Lemon Layer Cake

Super lemony, soft, and summery lemon cake and lemon buttercream. Take it up several notches by filling it with lemon curd (Lemon curd recipe will be posted with the cake recipe as we get closer to the event.) Click on the links for the recipes. And scroll down for a complete shopping list.

RECIPES: Lemon Cake Lemon Curd

shopping list

• all purpose flour

• baking powder

• baking soda

• fine salt

• granulated sugar

• powdered sugar (1 1/2 pounds)

• unsalted butter (1 1/4 pounds)

• large eggs (3)

• vanilla extract

• lemons (6 medium)

• buttermilk (8 oz)

equipment

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• 3 8x2-inch cake pans, or 2 9x2-inch cake pans

• parchment paper

• 2 large bowls

• hand mixer or stand mixer

• whisk

• rubber spatula

• fine mesh sieve

• zester or microplane for zesting lemons

optional equipment for filling and frosting

• piping bag

• small or medium off-set spatula

• bench scraper