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Lemon Cake Recipe with Lemon Buttercream
My Lemon Cake recipe with lemon buttercream frosting is zippy, lemony, moist, and sweet — everything you could want in a spring dessert!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings: 10 people
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (6oz/170g) butter (at room temperature)
- 1½ cups (12oz/340g) butter (at room temperature)
- 1½ cups (12oz/340g) granulated sugar
- 6 cups (24oz/680g) powdered sugar
- 4 large eggs (at room temperature)
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup (8floz/225ml) milk
- 2 tablespoon heavy cream or milk
- ¼ cup (2floz/57ml) lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ¼ cup (2floz/57ml) neutral flavored oil
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract (optional)
- zest of 2 lemons
- 2 ⅔ cups (13⅓oz/378g) all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup (1½oz/40g) cornstarch
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt