Moist Lemon Cake
Moist Lemon Cake is a easy French recipe that serves 8. 420 calories per serving. Recipe by Oum Arwa on YouTube.
Prep: 13 min | Cook: 45 min | Total: 1 hr 13 min
Cost: $3.76 total, $0.47 per serving
Ingredients
- 5 pcs eggs (medium size, at room temperature)
- 150 g white sugar (granulated white sugar)
- 1 sachet vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract)
- 170 ml whole milk (at room temperature)
- 120 g sunflower oil (neutral vegetable oil)
- 280 g type 45 flour (all-purpose flour)
- 1 pincée salt (fine salt)
- 18 g baking powder (leavening powder)
- 1 un lemon (zest and juice)
- 40 g butter (melted, optional)
Instructions
Mix eggs, sugar and vanilla
In a large bowl, add the 5 room‑temperature eggs, the pinch of salt, the vanilla sugar (or vanilla extract) and the 150 g of sugar. Whisk until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 2 minutes.
Time: PT2M
Incorporate milk, oil and lemon
Pour in the 170 ml of milk, the 120 g of sunflower oil and the lemon juice. Mix for 2 minutes until homogeneous.
Time: PT2M
Lemon zest
Grate the lemon zest and fold it into the mixture. Mix for 1 minute.
Time: PT1M
Mix flour and leavening
In another bowl, combine the flour (280 g) and the baking powder (18 g). Sift if desired.
Time: PT2M
Incorporate the dry ingredients
Add the flour and leavening mixture to the wet mixture in one or two additions, stirring gently with the spatula until a smooth batter without lumps is obtained.
Time: PT3M
Melted butter
Pour in the 40 g of melted butter (optional) and mix quickly.
Time: PT1M
Butter and flour the pan
Generously butter the 30 cm pan, then lightly dust with flour, tapping to remove excess.
Time: PT2M
Baking
Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the top. Bake in a fan‑oven at 170°C. Cook for 45 minutes.
Time: PT45M
Temperature: 170°C
Cooling
Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan before unmolding.
Time: PT15M
Decoration (optional)
Dust with powdered sugar or glaze with melted white chocolate and a few sliced almonds.
Time: PT5M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 50 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
Dietary info: vegetarian
Allergens: eggs, milk, gluten, sugar
Last updated: April 6, 2026






