Try our Easy Lemon Cake recipe that's almost too easy to make tonight. With just four ingredients, this lemon cake recipe delivers spectacular results. Campfire Recipes here.
Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Place granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes).
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and nonfat buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Beat in 2 tablespoons lemon rind and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Pour batter into prepared pans; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 3. 50° for 3. Cool in pans 1. 0 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack; remove wax paper from cake layers. To prepare icing, combine powdered sugar and the remaining ingredients (except lemon rind strips) in a large bowl; stir with a whisk until smooth.
Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread half of icing on top of cake. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining half of icing over top of cake.
Garnish with lemon rind strips, if desired. Store cake loosely covered in the refrigerator.
Easy Lemon Cake. Variation Bake cake in 1. Do not remove from pan. Spread cake with pudding mixture, then COOL WHIP. Special Extra. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint leaves just before serving.
Special Extra. Ensure easy removal of cake layers by covering bottoms of cake pans with circles of parchment paper before filling with batter.