This is my sons favorite cake. I love it as well

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups white sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons lemon extract
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 cup milk
1 lemon juiced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8 inch round pans or use parchment paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really like parchment paper the best

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zest and juice one lemon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a mixing bowl add the flour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the baking powder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the salt and mix then set aside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a large bowl add the butter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the sugar and cream together until light and fluffy. This really means beat it on medium for a long time. You really should use a mixer because it should take about 5 minutes or more with a mixer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is still grainy and not done yet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting there

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When it is ready beat in the eggs one at a time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stir in the extract, lemon juice and lemon zest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Do not over beat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep alternating the flour and milk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When everything is mixed together the batter will be done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pour batter into prepared pans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Then invert onto wire racks to cool completely. Do not ice the cake until it is completely cool or your icing will run off the cake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Split the layers and fill with lemon buttercream or lemon curd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tada……. lemon cake completed and yummy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn’t this lemon curd look yummy on the cake! Go see the recipe for lemon curd here http://www.hauntedchef.com/2011/10/25/easy-lemon-curd/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was Taylor’s 18th birthday cake and lemon is his favorite flavor. We are all singing him the happy birthday song right now…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He is getting ready to blow out the candles but he said he has nothing he can think of that he wants because he has everything…. awwww

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the last candle going to go out…. cake was yummy!