Raspberry Lemon Cake
Cuisine: Dessert
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Serves: 1 cake
 
Ingredients
Cake
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp. lemon extract
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp. lemon zest
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2½ cups cake flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 cups fresh raspberries
  • 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
Frosting
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 tsp. lemon extract
  • Pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray two round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray and line the bottoms with a circle of parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Using a stand mixer or large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon and vanilla extracts and lemon zest and mix to combine.
  3. Add sour cream and lemon juice and mix again.
  4. In a medium bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  5. In a small bowl, gently coat raspberries with flour. Fold into the cake batter using a spatula.
  6. Divide cake batter evenly between two pans.
  7. Bake for 25-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Once cooled completely, make the frosting.
  8. Using a stand mixer or a bowl with a hand mixer, cream together butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Add the powdered sugar about a cup at a time to make sure it doesn't make a huge mess of your counters! Add lemon juice, lemon extract, and a pinch of salt and mix until very smooth, light in color, and creamy.
  9. Assemble your cake using the frosting. Top with lemon slices and additional fresh raspberries as a garnish.
  10. Enjoy!
Recipe by For the Love of Gourmet at https://fortheloveofgourmet.com/raspberry-lemon-cake/