bea's lemon butter cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Bea L.
Emerald Isle, NC

So good and so pretty. You can actually use any kind of icing on these layers. I have used my old-fashioned chocolate icing on these butter layers.

(2 ratings)
method Bake

Ingredients For bea's lemon butter cake

  • CAKE LAYERS:
  • 1 stick
    butter, rm temp (not margarine)
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 2 c
    self-rising flour, sifted**
  • 1 tsp
    lemon extract
  • LEMON BUTTER ICING:
  • 1 stick
    butter, rm temp (not margarine)
  • 1 box
    powdered sugar (possibly a little more)
  • 1
    lemon rind, grated
  • juice from 1 lemon

How To Make bea's lemon butter cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375. Grease & flour three 8" cake pans or two 9" cake pans. I actually like using Wilton's Cake Release.
  • 2
    LAYERS: Cream butter & sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each.
  • 3
    Alternate milk & flour to the creamed mixture until all milk & flour is used. Add lemon extract & mix well.
  • 4
    Bake at 375 for approximately 20 minutes or until layers test done. Turn out of pans after 10 minutes and let cool before icing the cake.
  • 5
    ICING: Cream butter & powdered sugar. (One box of powdered sugar equals 16 oz or 2 cups). Add lemon rind. Add lemon juice a little at a time, mixing well until you have the icing the right consistency to spread. Ice cooled layers.
  • 6
    Note: Sometimes I make two 9" layers. I have also cut these two layers in half to make 4 layers.
  • 7
    ***SELF-RISING FLOUR SUBSTITUTE*** 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda

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