Lemon Layer Cake Recipe

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Lemon Layer Cake
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
318
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups lemon curd
  • 5 tbsp water
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • 1 tbsp corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. For cake:
  2. Cream butter until fluffy. add sugar and cream 6 minutes.
  3. Add eggs one at a time
  4. Alternate adding flour and milk, starting and ending with flour.
  5. Add vanilla, mix until combined.
  6. Pour into 3 greased 9 in cake pans and level, dropping each 3 times to get bubbles out
  7. Bake at 350 for 25- 30 minutes.
  8. Cool completely.
  9. For frosting:.
  10. Whisk first 5 ingredients together in a large stainless bowl.
  11. Place bowl in a large deep skillet with 1 inch simmering water.
  12. Beat on low speed until it reaches 140 degrees- dont stop beating while it's in the water, if you have to remove the bowl to take temp, do so.
  13. Beat on high speed (in the water) exactly 5 minutes.
  14. Remove from heat, add vanilla and beat 2-3 more minutes until cool
  15. Assemble:.
  16. Spread lemon curd between the layers and frost with the 7 minute frosting.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 317.82 Kcal (1331 kJ)
Calories from fat 115.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.83g 20%
Cholesterol 71.73mg 24%
Sodium 313.2mg 13%
Potassium 124.39mg 3%
Total Carbs 46.69g 16%
Sugars 27.12g 108%
Dietary Fiber 1.5g 6%
Protein 5.09g 10%
Vitamin C 14mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 115.6mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 252.27 Kcal (1056 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.18g 20%
Cholesterol 56.94mg 24%
Sodium 248.6mg 13%
Potassium 98.73mg 3%
Total Carbs 37.06g 16%
Sugars 21.53g 108%
Dietary Fiber 1.19g 6%
Protein 4.04g 10%
Vitamin C 11.1mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.3mg 9%
Calcium 91.8mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.1
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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