date: 2020-09-12T00:04:59.292Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a22269e5a1367a96/751x532cq70/lemon-layer-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a22269e5a1367a96/751x532cq70/lemon-layer-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/a22269e5a1367a96/751x532cq70/lemon-layer-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Lida Gilbert ratingvalue: 4.1 reviewcount: 8446 recipeingredient: - " For the Cake" - "2/3 cup vegetable oil" - "1/3 cup unsalted butter room temperature" - "1 12 cups granulated sugar" - "3 large eggs" - "2 34 cups all purpose flour sifted" - "1 12 tsp baking powder" - "1 tsp salt" - "1/2 tsp baking soda" - "1 14 cup sour cream" - "1/3 cup whole milk" - "1 tbsp fresh lemon zest" - "1 12 tsp lemon extract" - "1 tsp vanilla extract" - " For the Frosting" - "1 cup unsalted butter room temperature" - "8 oz cream cheese room temperature" - "4 cups confectioners sugar" - "2 tsp heavy whipping cream" - "2 tsp vanilla extract" - "2 tsp lemon extract pinch of salt" recipeinstructions: - "🌻For the Cake: First preheating your oven to 170°C /325°F. Then lightly spray 3 round cake pans with non-stick baking spray.In your mixer bowl, add oil and butter and beat for 2 minutes on high speed. Slowly add in sugar and beat on high speed for an additional 4-5 minutes until very pale yellow and fluffy." - "Next, add eggs, one at a time, combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides as needed. Turn your mixer down to its lowest speed, and slowly add flour into batter in two increments then add baking powder, salt and baking soda. Be careful not to over beat. Lastly, add sour cream, milk, lemon zest, lemon and vanilla extracts, scrape down sides and mix until just combined and turn off mixer." - "Evenly pour cake batter into prepared baking pans and place in oven to bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes just clean but don't over bake. Remove cakes from oven and rest in pans for 10-15 minutes. Invert cakes from pans onto cooling racks until cooled." - "🌻For the Frosting; Add butter and cream cheese to the bowl of your mixer and beat on high speed until it begins to thicken and fluff. Next slow down mixer and carefully add in sugar. Once all sugar has incorporated, turn mixer back to high to continue whipping. Add in heavy cream, vanilla, lemon extract and salt and continue whipping until it is smooth, light and a fluffy frosting." - "🌻To Assemble: Level the cakes, if necessary. Add frosting between layers then frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Serve." categories: - Recipe tags: - lemon - layer - cake katakunci: lemon layer cake nutrition: 253 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT32M" cooktime: "PT34M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, lemon layer cake:. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. LEMON LAYER CAKE: is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. LEMON LAYER CAKE: is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic. To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lemon layer cake: using 21 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make LEMON LAYER CAKE:: 1. Get 🌻For the Cake: 1. Prepare 2/3 cup vegetable oil 1. Get 1/3 cup unsalted butter room temperature 1. Take 1 & 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1. Take 3 large eggs 1. Get 2 & 3/4 cups all purpose flour sifted 1. Get 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder 1. Get 1 tsp salt 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp baking soda 1. Take 1 & 1/4 cup sour cream 1. Make ready 1/3 cup whole milk 1. Prepare 1 tbsp fresh lemon zest 1. Take 1 & 1/2 tsp lemon extract 1. Make ready 1 tsp vanilla extract 1. Make ready 🌻For the Frosting: 1. Make ready 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature 1. Take 8 oz cream cheese room temperature 1. Prepare 4 cups confectioner's sugar 1. Make ready 2 tsp heavy whipping cream 1. Take 2 tsp vanilla extract 1. Prepare 2 tsp lemon extract pinch of salt ##### Steps to make LEMON LAYER CAKE:: 1. 🌻For the Cake: - First preheating your oven to 170°C /325°F. - Then lightly spray 3 round cake pans with non-stick baking spray.In your mixer bowl, add oil and butter and beat for 2 minutes on high speed. Slowly add in sugar and beat on high speed for an additional 4-5 minutes until very pale yellow and fluffy. 1. Next, add eggs, one at a time, combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides as needed. - Turn your mixer down to its lowest speed, and slowly add flour into batter in two increments then add baking powder, salt and baking soda. Be careful not to over beat. - Lastly, add sour cream, milk, lemon zest, lemon and vanilla extracts, scrape down sides and mix until just combined and turn off mixer. 1. Evenly pour cake batter into prepared baking pans and place in oven to bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes just clean but don't over bake. Remove cakes from oven and rest in pans for 10-15 minutes. Invert cakes from pans onto cooling racks until cooled. 1. 🌻For the Frosting; - Add butter and cream cheese to the bowl of your mixer and beat on high speed until it begins to thicken and fluff. - Next slow down mixer and carefully add in sugar. Once all sugar has incorporated, turn mixer back to high to continue whipping. - Add in heavy cream, vanilla, lemon extract and salt and continue whipping until it is smooth, light and a fluffy frosting. 1. 🌻To Assemble: - Level the cakes, if necessary. Add frosting between layers then frost entire cake with remaining frosting. 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