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Hello, this is Joconde. 😊
Today, we're making a lemon butter cake with a delicate lemon aroma and rich, buttery flavor. 🍋🧈

It's a butter cake with the fluffiness of castella and a wonderfully moist, velvety-soft texture.
Milk infused with lemon zest adds a lovely fragrance, while thoroughly creaming the butter creates a fine, tender crumb. Let it rest overnight, then bring it back to room temperature before serving for an even better taste.

Ingredients

🍋 Lemon Butter Cake (one 15.5 × 7.5 × 6.5cm loaf pan)

• 6g lemon zest
• 57g milk → use 50g of milk after infusing and straining
• 80g cake flour
• 20g whole milk powder (not skim milk powder)
• 3g baking powder
• 1g salt
• 1 egg, 53g
• 1 egg yolk, 18g
• 76g unsalted butter
• 30g white sugar
• 43g powdered sugar
• 2g vanilla extract

🍋 Syrup
Mix sugar and water in a 1:3 ratio. Bring to a full boil, then let cool before using.

※ You'll need one large lemon or about one and a half small lemons.

※ Bring all ingredients to a similar room temperature, around 21–25°C. Large temperature differences can cause the mixture to split.

※ The milk fat in whole milk powder contributes greatly to this cake's texture and flavor. Be sure to use whole milk powder, not skim milk powder.

※ If using a convection oven, don't place the cake pan inside the water-filled pan. Put the water-filled pan on the rack below the cake so it provides steam only. The circulating hot air can dry out the top quickly, causing it to crack or split. If this happens, loosely cover the cake with a piece of foil shaped like a lid during the first part of baking, then remove it later. A few cracks are perfectly fine—it will still be delicious!

※ If using a conventional oven, excessive cracking or an overly crisp top means the temperature is too high. Adjust it accordingly.

※ Be careful not to wrap the cake too tightly, as this can squash its fluffy texture.

※ The cake tastes even better after resting for at least a day. You can refrigerate or freeze it. Before serving, take it out and let it return completely to room temperature. If it has dried out over time, try briefly warming a slice in the microwave for about 10 seconds. It's lovely that way!

Happy baking! Thank you. 💛

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