Lemony Cream Butter Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in lemon juice, zest and extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Beat just until combined., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For icing, in a small bowl, beat the sour cream and butter until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar. Beat in lemon juice and zest. Drizzle over the cake. If desired, top with additional grated lemon zest. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour 3 8" round cake pans; set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, scraping and beating well after each addition, about 5 minutes.
• Combine milk with vanilla extract. With mixer on lowest speed, add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture in three parts, scraping down sides ocasionally and beating until ingredients are just combined. Pour batter into prepared pans, spreading evenly to the edges.
• Place cake pans on 2 oven racks so that one is not directly above another. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool pans on wire racks 15 minute Invert cake layers onto racks, and then turn right side up to cool completely.
• To assemble: Place one layer on a serving plate. Top with lemon curd, spreading to within 1 inch of cake edge. Tope iwth another layer and spread with jam to within 1 inch of cake edge. Place third layer right side up on top and press lightly into place. Spread a thin layer of frosting on top layer. Refrigerate cake for 1 hour. Forst sides and top of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish top with lemon zest and raspberries. Refrig until ready to serve at least 1 1/2 hours. Allow cake to stand at room temp 30 minutes before serving.
• Lemon Curd:
• Combine first three ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a whisk. Cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is light in color, about 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and butter, cook for 5 minutes or until mixture thinly coats back of spoon, stirring constantly with a whisk. Cool, cover and chill.
• Frosting:.
• In a small bowl, whip heavy cream until it forms soft peaks.
• Fold in lemon curd and chill until ready to use.

Steps:

• Beat butter, lemon peel and lemon juice in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat 2 to minutes longer or until light and fluffy.