Lemon Cake

Hello sun shines! I know it's been awhile since my last post, it was a much needed break from cooking non stop. I hope you all had a fabulous holiday season with your loved ones! Lemon cake is my favorite all time cake, since we don't buy boxed goodies, which means if I want something sweet I have to make it, I found a great lemon cake recipe. Hope you all enjoy!

Here's what you'll need:
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 3/4 cups white sugar
6 egg yolks
1 1/8 cups milk

Line two 9 inch round pans with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Measure sifted flour, baking powder, and salt; sift together three times. Cream butter or margarine and lemon rind together. Gradually add sugar, creaming until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add sifted ingredients alternately with milk to the creamed mixture, a small amount at a time; beat after each addition until smooth.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

After cakes are completely cool, I make a buttercream frosting. It goes like this:

3 cups of powdered sugar
4 tablespoons of milk
1 stick of butter at room temp
2 tsp (or to taste) of lemon extract

Mix all ingredients. If you need to to it out, add a tsp at a time of milk, if it needs thickened, use a little more sugar!