Orange Citrus Cake & Lemon Ginger Jam

Recipe for an ultra-soft and decadent cake with Lemon Ginger Jam

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Orange Citrus Cake & Lemon Ginger Jam

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 25g lemon-ginger jam

For the syrup:

  • 75mL lemon juice
  • 30g sugar

For the glaze:

  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 200g powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F).
  • Beat 125g of softened butter and 140g of sugar until the mixture is white and homogeneous.
  • Add 2 eggs and continue to beat.
  • Add 200g of flour, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of baking powder, and mix well.
  • Add 25g of lemon-ginger jam and mix.
  • Finally, pour in 150g of heavy cream and mix until combined.
  • Pour the batter into a buttered or parchment-lined loaf pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour 30 minutes.
  • 5 minutes before removing from the oven, combine 75mL of lemon juice and 30g of sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • As soon as the cake is out of the oven, leave it in the pan and immediately brush it with the syrup using a pastry brush.
  • Leave the cake in the pan and let it cool completely, then refrigerate overnight.
  • The next day, prepare the glaze by mixing the juice of half a lemon with 200g of powdered sugar.
  • Remove the cake from the pan, pour the glaze over it, and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
  •  the oven to 150°.
  • Cream 125g butter and 140g sugar until white and smooth
  • Add 2 eggs and whisk
  • Add 200g flour, 1⁄2 tsp salt, 1⁄2 tsp baking powder and mix
  • Add 25g of lemon-ginger jam and mix.
  • Finally pour in 150g of liquid cream, mixPour into the buttered or lined with baking paper cake tin
  • Bake for 1h30
  • 5 minutes before removing from the oven, pour 75ml of lemon juice and 30g of sugar into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
  • When the cake comes out of the oven, leave it in the tin and brush immediately with syrup.
  • Turn the cake out onto a plate, leaving it in its tin, leave to cool and refrigerate overnight.
  • The next day, prepare the icing by mixing the juice of half a lemon with 200g icing sugar.
  • Unmould the cake, pour over the glaze and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.