Lemon Cake - Recipe

Lemon Cake

Lemon Cake

Cook Time

45 minutes

Level
Easy
Yield

6-8

This lemon cake recipe is ideal for those who don’t like their homemade cakes too sweet. Adding a little juice and grated rind from a lemon gives the cake that little bit of “sparkle” that will leave you wanting more. 


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Ingredients for Lemon Cake:

  •      3 cups cake flour
  •       1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  •       1 tsp. baking soda
  •       1 tsp. ground ginger
  •       1/2 teaspoon salt
  •       3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  •       2 cups sugar
  •       4 large eggs
  •        2 tbsp. lemon juice, fresh

  •      1 tsp. vanilla
  •      1 1/3 cups buttermilk
  •       1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
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  •        Frosting
  •       8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  •       3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  •       2 cups confectioners' sugar, sift before measuring
  •       1/4 cup heavy cream
  •       1/3 cup lemon curd
Method to prepare Lemon Cake:

Pre-heat oven to 350°. Grease 2 round cake pans; dust generously with flour.

In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, and salt. Sift into another large bowl.

In large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed or until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in lemon juice and vanilla. At low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until blended. 

Gently fold egg white mixture, in thirds, into batter. Spread batter in prepared pans. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on racks 10 minutes Invert onto racks. Cool.

Make frosting. For that in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter 2 minutes, until fluffy. At low speed, beat in confectioners sugar, cream, and lemon curd until smooth. Chill for 20 minutes or until spreadable consistency.

Level tops of layers with knife. Place 1 layer on serving plate; spread with lemon curd. Refrigerate 15 minutes to set curd. Top with remaining layer. Frost cake; refrigerate. Bring cake to room temperature for serving.

Garnish with fresh berries, if desired.
A lemon cake recipe is ideal for a homemade birthday cake where all that decoration can make the cake very sweet.A frosted one is just to reckon for.