Game of Thrones - Lemon Cakes

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• For the cake batter:
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting pan
• 1 ⁄2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 ⁄4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 ⁄2 tsp. table salt
• 1 ⁄2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened, more for pan
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 tbsp. lemon zest
• 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup whole milk
• For the icing:
• 6 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 2 ⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice, plus more if needed
• 2 ⁄3 tsp. unsalted butter, softened
• Optional: Yellow liquid food coloring and candied orange peel, pomegranate seeds, or decorative candy sprinkles

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom of 13×9-inch baking pan, and line with parchment paper. Grease parchment with butter, and dust with flour.

2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat granulated sugar and butter in a separate bowl on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and juice just until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with milk in 3 batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into pan, and bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 27 to 30 minutes.

3. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Invert cake onto rack, and cool 15 minutes. Chill cake in refrigerator 1 hour.

4. Cut chilled cake into 2-inch cubes.

5. Stir together powdered sugar and lemon juice until well combined. Scrape mixture into a double boiler over medium. Add butter and cook, stirring constantly until completely incorporated. Continue to cook and stir until icing is smooth and pourable, 3 to 4 minutes. If necessary, stir in additional lemon juice, 1 tablespoon at a time, until icing reaches desired consistency. Add food coloring if desired.

6. Drizzle icing over each cube, coating sides. If desired, garnish immediately with candied orange peel, pomegranate seeds, or sprinkles.