Goat cheese is great for many things, but have you ever tried it in a dessert? With the added benefit of using some of your garden’s summer harvest, this twist on lemon zucchini cake is sure to be a hit.
Photographed and styled by Carla Witt Ford
Lemon Zucchini Cake with Goat Cheese Frosting
Goat cheese is great for many things, but have you ever tried it in a dessert? With the added benefit of using some of your garden’s summer harvest, this twist on lemon zucchini cake is sure to be a hit.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon teaspoon nutmeg freshly grated
- 1/2 cup cup plus 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 grated zucchini drained
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Frosting
- 4 ounces soft goat cheese
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Lemon Glaze
- lemon glaze
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 2-3 three tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease and line three 8-inch round baking pans with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices and set aside. In a bowl beat together the oil and sugar and lemon zest for 2 minutes; add eggs one at a time, stopping to scrape down the sides. Turn mixer to low and add dry ingredients in two batches, mixing slowly until well-blended. Add zucchini, buttermilk, and lemon juice and mix in, then separate into the three baking pans and bake 24 to 26 minutes. Let cool.
Frosting
- Beat butter and goat cheese together with confectioner’s sugar. Add vanilla and milk.
- Spread 1⁄3 of the buttercream onto one of the layers of cake with a spatula, place the second layer and spread more frosting, then place the top layer.
Lemon Glaze
- Mix ingredients together to make a thick icing.
- Pour over cake and let drizzle down the sides.
- Refrigerate leftover portions.
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