Extreme Lemon Walnut Cake Recipe

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Extreme Lemon Walnut Cake
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
558
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
  3. Finely grate the peel from ONE lemon, and squeeze out the juice from ONE lemon; set aside.
  4. With an electric mixer beat the butter, 1-1/2 cups sugar, and the lemon extract (if using) until light and fluffy for about 4-5 minutes (no less than 4 minutes, no sugar granules should remain in the creamed mixture!).
  5. Crack eggs open in a dish, making certain that there are no shells.
  6. Add in a couple at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition(beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes).
  7. In a small bowl, mix the flour with baking powder.
  8. Add in 1 cup at a time to the creamed mixture; beat until well combined.
  9. Stir in chopped walnuts.
  10. Transfer the batter to prepared cake pan.
  11. Bake for 40 minutes, or until cake tests done.
  12. While the cake is baking, prepare the syrup.
  13. Combine remaining 2 cups sugar with 2 cups water.
  14. Slice remaining lemon into wedges.
  15. Squeeze out the juice into sugar/water, the drop in a couple wedges.
  16. Bring to a boil; boil 5 minutes.
  17. Remove lemon wedges.
  18. When cake has finished baking, pour the hot lemon syrup over warm cake.
  19. Cool cake and serve with vanilla ice cream.
  20. Delicious!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 558.12 Kcal (2337 kJ)
Calories from fat 279.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.06g 48%
Cholesterol 149.79mg 50%
Sodium 602.75mg 25%
Potassium 302.39mg 6%
Total Carbs 63.26g 21%
Sugars 34.72g 139%
Dietary Fiber 3.99g 16%
Protein 10.38g 21%
Vitamin C 5.4mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 2.8mg 15%
Calcium 159.7mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 379.06 Kcal (1587 kJ)
Calories from fat 189.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.1g 48%
Cholesterol 101.73mg 50%
Sodium 409.37mg 25%
Potassium 205.38mg 6%
Total Carbs 42.96g 21%
Sugars 23.58g 139%
Dietary Fiber 2.71g 16%
Protein 7.05g 21%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 1.9mg 15%
Calcium 108.5mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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