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Lemon Cake with Almost Homemade Buttercream
The buttermilk in this luscious lemon cake produces a moist yet fluffy crumb.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 25m⏳ Prep: 25 min👤 Country Living📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●measuring cup
- ●knife
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make Cakes: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Butter 2 8-inch cake pans. Line with parchment then butter and flour paper.
2
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Combine buttermilk and lemon juice in a separate bowl or measuring cup. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternatively, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
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3
Transfer batter to prepared pans, dividing evenly. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to ⏱️ 40 minutes. Cool in pans on a wire rack for ⏱️ 20 minutes. Turn cakes out onto the rack and cool completely.
4
Make Buttercream: Beat marshmallow cream with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat in butter until smooth. Increase speed to medium-high and beat in lemon juice, vanilla , salt, and confectioners' sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally, until smooth and fluffy. Reserve 1 cup icing for piping, then add desired amount of food coloring.
5
Assemble Cake: Trim the tops off each cake to make them level, then split cakes into 4 layers using a long serrated knife. Stack, spreading lemon curd between layers. For the topmost layer, flip the bottom of one of the cakes upside down, to create a flat surface. Crumb coat with a thin layer of icing, then place in the fridge for at least ⏱️ 30 minutes to chill.
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Apply Icing: Start on the side and apply a 1/4-inch-thick layer of icing, a little at a time, holding an offset spatula vertically. Finish with top layer of icing, then apply piped dots with uncolored icing, using a pastry bag.
Nutrition Facts
calories
458 calories
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