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Sweet-Talker Pudding Cake

Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 2 servings

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You know the one... the one with all the right things to say. Well, Sweet-Talker Pudding Cake is so delicious, you will be quickly convinced to make this again and again. A creamy pudding-like, moist cake is loaded with all the fresh lemon zest for life you love with an unimaginably refreshing lightness. It's a little sweet and a little tart; just the right amount of everything you've been looking for. Sweet-Talker Pudding Cake says all the right things a decadent dessert-lover wants to hear. Now, that's what we're talkin' about!

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Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons butter, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 medium lemon, finely zested and juiced
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • water, to taste
  • powdered sugar, optional, to taste, for topping
  • lemon wheels, optional, to taste, for garnish

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -Coat two ramekins with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 3 -In two large bowls, separate the egg white in one bowl and the egg yolk in the other bowl.

Step 4 -Cover the bowl with the egg white and transfer it to the refrigerator to chill until ready to use.

Step 5 -In a medium bowl, add the flour and the granulated sugar and whisk until evenly combined.

Step 6 -Add the room temperature butter to the egg yolk and whisk until smooth and creamy.

Step 7 -Add the milk to the egg yolk-butter mixture and whisk to combine.

Step 8 -Add the lemon zest and 1/2 of the lemon juice to the milk mixture and whisk to combine. It may appear lumpy. Reserve the remaining lemon juice for another use or discard.

Step 9 -Slowly add the flour-sugar mixture to the lemon mixture and stir to combine.

Step 10 -Transfer the egg white from the refrigerator to a flat surface.

Step 11 -Add the salt to the chilled egg white and, with an electric mixer, beat until stiff peaks form.

Step 12 -Add the lemon mixture to the beaten egg white and gently fold to combine.

Step 13 -Evenly pour the batter mixture into the prepared ramekins.

Step 14 -In a 9-inch square baking dish filled with enough of the water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins, carefully add the ramekins.

Step 15 -Transfer the baking dish to the oven and bake until the tops of the cakes are golden-brown, about 35 minutes.

Step 16 -Transfer the baking dish from the oven.

Step 17 -Carefully transfer the ramekins from the baking dish to a wire rack and let them cool for about 10 minutes. Discard the water.

Step 18 -Serve dusted with the powdered sugar and garnish with the lemon wheels.

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