Doesn’t this homemade lemon cake recipe just scream ‘spring’ to you? With the beginning of spring (YAY!) and the arrival of warm weather, I am craving all sorts of fresh flavors this week. I absolutely love the taste of lemon and with it’s bright color and fresh flavor, it is the perfect addition to my spring menu. I love making cakes rather than cookies because they are SO much less work! Who wants to sit around rolling out dough or dropping balls of batter on cookie sheets? This lemon cake is just mix, dump in the pan and bake! I made a simple glaze to go on top but you can certainly skip the glaze and the cake is just as tasty. I highly recommend you skip the boxed cake mixes and try this homemade lemon cake recipe instead. It is amazingly easy and you know exactly what the ingredients are!
Homemade Lemon Cake Recipe
Homemade Lemon Cake Recipe
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour 15 mins
This homemade lemon cake recipe has a deliciously fresh flavor and is so simple to make!
Serves: 8 to 10 pieces
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
½ cups buttermilk
½ cups of sour cream
4 tablespoons lemon juice
Zest of 2 lemons
1 teaspoon of vanilla
FOR THE GLAZE
¼ cup softened butter
1½ to 2 cups powdered sugar
4 TBSP lemon juice
Instructions
In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs to the butter mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add the sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Stir in half the flour mixture until combined
Add the buttermilk and mix
Add the remaining flour mixture and stir just until combined
Pour batter into a greased bundt pan and bake at 325 for 60 to 70 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes
MAKE THE GLAZE
Mix the ¼ cup softened butter with the 4 TBSP lemon juice and 1½ cups powdered sugar. Beat until smooth. Add more powdered sugar if needed to reach desired thickness.
GLAZE THE CAKE
Remove cake from pan and spread half the glaze over the warm cake.
Let cool
Drizzle remaining glaze over the cake right before serving
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Love lemon cake recipes? Try this lemon zucchini cake!