Lemon Tea Cake

Name: Lemon Tea Cake (Limnis Namtskhvari)
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Georgia
Ingredients: Grated rind of 1 large lemon; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon sugar; ½ cup plain yogurt; 2 large eggs; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 2 cups unbleached white flour; 4 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Limnis Namtskhvari

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Georgian Feast

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1999

About

Another modern dessert that often graces urban tables is lemon tea cake, a light, dry cake that is not too filling. Using both yogurt and baking soda, it combines traditional Georgian and European baking methods.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup confectioners’

Asia
Georgia
Dinner
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Cream together the butter and confectioners’ sugar.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs lightly; stir in the yogurt. Add this mixture to the creamed butter and sugar and beat with a whisk or in a mixer until light.

Sift the flour, baking