to ear with excitement!
This cake looks fantastic, I've bookmarked it and will try it soon!
That texture looks so moist and tender, and with the lemon and cranberries, this sounds like a keeper. Great find and share. Thank you so much!
I love lemon cakes! That cake looks perfect, Angie!
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Oh boy! That looks wicked good! Love the look of the bread and the frosting all over it. yum!
This cake looks beautiful!
This lemon cake looks really wonderful and just perfect with juicy cranberries in it!
That cake is so appealing with the right texture! I can just imagine how moist and a bit tangy it must be!
Good heaven, this looks like another yummy treat from my daaaarling Angie! hehe.... Wait, we chat over the net with that loaf of cake and tea! haha...Can we do that?
Your photos are gorgeous! I love the combination of the lemon and cranberry!
Just look at how tight those crumbs are! Work of a master.
what a beautiful cake!!! it's perfect!!!!
What a gorgeous contrast in both color and flavor, sounds delightful and looks so lovely!
Mmm ... Mmm ... Gotta agree! Cranberry & lemon are heavenly match! This cake looks perfectly moist to me!
Pei-Lin
The cranberries are so pretty in the cake! And, I love lemon, so this looks perfect.
I am really crazy with lemon cakes and the cranberries are a perfect match. I would like to try this cake.
that looks so yummy, would like to have some with coffee.
WOOOOO!!! they looks soooo heavenly and divine angie. I can't staring at them :) Lovely cake!!
You are going to turn me into a cake lover , with all these delicious looking cakes you keep coming up :)
Oh wow, this is gorgeous. Love the combination of lemon and cranberries. What a great cake!
This looks crazy delicious Angie! And it has my most favorite cranberries in it. It's breakfast time here - I hope you saved me a slice!
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Wow.... yummy and refreshing..
Wonderful, i love it
Bravo
I can imagine the nice aroma coming from this bread and lingering in your kitchen. Pls pop over to my kitchen and collect an award , you deserve it !
Angie, that cake looks amazing! Wonderful photos, too!
~ingrid
What an beautiful and stunning cake. Loved the combo of lemon and cranberry:)
Beautiful!!! Can't wait to make this for my mother. She (and I:) adore lemon!
Angie darling I popped in to wish you a love filled February full of blessings. This cake would go so well with a nice pot of tea right now!!
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Duchess
love all citrus breads, your recipe is gorgeous...
Bookmarked it. thanks
Angie
a question for you,when you say German Flour , its is a cake flour or all purpose flour
thanks
Arlette:German #405 flour has 10% protein content, which is similar to pastry flour. Type #405 is a household flour here in Germany.
Hi Angie
Is the pastry flour sifted before it is weighed or after it is weighed. Also, do you have a conversion chart on your blog, some people do not have a scale, they use measuring cups. Thanks.
Jackie: after sifted.
I haven't found one ideal conversion chart. Any recommendation?
Weight to measurement ratios vary severely between types, and most conversion charts just can't do that. And when comes to baking, I prefer to use exact weight for a closer estimate.
Hi Angie
I found your sight when I hit google search for pig feet lol I was wondering do you sell your goods my mail,that cake wooooweee I'd love a slice or 2 now.I've enjoyed my visit for sure leaving hungry I'll be back.
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