Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Buttercream
This moist Lemon Layer Cake has lots of fresh lemon flavor and a fantastic lemon buttercream icing.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
cooling time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Buttercream, Cake, dessert, desserts, homemade, layer cake, lemon, lemon buttercream, lemon juice, lemon layer cake, lemon zest, sweets
Servings: 20 people
Calories: 605kcal
For the Cakes
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- zest of 2 lemons
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
For the Icing
- 2 cups unsalted butter softened
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- zest of 1 lemon
- 8 cups confectioners sugar
For the Cakes
Preheat the oven to 325° and grease 2 8inch round cake pans.
Cream together the melted butter and sugar. Add in the eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, milk and sour cream and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
Pour equal amounts of the batter in each cake pan and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 40 minutes, or until a knife inserested in the center of a cake comes out clean. Allow to cool before icing.
Sodium: 204mg | Calcium: 29mg | Vitamin C: 3mg | Vitamin A: 944IU | Sugar: 68g | Fiber: 1g | Potassium: 64mg | Cholesterol: 110mg | Calories: 605kcal | Saturated Fat: 19g | Fat: 30g | Protein: 4g | Carbohydrates: 83g | Iron: 1mg