When life throws you Lemons…. Make [{the most delicious}] LEMON CAKE !!

Hello from India !!!! It’s been just over a few hours since I landed… with jet lag kicking in and having an entire night ahead of me , thought why not share this delicious lemon cake recipe with my readers !

I used this cake recipe for my daughter’s yellow themed second birthday cakes (made her two) and it was another hit… one of the guests mentioned that it was by far my best cake recipe! Hooraah!! 🙂

This cake has a hint of zest that balances the sweetness of the frosting giving a fresh new taste! The citrus zest is achieved with a fresh grated lemon peel, a suggestion from my neighbor… thank you Diedri !!!!

I torted the two cake layers in half to create 4 layers. Filled these cake layers alternately with lemon cream cheese frosting and lemon curd as shown in the picture collage above.

The cream cheese frosting alternated with the lemon curd in combination with this lemon cake…. such a heavenly combination !……and look how moist the cake appears!

So don’t wait !! Celebrate your weekend with this delicious cake recipe and take some left overs to your colleagues to help them beat Monday blues !!!!

Zesty Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 2016-10-08 14:27:55 Serves 14 A delicious and zesty lemon cake recipe. Write a review Save Recipe Print Prep Time 25 min Cook Time 45 min Prep Time 25 min Cook Time 45 min For the Cake Thula's White Cake Mix (click for recipe) 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 cup water 250g Granulated Sugar 3 whole eggs (or Ener G Egg Replacer equivalent to 3 eggs) 3/4 cup Buttermilk (beat yogurt and milk together) 1/2 cup Oil 1 tsp Lemon Essence 1/4 tsp almond extract For the Frosting 1 1/2 cup/3 sticks Unsalted Butter (room temperature) 100 g Vegetable Shortening 200 g Cream Cheese (softened) 1 1/2 tsp Lemon Essence 500 g Confectioners Sugar For the Topping A thin slice of lemon slit in center Freshly grated peel from one large lemon Lemon Cake Pre-heat oven to 320F Mix the lemon juice, water and sugar together, and heat on high flame or microwave until the sugar completely dissolves. keep this aside. Add the rest of the wet ingredients to a kitchen mixing bowl and mix on medium speed for 30 seconds. Reduce the speed to low and add the previously made "hot sugar syrup" slowly along the side of the bowl. continue mixing for another 30 seconds. Stop, add the sifted Cake Mix. Mix at medium speed for 60 seconds. Stop and scrape down the sides and continue mixing for another 60-90 seconds at low speed until it becomes a smooth batter. Split batter evenly into two 8 *3 inch cake pans and bake at 320F for 45 minute Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting Add the cream cheese, shortening and butter to a mixing bowl and mix at high speed for 5 minutes. Add the Essence and reduce speed to low. Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time. Once you have added all the sugar mix at high speed for 7-10 minutes until a smooth velvety frosting forms. Cake Assembly Apply a dab of icing on an 8 inch cake board and Place the first torted cake layer (this will secure the cake to the board). spread a thin layer of frosting on this layer. Place the second cake layer. Fill this layer with lemon curd and a half portion of the grated lemon peel. Place the third cake later and again apply a thin layer of frosting. Place the fourth and final layer. Apply frosting tinted in desired food gel coloring. I did an ombre of yellow (I can prepare a tutorial if you are interested, leave a request in comments) Top the cake by sprinkling with remaining lemon grating and serve ! Notes g- gram tsp- teaspoon You can use margarine in place of shortening. Generous serving feeds 8 people. Party serving feeds 14- 24 as per the Wilton serving chart Use the right utensils for measuring your wet and dry ingredients. Article you will find useful in perfecting this cake recipe 10 steps to succeed in baking- Follow my 10 guided steps with linked tutorials to achieve perfect soft and tender cakes! By Thulashitha RD Thula's Cake Lab https://thulascakelab.com/

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