Name: Lemon Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 c. unsalted butter -; 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour -; 1/2 tsp. baking powder -; 1/2 tsp. baking soda -; 1 tsp. salt -; 1 tbsp. lemon zest -; 2 c. sugar -; 2 large eggs -; 3 large egg yolks -; 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice -; 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice -; 1 c. low-fat buttermilk -; 1 lemon -; Whipped Frosting -

Recipe information

Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Lemon Cake

1. 1 c. unsalted butter -

2. 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour -

3. 1/2 tsp. baking powder -

4. 1/2 tsp. baking soda -

5. 1 tsp. salt -

6. 1 tbsp. lemon zest -

7. 2 c. sugar -

8. 2 large eggs -

9. 3 large egg yolks -

10. 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice -

11. 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice -

12. 1 c. low-fat buttermilk -

13. 1 lemon -

14. Whipped Frosting -

How to cook deliciously - Lemon Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8- by 2-inch cake pans, tapping out excess flour. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest.

2. Stage

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time. Beat in 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix just until combined.

3. Stage

Divide batter between pans; smooth tops. Bake until cakes pull away from sides of pans, 32 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pans 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of pans and invert cakes onto a wire rack.

4. Stage

While cakes are baking, bring remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add lemon slices and simmer 25 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer lemon slices to a waxed-paper-lined plate. Stir remaining 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice into syrup.

5. Stage

Using a toothpick, poke holes in warm cakes on rack. Brush with lemon syrup. Let cool completely. Prepare frosting, substituting 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice for vanilla extract. Frost cooled cakes and top with candied lemon slices.