Lemon bundt cake with a lemony vanilla drizzle

Lemon bundt cake

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
21/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
4 eggs
1 cup butter unsalted
3 tbls canola oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/4  tsp sea salt
Zest of two lemons
Juice of two lemons
1/4 cup or more of milk or half and half


Directions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees,butter and flour a bundt pan.

In a bowl whisk together the butter and sugar,cream till light and fluffy crack in the eggs one at a time add the zest,juice of lemon and the canola oil beat till the eggs gets incorporated.


Now add the flour which has already been whisked with baking powder and salt.

Mix both together at the lowest speed till everything is combined.Add in the milk or half and half beat till light...and combined.

Pour the batter into the bundt pan,bake for 40 minutest until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.

Enjoy this moist lemony bundt!

Walnut Zucchini Bundt Cake

Walnut Zucchini Bundt Cake

Ingredients

Flour-2 cups
Eggs-2
Oil-1/2 cup or Butter 2 tbs and the rest oil to make half cup
Sugar -1 cup
Baking Powder-2 tsp
Zucchini-1 whole shredded
Walnuts-1/2 cup Chopped
Pure Vanilla Essence-1 tsp
Pinch of Salt
Nutmeg Powder-1/4 tsp
Sour Cream -1 tbs

Directions

• Mix the Sugar,Oil,Sour Cream and Eggs
• Beat at low speed and cream it 
• Add the Shredded Zucchini followed by the dry ingredients 
• Beat for a couple of minutes using a mixer add a pinch of Salt,Nutmeg powder and essence
• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
• Bake for 35-40 minutes in a Bundt pan or a loaf pan until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Walnut Coffee Cake lightened with Agave Nectar

Coffee Cake lightened with Agave Nectar

I enjoyed baking this evening tried some low sugar coffee cake made with agave nectar.You can bake using a mixture of all purpose flour and  wheat flour...good combination to get some extra fiber!

Ingredients
2 Cups Flour(1 Wheat & 1 All purpose)3 Eggs1 stick Butter or use 1/2 cup oil and 2 tbs apple sauce1/2 cup Sugar1/4 cup Agave Nectar1/2 cup Milk or a little more2 tsp Baking powderPinch of Salt1 tsp Vanilla essencePinch of Nutmeg 1/2 cup WalnutsOil to spray the pan

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees ,spray the  pan liberally dust with some flour.

• Separate the eggs in 2 Bowls

• Take a bowl cream the butter,egg yolks,agave nectar and sugar till nice and fluffy stir in milk and vanilla essence

• Combine the flour ,baking powder and a pinch of salt and nutmeg  fold in the fluffy butter mixture 

• Add the egg whites ,gently stir and pour into the greased pan

• Add chopped walnuts dusted with some flour liberally on the cake and bake approximately for 35- 45 minutes...or until a tooth pick comes out clean.