Dessert

Lemon-Scented Geranium Cake

Name: Lemon-Scented Geranium Cake
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon baking powder; 4 large eggs, separated; 9 lemon geranium leaves; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest; 1 cup milk; Powdered sugar; 1 3/4 cups sugar; 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

6 October 2026

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Total Time45 Mins

Serves8

Per Serving$1.22

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Lemon-Scented Geranium Cake is a dessert that serves 8. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 664 calories, 11g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. For $1.22 per serving, this recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals.

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Method:

1
Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
2
Place 6 or 7 geranium leaves, dull side up, in bottom of pan; set aside.
3
Mince remaining 2 or 3 leaves, and set them aside.
4
Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
5
Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in lemon juice.
6
Add milk, and beat at low speed until blended. (Batter will look curdled.)
7
Combine flour and baking powder. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Stir in lemon zest and minced leaves.
8
Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gently fold into batter.
9
Pour batter into prepared pan.
10
Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 30 minutes. Invert to remove cake; cool completely on wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar.