Lemon Cake

  

Ingredients:-
For the Cake :-
✔️All purpose flour- 1cup
✔️Granulated sugar - 1/2 cup
✔️Baking powder- 1tsp
✔️Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
✔️Salt as per your taste
✔️Unsalted butter softened - 1/2 cup or 1 stick
✔️Egg, large - 2
✔️Milk - 1/4 cup
✔️Vanilla extract- 1 tsp

For the Lemon Buttercream frosting:-
✔️Butter , softened and unsalted- 1 cup
✔️Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
✔️Milk or heavy cream - 2-3 tbsp
✔️Vanilla extract- 1 tbsp
✔️Food color (yellow color) - as required
✔️Lemon juice - 4-5tbsp
✔️Pinch of salt

  

Instructions:-

✔️Place the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer, and stir on low speed to combine.
✔️Add the butter and eggs mixing on medium-low speed for 2-3 minutes.
✔️Add milk and vanilla extract and mix on medium speed for 2-3 mins or until like a thick batter.
✔️Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, mist 4inch and 6inch cake pans with non-stick spray, and line them with circles cut from parchment paper.
✔️Divide the batter equally between the prepared pans, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of the cake comes out clean.
✔️Cool completely before filling and frosting.

  

For Lemon buttercream frosting:-
✔️In the bowl of an electric hand mixer, whip butter on medium-high speed until very pale and fluffy 6 - 8 minutes.
✔️Transfer food color , lemon juice, vanilla extract and salt to whipped butter and blend mixture until combine. Stir in heavy cream or milk followed by powdered sugar and whip mixture 4 - 5 minute longer on medium-high speed, until very pale and fluffy.
✔️Spread it on the cake .