Lemon cake Edit    Tags: Cakes, Desserts
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Ingredients:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 240g
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder 6g
  • ½ tsp baking soda 3g
  • 1 tsp salt 5g
  • 10 tbsp butter 142g room temp
  • 1 ¼ cup white sugar 250g
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL
  • â…” cup milk 160mL
  • 3 tbs grated lemon zest 6g ish
  • â…“ cup fresh lemon juice 80mL
  • For the Filling
  • 8 oz mascarpone room temp 227g
  • ½ cup whipping cream cold 125mL
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar 25g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract 5mL
  • 3 tbsp lemon zest
  • for the frosting:
  • ¾ c softened butter
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 2 lbs powdered sugar
  • 2 T whipping cream
  • 1 tsp clear vanilla
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ¼ c fresh lemon juice
  • zest of lemon
Directions:
  1. For the Cake:
  2. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  3. Spray three 6 inch round pans.
  4. Double recipe for three 8 inch pans.
  5. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, Set aside.
  6. Mix fresh lemon juice and milk in a small bowl and set aside.
  7. In kitchen-aid,mix sugar and zest.
  8. add butter and mix using a paddle attachment.
  9. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time mixing until incorporated before adding the next.
  10. Scrape the bowl down.
  11. Add flour and milk mixtures to the butter in alternating batches.
  12. Don't over mix.
  13. Bake 350° for about 30 min.
  14. For the Filling:
  15. Use a spatula to fold powdered sugar and lemon zest into the mascarpone.
  16. Mix until fully incorporated.
  17. Whip the cream and a drop of vanilla until thickened and mix into the mascarpone mixture then set aside.
  18. For frosting:
  19. cream together softened butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  20. Add about 1 lb powdered sugar, mix well.
  21. add whipping cream and mix.
  22. Add vanilla and salt, mix.
  23. Now add â…› c fresh lemon juice.
  24. Now zest some of lemon.
  25. Now add â…› c fresh lemon juice.
  26. Now add more powdered sugar.
  27. Now tasted it, if it's lemony emough don't add more lemon juice.
  28. If you want it more lemony, add rest of lemon juice.
  29. Add more powdered sugar if you want it stiffer, if you are frosting a layered cake.


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