Meyer Lemon Coffee Cake

Name: Meyer Lemon Coffee Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; 6 ounces cold unsalted butter; 5 meyer lemons, cut into paper-thin slices, ends discarded; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt; 4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan; 1 cup granulated sugar; 3 tablespoons finely grated meyer lemon zest (from 4 to 5 lemons); 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 cup sour cream; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 3 -4 tablespoons meyer lemon juice

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"marthastewart.com"

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 10-12

ingredients

FOR THE STREUSEL
1 ³⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
³⁄₄ cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon coarse salt
6 ounces cold unsalted butter
FOR THE CAKE
5 meyer lemons, cut into paper-thin slices, ends discarded
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons coarse salt
4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
1 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons finely grated meyer lemon zest (from 4 to 5 lemons)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
FOR THE GLAZE
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 -4 tablespoons meyer lemon juice

directions

Make the streusel: Mix together flour, brown sugar, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut butter into the flour mixture until small to medium clumps form. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to use (up to 3 days).
Make the cake: Cook lemon slices in a medium saucepan of simmering water for 1 minute. Drain, and repeat. Arrange lemon slices in a single layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch angel food cake pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat butter, granulated sugar, and lemon zest with a mixer on medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. With the mixer running, add eggs, 1 at a time, then the vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream.
Spoon 1/2 of the batter evenly into cake pan. Arrange 1/2 of the lemon slices in a single layer over the batter. Spread remaining batter evenly over the top. Cover with the remaining lemon slices in a single layer. Sprinkle the chilled streusel evenly over the batter.
Bake until cake is golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack set over a baking sheet, and let cool in pan for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the pan, and remove outer ring. Let cool on rack for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the center tube. Slide 2 wide spatulas between the bottom of the cake and the pan, and lift cake to remove from the center tube. Let cool completely on rack.
Make the glaze: Just before serving, stir together confectioners' sugar and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Drizzle over cooled cake, letting excess drip down the sides. Let glaze set before slicing, about 5 minutes. (Cake can be stored for up to 3 days. The lemon flavor will intensify with time.).