Lemon Balm Cake

Name: Lemon Balm Cake
Ingredients: 250 g butter, at room temperature; 250 g sugar; 4 eggs; 1/2 lemon, juice of; 130 g all-purpose flour; 120 g potato starch; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 100 ml chopped fresh lemon balm

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

250 g butter, at room temperature
250 g sugar
4 eggs
1/2 lemon, juice of
130 g all-purpose flour
120 g potato starch
1 teaspoon baking powder
100 ml chopped fresh lemon balm

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 165 C; grease and flour a 1 1/2 litre cake pan.
2

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4

Add lemon juice, stir to combine.
5

In another bowl, combine all-purpose flour, potato starch and baking powder; sift the flour mixture onto the butter mixture, stir to combine.
6

Add chopped lemon balm, stir to combine.
7

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
8

Let the cake cool in the pan for a while; after inverting the cake, rinse the cake pan, dry it and place back on the cake. Allow the covered cake to cool completely.