Easy Double Lemon Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs and egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and juice. In a small bowl, mix sour cream and milk. In another bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream mixture., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 24-28 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment. Cool slightly., For syrup, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Cool completely., For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth; beat in confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and salt until blended., Using a long serrated knife, cut each cake horizontally in half. Brush layers with warm syrup; cool completely., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting. If desired, top with lemon slices or edible flowers. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and lightly flour two 8-inch round cake pans. Set aside.
• Beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally (batter will be lumpy). Stir in lemon zest until fully incorporated.
• Pour batter evenly into both pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool completely before removing from pans.
• To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, whip Cool Whip Frosting and 1/4 cup lemon curd until lemon curd is thoroughly incorporated. Set aside.
• Once cakes are completely cool (rounded tops trimmed flat if preferred), place one cake on your preferred serving dish. (Tip: Protect the bottom of your cake plate from frosting smears by inserting waxed paper triangles just between the cake and plate). Spread 1/4 cup of the lemon curd evenly atop the first layer. Top with the second layer of cake.
• Frost with lemon frosting. Garnish with twisted lemon slices if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Refrigerate remaining portion.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325º.
• Butter a 10-inch tube or bundt pan.
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt.
• Cream butter with an electric mixer.
• Add 1 cup sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in the quarter-cup lemon juice and the zest of 3 lemons.
• Add the flour mixture and sour cream alternately, mixing well with a rubber spatula.
• Scrape into buttered pan and bake 60-70 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the thickest part comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then turn cake out onto a plate.
• Combine remaining 1/3 cup of lemon juice and 2/3 cup sugar in small saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the sugar has dissolved.
• Stir in remaining zest.
• Prick the cake all over with a long skewer.
• Spoon or brush the glaze over the entire cake.
• Cool completely before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
• Sift flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; add to creamed mixture. Pour in milk, lemon zest, and lemon juice and mix until you achieve a smooth batter. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine the gelatin and cake mix, mixing together well.
• Add oil, eggs, water, and lemon extract; mixing together.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Bake according to cake mix package directions.
• (You may choose to use a pan size other than 9x13).
• For the frosting:.
• Mix together the lemon juice and powdered sugar.
• After the cake has baked, but is still warm, ice with the frosting.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in poppy seed. Pour into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.
• Beat cream cheese spread and butter in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add lemon juice; mix well. Gradually beat in sugar. Spread over top of cake. Garnish with zest.