Description
Strawberry Lemon Layer Cake features soft lemon cake layers filled with fresh strawberry filling and topped with creamy lemon frosting.
Ingredients
2½ cups all-purpose flour
2½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsalted butter
1¾ cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon lemon zest
¼ cup lemon juice
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups fresh strawberries
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup unsalted butter
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2–3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease cake pans
2. Whisk dry ingredients
3. Cream butter and sugar
4. Add eggs one at a time
5. Mix in lemon zest, juice, and vanilla
6. Alternate dry ingredients and milk
7. Bake 25–30 minutes and cool
8. Cook strawberries with sugar and lemon juice
9. Prepare frosting until smooth
10. Assemble cake with filling and frost
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 135mg