Lemon Seed Cake Recipe

Name: Lemon Seed Cake Recipe
Ingredients: 145 grams unsalted butter; 200 grams sugar; 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt; 160 grams all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 large egg yolks; 3 large eggs; 85 grams milk, room temperature; 1-2 lemons, zested; 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds; 2 teaspoons anise seeds; 450 grams fresh lemon or lime juice; 150 grams sugar

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Ingredients

145 grams unsalted butter
200 grams sugar
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
160 grams all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 large egg yolks
3 large eggs
85 grams milk, room temperature
1-2 lemons, zested
1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds
2 teaspoons anise seeds
450 grams fresh lemon or lime juice
150 grams sugar

Directions

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["Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Aggressively butter and parchment-line loaf pan.", "In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed, cream butter until fluffy and lighter in color. You may want to scrape down bowl with a small spatula a few times to make sure all butter is getting creamed evenly.", "When you're sure butter is the lightest and fluffiest it will be, turn mixer down and add sugar and salt at once. When incorporated, turn mixer back on to medium-high and cream ferociously until pillowy light and bunny tail fluffy.", "While mixture is creaming, sift flour and baking powder, set aside.", "Combine eggs and yolks in small bowl.", "If milk is cold, warm slightly. You don't want milk to be cold, I promise you. It makes a difference.", "Zest lemon, being careful not to zest too much white pith-you only want yellow shavings. With your thumb and forefinger, smush lemon zest into poppy and anise seeds.", "When you've scraped down the creaming butter-sugar mixture and you're delighted by the lightness of your aerated mixture, slow mixer down and add lemony seed mixture.", "Turn mixer up to medium-high and add egg mixture in three additions, watching carefully-do not add more eggs in until creaming mixture is uniform. When all eggs are in, scrape down bowl and mix for 2 minutes on the high side of medium speed.", "Turn mixture down to lowest setting and, alternating between the dry ingredients and the room temp milk; start and end with dries. I call the method \"D