Moist Lemon Cake Recipe by Chef Shaun 🇹🇹 Foodie Nation

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour - 2½ cups (300g)

Baking Powder - 1½ tsp

Baking Soda - ½ tsp

Salt - ¾ tsp

Unsalted Butter - 1 cup (room temp)

Granulated Sugar - 1½ cups

Lemon Zest - 2 tablespoons

Large Eggs - 3 (beaten)

Buttermilk - 1 cup

Lemon Juice - ¼ cup

Vanilla Extract - 1 tbsp

Frosting Ingredients

Unsalted Butter - 1 cup (room temp)

Cream Cheese - 8 oz (room temp)

Lemon Zest - 1 tbsp

Powdered Sugar - 7 cups (840g)

Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp

Vanilla Extract - ½ tsp

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two 8-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.

2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy. Add the sugar and lemon zest and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the vanilla, then the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl between additions, and beat until well combined and fluffy.

4. Stir the buttermilk and lemon juice together.

5. With the mixer on low speed, add a third of the flour mixture followed by half of the milk mixture. Continue alternating between the flour and milk, mixing just until combined. Stop and scrape down the bowl occasionally. Divide the batter among the prepared cake pans.

6. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the center of the cakes is springy to the touch and the sides are just starting to pull away from the pan. Let the cakes cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert and cool completely on a wire rack.

For the frosting:

1. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese together on medium speed until creamy and well combined.

2. Add the lemon zest and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

3. With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the confectioners’ sugar, alternating with a little bit of the lemon juice. Stop occasionally and scrape down the bowl.

4. Beat in the vanilla. Once combined, increase the speed to medium-low and beat until smooth and fluffy, about 1 minute.