Lemon Cake - with a secret Fluffy Lemon Frosting
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A three-layer lemon cake with tender crumb and fluffy lemon frosting that's not overly sweet. Stays fresh for days, making it ideal for advance preparation or special occasions.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- 2 cups plain / all purpose flour ((cake flour OK too, Note 1))
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 large eggs ((50 - 55g / 2 oz each), at room temp (Note 3))
- 1 1/2 cups caster / superfine sugar ((granulated/regular ok too, Note 2))
- 115g / 1/2 cup unsalted butter (, cut into 1.5cm / 1/2” cubes (or so))
- 1 cup milk (, full fat (Note 5))
- 3 tsp vanilla extract (, the best you can afford (Note 6))
- 3 tsp vegetable or canola oil ((Note 7))
- 3 tbsp lemon zest ((from 2 lemons))
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp natural lemon extract (lemon oil) (, recommended but not essential (Note 8))
- 6 1/2 tbsp flour, plain/all purpose
- 1 1/3 cups milk ((full fat best, low fat ok, 0% fat no good))
- 1 1/3 cups caster / superfine white sugar ((or granulated/ordinary))
- 300g / 1 1/3 cups unsalted butter (, softened)
- 3 tsp lemon zest ((from 1 lemon))
- 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 50M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 94mg
- Total sugar
- 48g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 205mg
- Calcium
- 85mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 94MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.