This is one of my favorite cake recipes. My niece, Christina, once told me, "Aunt Teeters, This is banging!" I took that as a positive review.
Lemonade Layer Cake
Cooking Light
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 3 tablespoons thawed lemonade concentrate
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups fat-free buttermilk
- Cooking spray
- Frosting:
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 2 teaspoons thawed lemonade concentrate
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.
To prepare cake, place first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; stir well with a whisk. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition.
To prepare frosting, place 2 tablespoons butter and the next 4 ingredients (2 tablespoons butter through cream cheese) in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, and beat at low speed just until blended (do not overbeat). Chill 1 hour.
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 322
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Fat: 9.9g
- Saturated fat: 5.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.5g
- Protein: 5g
- Carbohydrate: 54.1g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 53mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 293mg
- Calcium: 60mg
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ReplyDeleteLook forward to trying this cake out by the way. I love all things cake. :D
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Your lemon cake looks delish! I'm your newest follower from the Social Parade and would love a follow back - thanks!
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That sounds so good and perfect for summer! I'm stopping by from the ALex hop.
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Oh my gracious. I love lemon cake. I am so going to have to make this!!
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YUM! I'm pinning this so I don't forget! I LOVE lemons!
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OH YUM!!! So yumsters!!
ReplyDeleteThat cake made me really hungry! It looks absolutely delicious! I came from the hop.
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Looks delicious! Can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteMmm, that looks really good!
ReplyDeleteCooking Light recipes are usually good! This sounds delicious :)
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Wow - this looks awesome - I love lemon deserts. I'm stopping by from the Sunday hop. You can visit me at http://www.greatbeautybuys.com. Have a wonderful weekend.
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MMMM Save me a piece!!!
ReplyDeleteYum this sounds so light and summery!
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ReplyDeleteMmmm... this sure sounds tasty!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing. We're definitely going to try this recipe. My son loves everything lemony.
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This cake looks amazing! I'm going to have to make it one day for my mom. She absolutely loves lemon!
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I heart everything lemon related!
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