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Lemon Glazed Buttermilk Cake
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Lemon Glazed Buttermilk Cake
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slice a lemon as thinly as possible
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boil the lemon slices until softened
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let cool in ice water bath
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combine boiled lemon water and sugar together
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simmer lemon slices in syrup for 1 hour
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let dry on a baking sheet
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combine eggs, sugar, lemon zest and olive oil together
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whisk until blended
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sift in 1/3 of the flour
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stir in 1/2 of the buttermilk
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sift in another 1/3 of the flour
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stir in remaining buttermilk
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stir in remaining flour
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transfer to a cake tin
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bake the cake!
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make the lemon syrup while cake is baking
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fresh from the oven
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unmould the cake and poke holes all over with a skewer
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drizzle lemon glaze all over
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place candied lemon on top
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let cake cool completely
Foodie Baker:
Lemon Glazed Buttermilk Cake