Lemon Spice Dessert Cake Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelAverageHealth IndexAverage

CourseDessert

Ingredients

Cake

1/3 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cups cake flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons baking powder

4 tablespoons water

4 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 cup seeded or seedless raisins

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Topping

2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons flour

How to make Lemon Spice Dessert Cake

Preheat oven to 350Â°F.
Grease and flour cake pan about 8 x 8 x 2 inches.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg; beat well.
Set aside 2 tablespoons flour.
Sift rest with salt, spices, and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with water and lemon juice mixed together.
Dredge raisins with reserved flour; stir with lemon rind into cake mixture.
Pour into prepared pan.
Toss all topping ingredients together with fork; sprinkle over cake batter.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes.
Leave in the pan until cold.
Cut into squares.