For a dinner party, you can present these cakes on a cake stand garnished with fresh berries.
Recipe information
Yield
makes 6
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 6-cup jumbo muffin tin. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vanilla, and lemon zest and juice. Set aside.
Step 2
With an electric mixer, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of the buttermilk mixture.
Step 3
Divide evenly among the muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in tin, then cool completely on a wire rack.
Step 4
Set the rack over wax or parchment paper. In a small bowl, stir confectioners’ sugar with the remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth. Pour over the cakes, spreading to the edges with a small knife. Let set for 30 minutes before serving.
