Herbed Lemon Drizzle Bundt Cake
1 Delicious Bundt Cake
3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 ¾ cup granulated sugar (plus more for the glaze and final dusting)
Grated zest of 4 lemons (save the lemons for the glaze)
4 Tbsp fresh rosemary or thyme leaves, finely chopped
1 tsp vanilla paste
6 large eggs, room temperature
2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
5 tsp baking powder
½ tsp fine sea salt
1/3 cup buttermilk, room temperature
Glaze:
Juice of the 4 lemons
4-5 Tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla paste
A dash of fine sea salt
1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2) Spray a lovely Bundt pan with cooking spray with flour and set aside.
3) In a standing mixer, beat the sugar together with the lemon zest and fresh herbs until the oils are fully distributed and the sugar looks a bit wet.
4) Add in the butter and vanilla paste and mix until very light and fluffy.
5) In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and sea salt. Since there is a good amount of baking powder, you will want it evenly distributed. Set aside.
6) Add the eggs, one at a time, to the creamed butter/sugar mixture and beat well after each addition. Add the dry mix and beat until no dry streaks remain. Then fold in the buttermilk by hand.
7) Spoon the batter into the prepared bundt pan and bake on a center rack for 40-45 minutes, checking for doneness with a wooden skewer (if it comes out clean, the cake is done).
8) While the cake bakes, make your glaze: In a small saucepan, whisk together the lemon juice, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and pour into a glass measuring cup to have at the ready.
9) Once your cake has come out of the oven, let it cool in the pan for 10-12 minutes. Invert onto the cooling rack and poke holes into the cake with the wooden skewer. Spoon the glaze over the cake letting it fully seep into the cake. When finished, sprinkle the whole cake with a little granulated sugar.
10) If you desire, once the cake is cool, you could also top with a confectionary sugar glaze, but I don’t think this is necessary.
