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A small baked lemon cake in a white ramekin, garnished with lemon slices, sits on a textured surface near a fork, a blue napkin, a lemon, and a white pitcher.
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4.72 from 7 votes

Mini French Lemon Coffee Cake

Lemony and moist coffee cake great for dessert or for a breakfast treat.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Quick Breads
Cuisine: French
Servings: 1 cake
Calories: 384kcal
Author: Sydney Dawes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sugar.
  • ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1 Pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoon plain yogurt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • dash vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon butter salter butter, melted
  • ½ teaspoon powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Lightly oil a 4 inch tart pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl, let cool slightly and set aside.
  • In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together sugar and eggs until light, thick and frothy, then gently fold in yogurt, vanilla, lemon zest.
  • Fold in dry ingredients until just combines then stir in the melted butter.
  • Pour batter into prepared dish and, bake for 20-25 minutes until cake tester comes out clean.
  • Dust with powdered sugar and fresh fruit of choice and serve.

Notes

  • You can also make this recipe in a small loaf pan of mini bundt cakes. 
  • DUse fresh lemon juice and lemon zest for the best lemon flavor. Stay away from bottled juice!
  • The more liquid you add to the glaze the thinner it will turn out. Ad in the liquids slowly until you get the desired consistency.
  • Mixing the glaze in a small measuring cup with a pour spout makes it easy to drizzle the glaze over the coffee cake.
  • This cake keeps well covered at room temperature for up to 2 days, but it probably won't last that long!.

    • Nutrition

    Serving: 1cake | Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Sodium: 367mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g
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