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Lemon Vanilla Raspberry Cake

A moist delicious lemon cake with colorful raspberries
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy dessert recipe, party recipe, summer recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Author Linda Spiker

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup refined coconut oil, melted, plus more for greasing pan
  • ¼ cup plus two tablespoons lemon juice, separated (you'll need 2-3 lemons for this)
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 ¼ cup whole milk Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
  • ¾ teaspoons vanilla paste or extract
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries
  • tiny pinch of sea salt
  • 1 cup confectioner's sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place oven rack in center position

Prep non stick loaf pan:

  •  Use a paper towel to wipe bottom and sides of loaf pan with coconut oil. Lightly coat with flour. Set aside.
  • Use a microplane to zest the lemons, scraping off the yellow skin of the lemon, just exposing the white beneath and then moving to a new area. You don't want to scrape the white, it is bitter. Place zest in a small bowl and set aside. Cut lemons in half and squeeze juice into a bowl. Set aside.
  • In a medium sized bowl, whisk together flour baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, use a mixer to combine coconut oil and sugar, mixing for one minute, until very smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the yogurt, lemon zest, vanilla, and 1/4 cup lemon juice (reserve remaining juice for icing). Scrape down the side and bottom of the bowl, then beat in the dry ingredients, 1/3 at a time, until just incorporated. Using a rubber spatula to gently fold in the raspberries.
  • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Transfer the pan to a rack and let the cake cool completely, about 1 hour.

The Frosting:

  • Whisk the confectioners sugar with the remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. You want this glaze to be thick, so it sticks to the cake without running down the sides of the cake and pooling onto the plate.
    Use a knife to separate edges of cake from pan. Gently turn pan over and place cake on plate. Pour icing over cake, gently spreading with a spatula or knife. Slice and serve.