Sweet-Tart Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sweet-Tart Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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This impressive lemon cake, topped with rich cream cheese frosting, uses lemon juice, lemon zest and a sweet-tart lemon syrup to infuse flavor into every layer.

Keywords

  • layer cake
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3 large egg yolks, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • SYRUP:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • FROSTING:
  • 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Optional: Lemon slices or edible flowers

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