{"id":218161,"date":"2025-09-08T17:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookingmesoftly.it\/?p=218161"},"modified":"2025-09-08T17:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:40:16","slug":"basil-and-lemon-loaf-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookingmesoftly.it\/en\/basil-and-lemon-loaf-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Basil and lemon loaf cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the pastry chef Jeffrey Cagnes shared the Basil lemon loaf cake recipe on his Instagram profile, I immediately wanted to try it, and after a few tweaks, the result was a fresh and fragrant cake.<br \/>\nTo make the cake even more delicious, I added a velvety lemon whipped ganache, making the dessert even more appealing.<br \/>\nWith just a few ingredients, this dessert for an evening with friends is ready to be served.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218153\" 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aria-expanded=\"true\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toggle ingredient group<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"mv-create-ingredient-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"0\" data-ingredient-id=\"31985\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 large (110 g) whole eggs, room temperature\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"1\" data-ingredient-id=\"31986\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1\/2 cup + 3 tbsp (145 g) superfine granulated sugar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"2\" data-ingredient-id=\"31987\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 tbsp (60 g) whipping cream\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"3\" data-ingredient-id=\"31988\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 g fresh basil leaves\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"4\" data-ingredient-id=\"31989\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3\/4 cup + 2 tbsp (110 g) cake 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white chocolate, 33% cocoa solids, Opalys Valrhona\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"3\" data-ingredient-id=\"31999\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 tbsp (45 g) fresh lemon juice, sifted\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"4\" data-ingredient-id=\"32000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 g gelatin, 200 bloom\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"5\" data-ingredient-id=\"32001\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYellow liposoluble powder (optional)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-ingredient-group\" data-ingredient-group=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-ingredient-group-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Extra<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"mv-create-ingredient-group-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"true\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Toggle ingredient group<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"mv-create-ingredient-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"0\" data-ingredient-id=\"32002\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGold leaf\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-ingredient-index=\"1\" data-ingredient-id=\"32003\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFresh small basil leaves\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-instructions mv-create-instructions-slot-v2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"mv-create-instructions-title mv-create-title-secondary\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\t\t<ol><\/ol><h4>Basil and lemon loaf cake batter<\/h4><p>I suggest you too use a kitchen scale.<\/p><p>Heat fan oven at 302F - 150\u00b0C.<\/p><p>Butter and flour 2 cakes moulds 7x1.8x1.8 inches (18 cm long, 4.5 cm high and 4.5 cm di wide) and set aside.<\/p><p>In a coffee grinder, mix the basil leaves with oil and lime juice and set aside.<\/p><p>Sift the flour with baking powder and salt and set aside.<\/p><p>In a bowl, pour the sugar with lemon zest and mix to combine.<\/p><p>Add the eggs and mix until incorporated.<\/p><p>Then, add the sifted powders in 2 batches and mix to combine.<\/p><p>Pour the cream and the mixture basil\/oil\/lime juice and combine until completely incorporated.<\/p><p>Pour the batter in a pastry bag and pour 235 g\/240 g of the batter into the prepared moulds and bake for about 42\/45 minutes.<\/p><p>Out of the oven, let the cake cool for a while, then remove from the moulds and let completely cool on a wire rack.<\/p><h4>Whipped white chocolate and lemon ganache<\/h4><p>Soak gelatin in cold water.<\/p><p>Melt the chocolate with yellow powder if used.<\/p><p>Heat the whipping cream (I) until 158F - 70\u00b0C.<\/p><p>Out of the heat, add the wringed gelatin and stir to combine.<br \/>Pour the hot cream over the chocolate in 2\/3 batches and mix well to combine.<br \/>Add the remaining cold whipping cream, and using a hand blender, mix to combine.<\/p><p>Add the lemon juice and mix using a hand blender.<\/p><p>Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface and refrigerate for 12\/24 hours.<\/p><h4>To assemble<\/h4><p>Pour the ganache into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment and whip on a medium speed (6\/7 Kitchen Aid) for about 3\/4 minutes.<\/p><p>Pour the whipped ganache into a pastry bag and garnish the cakes.<\/p><h4>To serve<\/h4><p>Garnish with basil leaves and gold leaf.<\/p>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<footer class=\"mv-create-footer\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"mv-create-footer-flexbox\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-copy\">&copy; Cooking Me Softly<\/div>\t\n\t<div class=\"mv-create-categories\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookingmesoftly.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Cake-al-limone-e-basilico-4-bassa-735x414.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-pin-description=\"\" class=\"mv-create-pinterest no_pin ggnoads\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" 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