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LEMON LAYER CAKE: is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. LEMON LAYER CAKE: is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have lemon layer cake: using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make LEMON LAYER CAKE::
Prepare 🌻For the Cake:
Take 2/3 cup vegetable oil
Get 1/3 cup unsalted butter room temperature
Prepare 1 & 1/2 cups granulated sugar
Make ready 3 large eggs
Get 2 & 3/4 cups all purpose flour sifted
Get 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
Prepare 1 tsp salt
Get 1/2 tsp baking soda
Make ready 1 & 1/4 cup sour cream
Prepare 1/3 cup whole milk
Take 1 tbsp fresh lemon zest
Take 1 & 1/2 tsp lemon extract
Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
Take 🌻For the Frosting:
Take 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
Take 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
Make ready 4 cups confectioner's sugar
Make ready 2 tsp heavy whipping cream
Prepare 2 tsp vanilla extract
Prepare 2 tsp lemon extract pinch of salt
Instructions to make LEMON LAYER CAKE::
🌻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.
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.
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.
🌻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.
🌻To Assemble: - Level the cakes, if necessary. Add frosting between layers then frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Serve.
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