Lemon Zucchini Cake Recipes

ZUCCHINI LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine eggs, sugar, oil, lemon juice, zest; beat well.
• Add zucchini and mix well.
• Sift the dry ingredients into small bowl.
• Mix dry ingredients into the zucchini mixture.
• Fold in nuts.
• Pour into a greased 9" by 13" pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, or until done.
• Cool and dust with powdered sugar.

LEMON ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH POPPY SEED

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine sugar, oil, eggs, lemon extract, poppy seed and mix well.
• Stir in shredded zucchini.
• Combine in another bowl, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. mix well.
• Gradually add this mixture to the zucchini mixture. Mix throughly.
• Pour into greased 9x13 pan.
• Bake 350 for 40-50 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
• Add a lemon glaze for the topping - 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon extract, 1 tablespoon water. In a saucepan bring to a boil, when cake is warm, brush with glaze.

LEMON-ZUCCHINI TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15-1/2x10-1/2-inch sheet cake pan.
• Mix sugar, zucchini, oil, and eggs together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in another bowl. Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture and combine; don't overbeat. Mix in lemon juice and lemon extract. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and butter for frosting together in a bowl. Beat in lemon extract, then gradually beat in powdered sugar. Frost cooled cake.

LEMON-ZUCCHINI POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt with spoon; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes or until creamy. Beat in 2 cups powdered sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating well on low speed after each addition. Beat on low speed 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice, lemon peel and zucchini. Spoon into pan.
• Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in pan. Remove from pan onto serving plate. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat all glaze ingredients just to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Let stand 30 minutes until slightly thickened. Drizzle over cake.