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Luscious Lemon Layer Cake Recipe

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This is my mom's variation of an old favorite. It's pleasantly tangy, but not too tart.

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Luscious Lemon Layer Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 6 Servings

25 20 45

Ingredients

1 package (9 ounces) yellow cake mix
FILLING:
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Pinch salt
3 tablespoons water
3/4 teaspoon butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 drop yellow food coloring, optional
4-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
FROSTING:
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using a greased 9-in. square baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
For filling, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Gradually stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon peel and food coloring if desired. Gradually stir in lemon juice. Cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel and enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency.
To assemble, cut cake in half lengthwise. Trim outside edges. Place one half on a serving platter. Top with the lemon filling. Top with remaining cake; spread with frosting. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Jiffy cake mix.

Originally published as Luscious Lemon Layer Cake in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook , p278

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Nov. 08, 2011 by Coryskitchen

I really liked the lemon flavor of the filling. The recipe needs to be doubled to fill a 9" cake round. Wasn't a fan of the frosting, gritty and tasted like a powdered sugar quick fix.

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2009 by maggie007

I do not understand why a box mix is used when baking from scratch is so much better.

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2007 by Morningdove_Wa

Thanks. Lemon is one of my favorite cakes.