Incredible Lemon Cake
This mouth watering lemon cake is so good. Moist and dense, I highly recommend this recipe. It is rich in big lemon flavor but is not too sweet. The cream cheese frosting is optional, but adds a nice balance of creamy goodness.
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
- ⅓ c. Butter
- ¾ c. Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 ¼ c. Flour
- 1 ¼ t. Baking powder
- Zest of one lemon
- Zest of one orange
- ½ c. Milk
- ⅓ c. Lemon juice
For the frosting
- 2 oz Cream Cheese softened
- ½ t. Vanilla
- 1 c. Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and beat until light and fluffy. Without stirring, add flour, sprinkle baking powder over the top of flour.
- Then grate lemon and orange zest over top of flour. In a seperate bowl mix together milk and lemon juice then gradually pour in as you carefully mix the dry ingredients together.
- Bake in a greased 8 by 8 inch pan for 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool before frosting.
- For the forsting combine the cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar until creamy and smooth. If it is too thin add a little more powdered sugar, 2 Tbs. at a time until it is the desired consistency. Spread over cake. Garnish with orange peel or zest, if desired.