Lemon Layer Cake Recipe

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Lemon Layer Cake
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Directions:

  1. Make cake layers: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Brush cake pans with canola oil. Line bottom of each pan with a round of parchment or wax paper, then oil paper.
  2. Whisk together flour mix, salt, baking powder, and xanthan gum until combined well. Stir together milk, canola oil (1 cup), vanilla, and zest in another bowl.
  3. Beat together sugar and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed just until combined, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and add flour and milk mixtures alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until just combined.
  4. Divide batter evenly between cake pans, smoothing tops, and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of each cake layer comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
  5. Cool cake layers in pans on racks 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of 1 cake layer and invert rack over cake pan, then invert cake onto rack. Repeat with second layer. Peel off paper and cool layers completely.
  6. Make curd: Whisk together zest, lemon juice, sugar, yolks, a pinch of salt, and guar gum in a 1-quart heavy saucepan. Add butter and cook over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubbles appear on surface, about 5 minutes. Whisk in extract. Immediately pour curd into a bowl, then cover surface with wax paper and chill until cold, about 30 minutes.
  7. Make frosting: Beat butter with an electric mixer at high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and add confectioners sugar, lemon juice, extract, and zest, then mix until creamy and smooth, about 2 minutes.
  8. Frost cake: Halve each cake layer horizontally using a long serrated knife. Spread bottom half of each cake layer with half of lemon curd, then top with remaining cake layers to form two sandwiched cakes. Put 1 sandwiched cake on a cake stand or platter and spread a heaping 1/2 cup frosting over top, then cover with remaining sandwiched cake. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
  9. Cooks' notes:
  10. • Cake layers can be made (but not halved) 1 day ahead and cooled completely, then kept, wrapped well in plastic wrap, at room temperature. • Lemon curd can be chilled up to 3 days. • Cake can be completely assembled and frosted 4 hours ahead and kept at room temperature, or 1 day ahead and chilled, loosely covered. Bring to room temperature before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1632.84 Kcal (6836 kJ)
Calories from fat 815.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 90.57g 139%
Cholesterol 315.88mg 105%
Sodium 253.06mg 11%
Potassium 477.08mg 10%
Total Carbs 202.63g 68%
Sugars 160.24g 641%
Dietary Fiber 3.55g 14%
Protein 10.77g 22%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 167.2mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 402.96 Kcal (1687 kJ)
Calories from fat 201.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.35g 139%
Cholesterol 77.95mg 105%
Sodium 62.45mg 11%
Potassium 117.74mg 10%
Total Carbs 50g 68%
Sugars 39.55g 641%
Dietary Fiber 0.88g 14%
Protein 2.66g 22%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 10%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 24%
Iron 0.5mg 11%
Calcium 41.3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 39.5
    Points
  • 46
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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