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I was going to post a Meyer lemon bundt cake recipe a couple of weeks ago but to be honest, I hated the pictures I took. Yes, hate is a strong word but they weren’t fit to share with you.
I was waiting for a chance to make the cake again so I could retake photos. Then, this past weekend, I had this idea that I wanted to convert the recipe into mini Meyer lemon bundt cakes. We drove all over town this past Sunday to different stores until I finally found a mini bundt cake pan. (The whole time I was thinking, if I had thought of this before, I could have ordered a pan with my Amazon Prime account.) It’s okay, I’m lucky that my husband loves to go hunting for stuff. He doesn’t like shopping but he likes looking for stuff, if that makes any sense! He calls it the hunt.
This recipe is much better as mini cakes. I have to admit that I ate 6 cakes right after they came out of the oven. The Meyer lemons make these cakes so perfect. The sweet lemony flavor along with the buttery flavor, with a dust of powdered sugar these cakes are a little piece of heaven. They even remind me of Madeleine cookies too…hmm, I have a Madeleine pan that I need to break in.
If you have never cooked or baked with a Meyer lemon before, you’re missing out. It smells wonderful in the kitchen when you zest one. I get really excited when I see and smell the cake batter too. The wonderful scent is unmistakable and unlike a regular lemon.
The left photo is from the first time I made these cakes, be sure to chop up the Meyer lemon zest if yours comes out this big. The second time around, I chopped it up a little bit more and it was perfect and I didn’t have any lemon zest stuck in my teeth. 
These are perfect as a light dessert or a quick snack. Just be careful…I know you will not be able to eat just one! I made these again tonight because I couldn’t stop thinking about them.
Mini Meyer Lemon Bundt Cakes
Yield: 18-20 mini cakes
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Total Time: 40 min
Meyer lemons have a wonderful taste and these light, buttery cakes are perfect with tea or as a light snack.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature (I used Kerrygold)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 Tbsp grated Meyer lemon zest, plus 1/4 cup Meyer lemon juice (from 3 Dandy Fresh Meyer lemons)
1/3 cup fat-free plain yogurt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
powdered sugar, for dustingDirections:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup mini bundt cake pan with baking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
Using a stand mixer with paddle attachment or large bowl and electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy and light, about 3-4 minutes. Add eggs and mix well. Add Meyer lemon zest and juice and mix well.
Add 1/3 of the flour mixture along with half of the yogurt and mix, to combine. Repeat & combine (be careful not to overmix). Add the remaining flour mixture and mix, just to combine. As you're mixing, use a rubber spatula to scrape the bottom of the bowl. Add vanilla and mix.
Using a medium or large cookie scoop, add 1 1/2 to 2 Tbsp to each bundt cake cavity. Tap pan gently on the counter to remove any air bubbles that may have accumulated.
Bake 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted in several cakes comes out clean and cake edges are golden brown.
Lay a sheet of parchment paper on a cooling rack and place on top of the mini bundt pan. Flip the pan over and remove the pan, leaving the cakes to cool on the parchment paper (on top of the cooling rack). Allow cakes to cool at least 15 minutes before dusting powdered sugar on top. Store in a sealed container for up to 3 days.
Inspired by Everyday Food's Tangerine Cake
Disclosure: Thanks to Duda Farm Fresh Foods for providing the Meyer lemons for this recipe!
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Hi, my name is Julie and I love to share the cooking and baking adventures from my little kitchen. Cooking and baking is in my blood, thanks to my Mom! 
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These look amazing and are right up my alley. I love Citrus!!!
Happy Holidays Julie!!!
The cakes look so pretty as minis and sprinkled with powdered sugar! I bet they meyer lemon has such a wonderful flavor.
It’s always so rewarding to go on a hunt for something and then finding it. It’s like a lightbulb or something in your head and you’re like AHA! there you are! and then grab it off the shelf like someone else is going to take it from you, haha..these look delicious! I love the lemon in it, sooo refreshing sounding!
I have two sets of mini cake pans and I haven’t used them in forever because the cakes seem to come out dry so I am so excited to try this recipe! I love citrus and I am going to make this for xmas eve! I’ll let you know how mix turns out. You always take such beautiful pictures.
These look heavenly! I love lemon ANYTHING! You are so creative.
They are adorable! And anything mini tastes better.
And you are a trooper for making all those MINI cakes. I made mini donuts recently and they’re cute, but more of a PITA than full size
These are so adorable!
These cakes are adorable! At which store did you find the mini bundt pans?
JulieD replied: — December 21st, 2011 @ 12:23 pm
Hey Suzanne! I got the pan at Target and it’s made by Nordicware. Thank you so much!
I love mini desserts, these are so cute and look yummy!
Look at THOSE!
these pictures look just lovely, + the cakes look delicious. yum!
I’m loving those step-by-step photos! This recipe looks fantastic, and I’m a total sucker for individual desserts!
These look amazing…I ADORE lemon flavored desserts!!
I know the feeling of redoing something because of the photos…as much as I try to tell myself, “it’s fine, just post it,” I always redo them because I know I will stress and worry the whole time. But these are gorgeous. Pretty and bright photos.
Merry Christmas, girl!!
These are so cute Julie!
I love mini desserts! These are so cute!
these are so so cute. love meyer lemons!
Holy cuteness!! I want one (or 5!)
Yum! I love lemon-flavored cakes.
Pinned and stumbled-I LOVE lemon anything! Great actions shots
These look delicious!
Love how cute these little cakes came out – smaller is definitely more fun to eat and easier to photograph!
Oooooo, these look SO good, Julie! Geez, i wish we had these lemons clear out here in Seattle. Hmmm, I might have to investigate!
Yeah, I have a feeling I’d have a hard time having just one of these little guys too!
I bet these are super delicious. They are sooo cute!
Sending you Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year
you had me at lemon Julie!! These look delicious!
This looks so delicious, and a perfect alternative to all the heavy desserts we’ve been eating this season. Plus a perfect reason to use my new mini-bundt pan that has been just waiting on the shelf for this recipe. Thanks for posting!
Saw these on FG: they look amazing. I’m very temted to make them b/c I have a mini bundt pan I’ve never used. Will see if I can find Meyer lemons.
Hi Julie-I am making these right now and in the directions is says to add vanilla, but I don’t see it listed under the ingredients. How much Vanilla do I need?
JulieD replied: — December 24th, 2011 @ 2:00 pm
I’m so sorry! 1/2 tsp of vanilla. I’ll revise the recipe. Enjoy!!
These little bundt cakes are adorable. I need to get me a mini bundt pan just so I can make these.
Those look great!
Yum! These look amazing. I love the tiny cake stand too. I’m so happy I discovered your blog.
These little guys look soo good and cute! And yum citrus cakes! I am definitely going to have to give these a try.
I made this recipe, but because my store didn’t have Meyer lemons, I used grapefruit juice and lemon/orange zest. I mistakenly didn’t follow your directions 100%, so mine didn’t come out stellar, but they were still good and I shared the recipe on my blog
These LOOK amazing. I love lemon! Missing you! Hope the holidays were wonderful!!! xoxoxo
I don’t know which is more beautiful… the mini desserts, your photography, or your blog’s layout! I just discovered your blog, but I love it, and the bundt cakes look delicious!
Brandon
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