Description
A delicious lemon layer cake perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ cups flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp lemon zest
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup milk
- 1½ cups heavy cream
- ½ cup cream cheese
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp honey
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Make cake: Beat butter & sugar. Add eggs, zest, juice. Add dry ingredients + milk.
- Bake two 8-inch layers for 20–25 minutes. Cool fully. Slice into 4 layers.
- Make frosting: whip cream cheese + sugar + honey + zest; fold in whipped cream.
- Layer cake with lemon cream.
- Warm honey + lemon juice, drizzle over top.
Notes
- Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for best results.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting to avoid melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 80mg