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Aunt Bonnies Lemon layer Cake Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Heat oven to 375 degrees. Flour, line, and grease 2 x 8 inch round cake pans
  • Combine sifted flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. In a large mixing bowl combine butter and lemon zest and beat until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar (the slower, the better) until completely combined. Add eggs one at a time, then beat 2 to 3 minutes until the batter is light and fluffy.
  • Beat 1/4 of the dry ingredients into the wet batter, and then add all of the milk. Beat until combined. Add the remaining dry ingredients, alternating with lemon juice, beginning and ending with the dry.
  • Divide batter between the two cake pans and smooth with spatula.
  • Place pans on the middle rack in oven. Bake for 25 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
  • Lemon Butter Cream Frosting:
  • In a medium bowl, beat the butter and lemon zest with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners sugar in batches and beat until light and fluffy. Add the lemon juice and beat for one minute.
  • Frost the cake:
  • Use your favorite lemon curd for the filling on this cake. Then Frost the outside with the lemon buttercream frosting.

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    " It was excellent "
    henrie ate it and said...
    Sounds great, you have my 5
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    " It was excellent "
    lacrenshaw ate it and said...
    Oh, indi! This makes my mouth water. I can't WAIT to try this one. My thanks and my TEN to both you AND Aunt Bonnie!
    Lorraine
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    fantastic recipe thanks bunches print and save.
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    " It was excellent "
    ambus ate it and said...
    That sounds divine!Thanks for sharing.
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