Lemon Cake with Lemon Frosting

Rating: 4 stars
4252 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 0
  • 4 star values: 4252
  • 3 star values: 0
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

This layer cake combines moist, spongy cake and frosting that's a perfect balance between sweet and buttery. More Layer Cake Recipes

By Grace Parisi
June 2007

Gallery

Credit: © Yunhee Kim

Recipe Summary

active:
30 mins
total:
2 hrs
Yield:
makes one 9-inch, two-layer cake
Advertisement

Ingredients

Cake
Frosting

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper; butter and dust with flour. In a bowl, mix the 3 cups of flour, baking powder, and salt. In a cup, mix the milk with the vanilla.

    Advertisement

  • In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter at medium speed until light and creamy. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy, 4 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl. Beat in the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the milk mixture and scraping down the bowl. Beat in the grated lemon zest.

  • Scrape the batter into the pans. Bake in the lower third of the oven for about 35 minutes, until springy. Let cool for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and invert onto a rack. Peel off the paper, turn the cakes upright and cool completely.

  • In a standing mixer fitted with the whisk, beat the butter and egg yolk at medium-high speed until creamy. Beat in the sugar at low speed. Beat in the cream, vanilla and salt, then beat at medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 minutes longer. Beat in the lemon zest and juice.

  • Spread 1 cup of frosting over a cake layer and top with the second layer; frost the top and sides. Let stand 1 hour; serve.

Advertisement
© Copyright 2021 foodandwine.com. All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.foodandwine.com 08/03/2021