Description
Experience the ultimate in dessert elegance with this Lemon Velvet Cake, featuring a silk-like crumb achieved through a unique hot lemon water finish. Perfectly balanced with a rich cream cheese frosting, this cake captures the bright, sun-drenched flavors of the Mediterranean in every bite.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Cake flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Granulated sugar
- Vegetable oil
- Butter-flavored shortening
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Lemon extract
- Fresh lemon zest
- Buttermilk
- White vinegar
- Hot lemon water
- Yellow food coloring
- Cream cheese
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (165°C) and grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
- Sift together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl to aerate.
- In a separate bowl, cream the granulated sugar, vegetable oil, shortening, eggs, vanilla, lemon extract, and zest until light and fluffy.
- Alternately add the dry ingredients and buttermilk to the wet mixture, starting and ending with the flour while mixing on low speed.
- Mix the white vinegar with the hot lemon water and gently stir it into the batter, adding yellow food coloring if desired.
- Divide the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the centers are just set.
- Cool the cakes in their pans for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prepare the frosting by beating softened cream cheese and butter until smooth, then adding extracts, zest, and powdered sugar until silky.
- Place one layer on a plate, spread with frosting, top with the second layer, and cover the entire cake with the remaining frosting.
Notes
To ensure the most uniform velvet texture, make sure your buttermilk and eggs are at room temperature before you begin mixing. If the frosting seems too soft due to a warm kitchen, chill it for 15 minutes before assembling the layers to help it hold its shape.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean-American