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Lemon desserts are hard to beat. Lemon bars, lemon cake and lemon loafs are a favorite at my house. This silky smooth lemon pudding cake is a new favorite lemon dessert recipe that melts in your mouth. This is one delicious lemon pudding cake.

To make this easy lemon pudding cake recipe you only need six simple ingredients. This is what you need to gather from your fridge and pantry for this pudding cake recipe: lemons for juicing and zesting, butter, granulated sugar, eggs, flour (all-purpose or gluten-free flour) and milk. If you want to fancy the lemon cake up, grab some powdered sugar for dusting before serving. (Check out the health benefits of lemon.)

Lemon zest adds so much flavor to this cake and other lemon dessert recipes. There are several ways you can zest a lemon. You can use a microplane, a citrus zester, a fine cheese grater, a vegetable peeler or a sharp knife.

Serve scoops of this lemon pudding cake in bowls for dessert or as a sweet, tart snack during the day. This lemony cake tastes like spring and would be a delicious addition to your Easter dessert table.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 to 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 to 40 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients 

• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar (divided)
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 3 large eggs (whites and yolks separated)
• 1/4 cup flour (all purpose or 1:1 gluten-free flour)
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup lemon juice  
• powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)

Here's how to make it: 

1. Cream the butter and half of the granulated sugar together with an electric mixer. Add the lemon zest and egg yolks. Beat well to combine. 
2. Stir in the flour, milk and lemon juice. 
3. In another mixing bowl, beat the egg whites and remaining sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold the mixture gently into the batter.
4. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8x8-inch cake pan or round cake pan. 
5. Set the cake pan into a larger baking dish. Pour hot water around the cake pan, coming up about 1 inch on the sides. (You are creating a water bath.)
6. Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown. 
7. Remove the cake from the water bath and set aside to cool a bit before serving. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired. Store the cake covered in the fridge. 

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