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Lemony Lemon Cake

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 9/14/12Updated: 3/05/20

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Two of my favorite things – lemon and frosting.  I actually am not a huge cake fan, I am a frosting fan.  I eat cake so I can eat frosting and I have been known to skip the cake and just eat the frosting.  Lemony Lemon Cake includes two of my favorite things – lemon and frosting.

Lemon Cake
If you are a lemon lover you will love this lemony lemon cake!

Today’s Lemony Lemon Cake recipe is one that has been in my binder of family favorites for years and originally came from my friend Cathy.  We had dinner guests last week and I was stumped as what to fix for dessert and I was having a bit of a lemon craving despite the fact that it is almost fall and I should be craving apples and cinnamon.  I think my taste buds are confused. That is what happens when the calendar says September but the temperature is in the 80’s!

I was in the mood for lemon frosting -ooops – I mean lemon cake with lemon frosting.
Lemon Cake
I was hoping my dinner guests were in the mood for lemon cake too.  This lemon cake recipe is an easy one.  It uses a lemon cake mix and I just doctor it up a bit by adding in an extra egg and instead of water I use buttermilk.  Like I said, the reason you make this cake is not for the cake it is for the frosting.  But the cake is nice and lemony and moist too.
Lemon Cake

The frosting makes a lot so if you eat cake because you like cake and not the frosting you could probably get away with cutting the frosting recipe in half but if you are like me you will want to make it just the way it is.
Lemon Cake
With lots of frosting!  It is a fairly simple cake.  You just make it in a 9 x 13 pan and then load on the frosting.  It is easy and quick to make but don’t be deceived by it’s simplicity and its unassuming appearance .
Lemon Cake
So if your taste buds are a bit confused and think it is still spring and lemon season like mine you are going to love this cake. Even if your taste buds aren’t confused and they are craving apples and cinnamon give it a try – refresh your taste buds with some lemony lemon cake goodness.
Lemon Cake

Lemon Cake Recipe

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Lemon Cake

Lemony Lemon Cake

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
serves: 12 servings
Prep:20 minutes
Cook:30 minutes
Total:50 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 lemon cake mix
  • Ingredients from back of box
  • Buttermilk to substitute for water in cake mix
  • 1 egg in addition to eggs required for cake mix
  • 3 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 C butter softened
  • 4 C powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tsp lemon zest
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Mix together cake mix according to directions on back but add in one additional egg and substitute buttermilk for water.
  • Bake according to directions in a 9 x 13 pan.
  • Cool.

Frosting

  • Beat together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, lemon peel and lemon juice until fluffy and spreading consistency. If necessary add some additional lemon juice to get the right consistency.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 345kcal (17%) Carbohydrates: 76g (25%) Protein: 2g (4%) Fat: 3g (5%) Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) Cholesterol: 21mg (7%) Sodium: 342mg (15%) Potassium: 38mg (1%) Sugar: 58g (64%) Vitamin A: 115IU (2%) Vitamin C: 2.1mg (3%) Calcium: 100mg (10%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Keyword:lemon cake
Lemon Cake
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  1. Bridget Marie says

    Posted on 2/7 at 2:45 pm

    I made this for dinner tonight as my daughter requested lemon cake. It was delicious! We love lemon flavor and this did not disappoint! We are now wondering if the leftover cake should be refrigerated because of the cream cheese in the frosting? My vote is that it should be chilled. What do you suggest?

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    • Leigh Anne Wilkes says

      Posted on 2/7 at 4:00 pm

      Yes, it’s a good rule of thumb to follow. There is probably enough sugar in it that it would be fine but I always refrigerate anything with cream cheese.

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      • Bridget Marie says

        Posted on 2/7 at 7:50 pm

        Thank you!

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