Lemon Layer Cake Recipe

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Lemon Layer Cake
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans.
  3. Line with waxed paper; grease paper.
  4. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  5. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and eggs with electric mixer at high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  6. Beat in lemon rind and juice.
  7. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating between each addition just until well mixed.
  8. Pour into prepared pans.
  9. Bake for 35 minutes, or until centers spring back when lightly pressed with finger tip.
  10. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; loosen around edges with knife; turn out onto wire racks; cool completely.
  11. For frosting: Beat butter in a medium bowl with electric mixer until soft.
  12. Stir in lemon rind; beat confectioners sugar alternately with lemon juice until smooth and spreadable.
  13. (makes enough frosting for one two-layer cake).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1683.05 Kcal (7047 kJ)
Calories from fat 1101.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 122.41g 188%
Cholesterol 575.42mg 192%
Sodium 781.21mg 33%
Potassium 1434.78mg 31%
Total Carbs 141.31g 47%
Sugars 128.29g 513%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Protein 15.68g 31%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 30%
Vitamin A 1.4mg 47%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Calcium 699.8mg 70%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 307.52 Kcal (1288 kJ)
Calories from fat 201.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.37g 188%
Cholesterol 105.14mg 192%
Sodium 142.74mg 33%
Potassium 262.16mg 31%
Total Carbs 25.82g 47%
Sugars 23.44g 513%
Dietary Fiber 0.05g 1%
Protein 2.86g 31%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 30%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 47%
Iron 0.5mg 14%
Calcium 127.9mg 70%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 43.8
    Points
  • 48
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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