This moist and zesty Lemon Cake recipe 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. Sooo easy, that you do not need to make a big preparation like you would for, let’s say, Thanksgiving turkey. You most likely would not even need a grocery run to whip this up. Make this for your next dinner party for an impressive dessert.Like cakes? Try my Ultimate Rum Cake recipe, Pistachio Pudding Cake with White Chocolate Ganache or my White Chocolate Raspberry 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
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.