My Sunny Lemon 🍋 Cake 2021 🌊🏄

 

My Sunny Lemon 🍋 Cak

Lemons often remind me of sunny summer☀️days, zesty lemonades and my mother’s humble lemon 🍰cake.

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She had a way of making the simplest recipes seem extravagant.

I try to follow her recipe with my healthy 💪🏼Joycified twist!

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Also, I had a leftover bar of cream cheese frosting in the fridge from my red velvet venture. I didn’t want it to go to waste, so it ended up as a sweet, tangy icing on this delicious cake💁🏻‍♀️.

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My citrusy cake🍰is decked up with a delicious cream cheese frosting. This dream team brings in all sorts of zesty and sweet flavors to the table. I added a pinch of turmeric and chose some healthy alternatives💛 to add a spicy nutritious element into the mix.

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Each slice of this delectable dessert will make your taste buds sing🎶 !

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💛Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup cane sugar (I used ¼ cup) *

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 2 large eggs

• 2/3 cup almond milk mixed with 2 ½ tsp lemon white vinegar (Buttermilk)

• Zest of 1 lemon

• Juice from 1 lemon

• Pinch of turmeric (optional)

• 1 block cream cheese for frosting (mixed with lemon zest)

*Add more sugar if you have a super sweet tooth.

💛Method:

1.Preheat the oven to 350° F and prep two 6″ diameter cake pans with non-stick spray.

2.Line the pans with parchment paper (cut into circles).

3.Sift and add the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Stir well to combine.

4.Beat your wet ingredients (except eggs, lemon & buttermilk) in a stand mixer (or use an electric beater).

5.Mix on medium-low speed for approx. 2 mins or until the batter resembles moist sand. Add the eggs and continue beating till combined.

6.Stop and scrape the bowl with a spatula after adding each egg.

7.Pour the buttermilk, fresh lemon zest, and lemon juice. Mix on medium-high speed for 1-1 ½ minute.

8.Divide the batter equally between both pans.

9.Bake for 20-25 minutes (or until it passes the toothpick test)

10.Let your cake cool completely.

11.Assemble it by placing a layer upside-down on a serving plate. Frost the cake and then place the second layer.