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Lemonade Cake

Lemonade Cake

Delicious Lemonade Cake infused with pink lemonade and topped with fluffy frosting, perfect for any occasion.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 324 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer
  • Baking Pan
  • mixing bowls

Ingredients
  

For the Cake

  • 2.5 cups cake flour sifted
  • 1.5 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 0.75 cups unsalted butter slightly chilled and cut into slices
  • 4 large eggs
  • 0.75 cups frozen pink lemonade concentrate thawed
  • 0.5 cups milk room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Frosting

  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • Pinch salt
  • 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 0.25 cups frozen pink lemonade concentrate thawed
  • 0.75 teaspoon lemon extract
  • pink food coloring Optional
  • straws Optional
  • lemon slices Optional

Instructions
 

For the Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan then set aside.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, add flour, sugar, salt and baking powder and mix on low speed to combine.
  • Next slowly add in butter slices and allow to mix until flour resembles coarse crumbs.
  • While butter mixes, in a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, pink lemonade, milk, lemon extract and vanilla extract and set aside.
  • With mixer still on low speed, add egg mixture in three batches allowing liquid to combine into dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
  • If desired, stir in a few drops of pink or red food coloring to create a fun pink color. Spread batter into prepared pan evenly.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cake toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean with a few crumbs. Cool in pan on a wire rack until room temperature. While cooling, prepare the frosting.

For the Frosting

  • In your stand mixer, add butter and salt at medium low speed.
  • Next turn the mixer down to low and slowly add confectioner’s sugar in small portions until all is added then turn the speed to medium high to combine.
  • Add lemonade and lemon extract and mix until nice and fluffy. Add in food coloring at this point if desired.

Notes

Cover the cake using a cake keeper or an overturned bowl to protect it from anything in the air. Almost any frosted cake can be kept at room temperature for four to five days. If you prefer cold cake, chill uncovered for 15 minutes to harden the icing, then tightly wrap in plastic wrap. When freezing, freeze slices individually to thaw a piece at a time without committing to the whole cake. Store them in an airtight container for 2-3 months. Thaw on the counter for a few hours before enjoying.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 90mgSugar: 35gVitamin A: 465IUVitamin C: 2.4mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword cake, dessert, frosting, lemon, Lemonade Cake, Pink Lemonade
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