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Ingredients: LEMON LAYER CAKE W/LIMONCELLO ICING By John Amato on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 7:33pm Ingredients For the Lemon Layer Cake Cooking spray 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt 1-1/2 cups sugar ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 3 large eggs 1 cup non-fat buttermilk 2 Tbsp. grated lemon zest 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice For the Limoncello Icing 3 cups powdered sugar ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted 1 Tbsp. grated lemon zest ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 Tbsp. Limoncello (my addition) Lemon slices, cut in half, or strips of lemon rind for garnish Fresh sprig of mint for garnish
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Directions: Preheat oven to 350°. Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; line bottoms of pans with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray. Dust pans with 2 tablespoons flour, and set aside. Lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Place sugar and ½ cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a hand-held blender/mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat in 2 tablespoons lemon zest and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not overbake. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack; remove wax paper from cake layers. With a hand-held electric blender, combine powdered sugar and the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread half of icing on top of cake. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining half of icing over top of cake. Garnish with lemon wedges or strips, if desired. I also added a sprig of fresh mint from my garden. Store cake loosely covered in the refrigerator. |