This amazing Moroccan Lemon Cake (Meskouta) is a light cake that is simple to prepare and tastes absolutely delicious. If you love the flavor of lemons, you can add extra juice to the cake mixture for an extra citrus hit.
Start by making the lemon-flavored cake batter. Bake in a bundt pan and transfer to a wire rack once cooked. As the cake cools, make a lemon glaze. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cake and allow it to run down the sides. I love to serve this cake with strong tea or coffee. Yum!
To make this Moroccan Lemon Cake (Meskouta), you will need the following ingredients:
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 °F. Grease and flour a small bundt or tube pan.
Beat together 4 eggs and 1 ½ cups of sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until thick. Gradually beat in ½ a cup of oil until smooth.
Stir in 2 cups of flour, 4 teaspoons of baking powder, and ½ teaspoon of salt. Add ½ cup of milk and beat just until smooth.
Mix in 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of lemon zest, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Transfer the cake batter to the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and leave to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
Loosen the cake from the sides of the pan using a butter knife or spatula. Transfer the cake to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Combine 1 cup of confectioners' sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of lemon juice in a small bowl until completely smooth.
Drizzle the cake with the glaze and allow it to run down the sides of the cake.
Serve with strong tea or coffee.
This Moroccan Lemon Cake (Meskouta) is a delicious summery zesty lemon cake. Please try this recipe and come back to leave a comment to tell me what you think!
Reply to Kathryn G:
That's wonderful to hear, Kathryn!
We're so glad your go-to recipe turned out perfect and flavorful yet again. Thank you for sharing your positive feedback.
My go-to recipe. It’s so good! I haven’t finished glazing it yet, but as always ut comes out perfect each time and so flavorful. Thank you!!!
What is meant by a "small bundt pan"? I have the usual size, 10 inches in diameter. I can't tell if this will be the right size for this recipe. (BTW, I entered ratings only because, in order to post a comment, it's required to provide ratings for each criterion. So they don't reflect my experience.)
