Beautiful Citrus Dessert
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup Cake flour Sifted
- 1.5 cup Granulated sugar White sugar
- 1 cup Unsalted butter Divided for batter and frosting, room temperature
- 4 Eggs Large, room temperature
- 0.25 cup Fresh lemon juice Freshly squeezed
- 2 tbsp Lemon zest Finely grated
- 2 tsp Baking powder Ensure it is fresh
- 0.5 cup Whole milk Room temperature
- 4 cup Powdered sugar Sifted, for frosting
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract Pure extract
- 2 oz Blue icing In a piping bag
- 2 oz Yellow icing In a piping bag
- 1 garnish Lemon slices Whole lemon sliced thin for garnish
- 0.5 cup Sugar flowers Edible decorations
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease two 8-inch round cake pans.
- In a large bowl, cream 0.5 cups of butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then mix in lemon juice and zest.
- Combine cake flour and baking powder, then add to the wet mixture alternating with whole milk.
- Divide batter evenly between pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat remaining 0.5 cups of butter with powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Frost the cooled layers smoothly with the white frosting to create a blank canvas.
- Pipe decorative borders and accents using the blue and yellow icing.
- Garnish the top with fresh lemon slices and edible sugar flowers before serving.