Lemon Cake

11 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 12 cups buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 12 teaspoons lemon extract
  • 14 teaspoon lemon zest

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2
    Place flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a sifter and sift into a bowl.
  3. 3
    In a separate mixing bowl, cream butter.
  4. 4
    While the butter is mixing, add sugar until combined.
  5. 5
    In a small bowl, whisking eggs; slowly add to butter mixture on low speed.
  6. 6
    Slowly add in a 1/4 the flour mix - keep the mixer going then add a 1/4 the buttermilk.
  7. 7
    Keep mixing, then add another 1/4 of each again at different times, keep mixing and keep repeating until you have used up both the flour mix and buttermilk (start with flour, and end with flour).
  8. 8
    Add lemon juice, lemon extract, and lemon zest until combined.
  9. 9
    Evenly distribute the cake batter into baking pans.
  10. 10
    (I used 4 8-inch.
  11. 11
    ).
  12. 12
    Once the oven has been preheat, bake the cakes for 25 minutes or until done.

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