The upside-down lemon cake without butter is a wholesome and simple cake that exudes an intense and special lemon aroma, perfect for breakfasts and snacks, but also excellent as a delicate dessert. In summer, you can store it well-covered in the fridge and enjoy it cold; I assure you it will win everyone over! A simple dessert that tastes like the good old days!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Affordable
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: One cake
- Cooking methods: Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients for the Upside-Down Lemon Cake without Butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 lemons (untreated, zest and juice)
- 3.5 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.3 cups sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 packet baking powder
- 4 tbsp sugar (for the bottom of the pan)
Useful Tools
- 2 Bowls
- Electric Whisks
- Knife
- Spoon
- Sieve
- Baking Pan
- Kitchen Scale
- Parchment Paper
- Grater
Steps to Prepare the Upside-Down Lemon Cake without Butter
Start by cutting a circle of parchment paper the same size as the bottom of the pan, line the bottom of the pan, pour the 4 tablespoons of sugar, and distribute thin lemon slices over it until the bottom is covered, set aside.
In a bowl, pour eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, and water, and mix with electric whisks for 2 minutes, then add the grated zest and juice (filtered with the sieve) of the 2 lemons (obviously excluding the slices placed in the pan).
After adding the lemon zest and juice, work again with the electric whisks for 4 minutes at medium/high speed.
In the free bowl, pour flour and baking powder after sifting them, and add them to the bowl with the liquid mixture, working with electric whisks until a smooth mixture is obtained (3/4 minutes will suffice).
Pour the mixture into the pan with lemon slices and sugar previously prepared, level the mixture, heat the oven to 392°F and once at temperature, bake and cook for 30/35 minutes.
At the end of cooking, always do the toothpick test (it should come out dry) and once cooked, take it out of the oven, flip it onto a serving plate and carefully remove the parchment paper, once cold, enjoy it in all its goodness!
Advice
You can enjoy the upside-down lemon cake as it is or store it in the fridge well-covered with plastic wrap and enjoy it cold, in summer it’s perfect!
You can add a shot of limoncello to the batter!
Before serving, you can add raspberries on top.
You can also add fresh mint leaves.
