Photograph courtesy of Maile Crewdson

For a recent and zesty springtime deal with, do this native fruit infused cake! It makes a joyful centerpiece at Easter and could be dressed up with homegrown herbs and edible flowers or extra fruit! This gluten-free cake is scrumptious as-is and could be elevated with elective syrup soak and/or lemon cream cheese frostingI like to make use of Meyer lemons straight off our tree however any recent lemons will work. It’s a beginner-friendly recipe to make alongside your children, and it’s allergy-friendly. Win-win!

Components

For the Bundt Cake
3 cups Gluten-Free All-Function Flour (Children can scoop this straight of the bag with their measuring cup)
1 TBSP baking powder (gluten-free)
2 TBSP recent lemon zest
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
5 tbsp lemon juice
4 giant eggs
1 cup entire plain yogurt, room temperature
1 tsp every, lemon extract and vanilla extract (elective; its inclusion will elevate the flavour)

For the Stovetop Easy Syrup
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tsp lemon extract (elective)

For the Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting (Non-obligatory):
Half a block of ordinary cream cheese (4 oz.), room temperature
4 tbsp butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp lemon zest
2 to three tbsp lemon juice, relying on style and frosting consistency you need

Instructions

For the Bundt Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 levels F.
  2. Generously grease a 10-12 cup bundt pan in each crevice with both nonstick spray or butter and a little bit dusting of flour.
  3. Whisk collectively the gluten-free flour, baking powder, recent lemon zest, and salt. Put aside.
  4. In a separate bigger bowl, cream butter, and sugar for about 3 minutes at medium velocity with an electrical mixer or vigorously by hand.
  5. Pour in lemon juice, then eggs (one egg at a time), mixing effectively between every egg. As soon as all eggs are mixed, add within the yogurt and extracts and stir effectively.
  6. Slowly fold in your dry substances in that separate bowl you put aside. Stir till mixed.
  7. Pour the batter into the bundt pan filling about 2/3 full.
  8. Bake for about 45 minutes at 350 levels F, checking for doneness on the 35 to 40-minute mark, then each 5 minutes after.
  9. When a toothpick inserted towards the middle of your cake comes out clear, the cake is finished. As soon as baked, enable the bundt pan to chill for about quarter-hour.
  10. Place a big inverted plate or cake stand on the bundt pan and flip the bundt pan and plate collectively. It ought to simply be launched.

For the Stovetop Easy Syrup

  1. In a small saucepan, mix 1/4 cup water with 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
  2. Over medium excessive warmth, convey your saucepan to a mild boil.
  3. As soon as the liquid is boiling, flip the warmth to medium and gently stir the liquid for a few minute to dissolve the sugar within the water.
  4. Take away your saucepan to chill. 
  5. Pour in 1 tsp of lemon or vanilla extract, if utilizing.

For the Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Beat collectively the cream cheese and butter for about 2 minutes.
  2. Slowly add in your powdered sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice, beatingto mix.

Assembling the Bundt Cake

  1. As soon as cake is cooled, pour easy syrup alongside the highest of your cake. Use as a lot or as little as you want. This may assist maintain your cake moist and flavorful.
  2. Subsequent, high with the lemon cream cheese frosting (if utilizing) and beautify with extra recent lemons, backyard herbs or edible flowers.

Maile Crewdson is a Maui mother of three keiki with extreme meals allergic reactions. She’s been married to her sweetheart for almost 15 years who she met on the Maui County Honest. A former trainer, Maile loves elevating up the following era. You might have seen her on Meals Community’s “Nice Chocolate Showdown” the place she received large. A giant shock for her children was Maile being invited again for the following season of the identical present the place she was a shock visitor on the Finale!