LEMON LAYER CAKE:
LEMON LAYER CAKE:

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lemon layer cake:. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Dust the pans with flour and tap out the excess. An old fashioned lemon cake recipe. I filled the cake layers with the same frosting that is on the outside (which tasted fabulous), but if you like, you can transform it into a lemon curd layer cake by using lemon curd between the layers, then spreading the lemon cream cheese frosting on the cake's outside. This perfectly moist, tender and soft lemon layer cake is iced in a wonderful lemon cream cheese frosting and bursting with irresistibly zingy and tangy lemon flavor!!!

LEMON LAYER CAKE: is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. LEMON LAYER CAKE: is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon layer cake: using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make LEMON LAYER CAKE::
  1. Take 🌻For the Cake:
  2. Prepare 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  3. Take 1/3 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  4. Make ready 1 & 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  5. Take 3 large eggs
  6. Prepare 2 & 3/4 cups all purpose flour sifted
  7. Take 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
  8. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  9. Get 1/2 tsp baking soda
  10. Make ready 1 & 1/4 cup sour cream
  11. Take 1/3 cup whole milk
  12. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh lemon zest
  13. Take 1 & 1/2 tsp lemon extract
  14. Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
  15. Make ready 🌻For the Frosting:
  16. Take 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  17. Make ready 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  18. Take 4 cups confectioner's sugar
  19. Prepare 2 tsp heavy whipping cream
  20. Prepare 2 tsp vanilla extract
  21. Get 2 tsp lemon extract pinch of salt

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. This impressive lemon cake has five layers and is topped with a simple lemon icing. Recipes for lemon cheese called for acidulating cream with lemon juice, and then separating the curds and whey. As the years went by, the recipe for lemon cheese changed to include butter and eggs.

Instructions to make LEMON LAYER CAKE::
  1. 🌻For the Cake: - First preheating your oven to 170°C /325°F. - Then lightly spray 3 round cake pans with non-stick baking spray.In your mixer bowl, add oil and butter and beat for 2 minutes on high speed. Slowly add in sugar and beat on high speed for an additional 4-5 minutes until very pale yellow and fluffy.
  2. Next, add eggs, one at a time, combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides as needed. - Turn your mixer down to its lowest speed, and slowly add flour into batter in two increments then add baking powder, salt and baking soda. Be careful not to over beat. - Lastly, add sour cream, milk, lemon zest, lemon and vanilla extracts, scrape down sides and mix until just combined and turn off mixer.
  3. Evenly pour cake batter into prepared baking pans and place in oven to bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes just clean but don't over bake. Remove cakes from oven and rest in pans for 10-15 minutes. Invert cakes from pans onto cooling racks until cooled.
  4. 🌻For the Frosting; - Add butter and cream cheese to the bowl of your mixer and beat on high speed until it begins to thicken and fluff. - Next slow down mixer and carefully add in sugar. Once all sugar has incorporated, turn mixer back to high to continue whipping. - Add in heavy cream, vanilla, lemon extract and salt and continue whipping until it is smooth, light and a fluffy frosting.
  5. 🌻To Assemble: - Level the cakes, if necessary. Add frosting between layers then frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Serve.

Recipes for lemon cheese called for acidulating cream with lemon juice, and then separating the curds and whey. As the years went by, the recipe for lemon cheese changed to include butter and eggs. Gently stir in lemon juice, zest and butter. Cool to room temperature without stirring. In a large bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, zest and enough cream to achieve desired spreading consistency.

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