🍋 The BEST Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting | Super Soft & Moist Lemon Cake Recipe
Velvet Crumbs Studio
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🍋 The BEST Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting | Super Soft & Moist Lemon Cake Recipe
#LemonCake #MoistCake #CakeRecipe #CreamCheeseFrosting #HomemadeCake #Baking #LemonDessert #EasyBaking #LayerCake #DessertRecipe
If you're looking for the ultimate soft and moist lemon cake, this recipe is for you! Made with real lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, yogurt, butter, and topped with silky cream cheese frosting, this homemade lemon layer cake is bursting with bright citrus flavor and has an incredibly tender crumb.
Perfect for birthdays, afternoon tea, Easter, Mother's Day, or any special occasion!
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🍋 Lemon Cake Recipe
Dry Ingredients
250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
200 g (¾ cup + 2 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
236 g (1 cup + 3 tbsp) granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
115 g (½ cup) plain yogurt
2 tbsp fresh lemon zest
60 ml (¼ cup) fresh lemon juice
90 ml (1/3 cup) milk
60 ml of canola oil (1/4)
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🧁 Cream Cheese Frosting
100 g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
200 g (7 oz) cream cheese, softened
400 g (3 -1/3 cups) icing (powdered) sugar, sifted
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1tsp of lemon zest
🥣 Tools You'll Need
Two 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans
Mixing bowls
Electric hand mixer or stand mixer
Rubber spatula
Fine grater or zester
Measuring cups and spoons
Kitchen scale
Cooling rack
Offset spatula
Piping bag with a 1M tip (optional)
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🔥 Baking Temperature & Time
Oven Temperature: 320°F (160°C)
Bake Time: 40–45 minutes
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10–15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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🍰 Assembly
Level the cooled cake layers if needed.
Spread a generous layer of cream cheese frosting between the layers.
Frost the top and sides.
Decorate with swirls, lemon zest, or lemon slices if desired.
Chill for 20–30 minutes before slicing for clean, neat cuts.
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🍋 The BEST Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting | Super Soft & Moist Lemon Cake Recipe
Velvet Crumbs Studio
37,708 views
🍋 The BEST Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting | Super Soft & Moist Lemon Cake Recipe
#LemonCake #MoistCake #CakeRecipe #CreamCheeseFrosting #HomemadeCake #Baking #LemonDessert #EasyBaking #LayerCake #DessertRecipe
If you're looking for the ultimate soft and moist lemon cake, this recipe is for you! Made with real lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, yogurt, butter, and topped with silky cream cheese frosting, this homemade lemon layer cake is bursting with bright citrus flavor and has an incredibly tender crumb.
Perfect for birthdays, afternoon tea, Easter, Mother's Day, or any special occasion!
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🍋 Lemon Cake Recipe
Dry Ingredients
250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
200 g (¾ cup + 2 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
236 g (1 cup + 3 tbsp) granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
115 g (½ cup) plain yogurt
2 tbsp fresh lemon zest
60 ml (¼ cup) fresh lemon juice
90 ml (1/3 cup) milk
60 ml of canola oil (1/4)
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🧁 Cream Cheese Frosting
100 g (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
200 g (7 oz) cream cheese, softened
400 g (3 -1/3 cups) icing (powdered) sugar, sifted
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1tsp of lemon zest
🥣 Tools You'll Need
Two 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans
Mixing bowls
Electric hand mixer or stand mixer
Rubber spatula
Fine grater or zester
Measuring cups and spoons
Kitchen scale
Cooling rack
Offset spatula
Piping bag with a 1M tip (optional)
---
🔥 Baking Temperature & Time
Oven Temperature: 320°F (160°C)
Bake Time: 40–45 minutes
Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10–15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
---
🍰 Assembly
Level the cooled cake layers if needed.
Spread a generous layer of cream cheese frosting between the layers.
Frost the top and sides.
Decorate with swirls, lemon zest, or lemon slices if desired.
Chill for 20–30 minutes before slicing for clean, neat cuts.