Bensone, oval butter and lemon cake
An oval-shaped butter biscuit made with sugar and egg yolks, prepared using a food processor and baked on a baking sheet, sprinkled with granulated sugar.…
A simple, buttery, sugar-based cake made with egg yolks, shaped into an oval and baked on a baking sheet. It’s easy to make using a food processor.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time40 min
- Total55 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodOven baking
- Estimated cost$1.99 $0.25 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.51
- $0.11
- $0.48
- $0.09
- $0.70
- $0.10
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Place all the ingredients, except the milk, in the food processor and blend at high speed. Then, reduce the speed and add the milk. The dough should not be too runny.
- Shape an oval form on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, then sprinkle with sugar or granulated sugar. ≈ 10 min
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (170 °C with a fan), and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
The bill
Bensone, oval butter and lemon cake
- 150 g of butter or margarine$0.51
- 150 g of sugar$0.11
- 300 g of flour$0.48
- 1 package of baking powder$0.09
- 2 eggs (yolks)$0.70
- 10 cl of milk$0.10
Total$1.99
that's $0.25 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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