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Lemon Cake Sliced
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Lemon Cake Recipe

Moist and zesty lemon cake topped with rich lemony cream cheese icing and decorated with lemon slices!  What makes this a great lemon cake recipe is how easy it is to make.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Additional Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Desserts and Snacks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon cake recipe, lemon cream cheese frosting
Servings: 10
Calories: 345kcal
Author: AmyG

Ingredients

For the Cake

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

  • The Cake
  • Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl
  • In a measuring jar, mix oil, milk, butter, lemon juice, vanilla and lemon zest.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk
  • Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and line it with parchment paper and let it overhang along
    the length of the loaf pan. This will help in lifting the bread up later once it's baked.
  • Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake at 355 F for 45 mins or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, then remove the bread by lifting with the overhanging parchment paper on the sides.
  • Let it cool on a wire rack to room temperature before applying the cream cheese frosting
  • Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • In a medium bowl, add softened butter and cream cheese
  • Using an electric hand mixer, whisk till you get a smooth creamy texture
  • Add powdered sugar and mix everything together using a spatula
  • Add vanilla extract and salt and mix again with the electric hand mixer.
  • Apply a thick layer on the cake.
  • Top it off with lemon slices and zest for décor

Nutrition

Serving: 1/10 Slice | Calories: 345kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 390mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g