Lemon gooey butter cake from How to Bake Everything: Simple Recipes for the Best Baking (page 229) by Mark Bittman

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  • ash_2fquo3 on January 25, 2026

    I think this was over baked, even cutting back on the recommended time (and I have a thermometer I was keeping track of since my oven dial doesn't quite match the temp). Might have done better in a glass dish instead of cake pan. I also think the addition 3 tablespoons of lemon juice to the topping without any other adjustments for increased liquid could have been an issue, my first time making this so I don't have a lot to compare. It is very tasty and yeasted cakes are very cool. P.S. this cookbook is often where I go to try new recipes before I tackle more technical ones. The instructions are usually good and the end results usually pretty successful, if a simplified or variation on often more complex recipes.

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