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Recipes » Courses » Dessert » Vanilla Cake Recipe with Lemon Butter Cream

Vanilla Cake Recipe with Lemon Butter Cream

Posted on September 4, 2014 By Chef Billy Parisi

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So I was knocking out a recipe for a client (check out the Reynolds bakeware line) the other day for a simple Vanilla Cake Recipe with Lemon Butter Cream.  Now this isn’t something that I would normally include on my website.  Not that it was bad by any means, it was dang delicious, but more because it was just so simple that I didn’t think I had a place for it on here.  But as I get into it, I forgot about all the intricacies of baking and how much love and patience goes into it.  In the end, I loved how thematic it looked and thought it was good enough and for sure pretty enough to share with all of you.  Enjoy!

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That’s right those are flowers from our garden on this Vanilla Cake Recipe with Lemon Butter Cream 🙂

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How’s that for a thematic cake lol!

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Vanilla Cake Recipe with Lemon Butter Cream

Try this simple yet delicious Vanilla Cake Recipe with Lemon Butter Cream! Learn how to keep the cake from sticking to the pan!
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time1 hr 10 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 1941kcal
Author: Chef Billy Parisi

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 5 egg whites
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups of softened unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cups of buttermilk
  • 3 cups of sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups of cake flour or all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla
  • pinch of Kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

For the Lemon Butter Cream:

  • 1 1/4 pounds of softened unsalted butter
  • 6 cups of sifted powdered sugar
  • juice of 3 lemons
  • 1/4 cup of whole milk

Instructions

  • For the Butter Cream: add the butter to a standing mixer with the paddle attachment and cream together the butter and sifted sugar until it becomes light and fluffy. Once it is to this consistency slowly beat in the lemon juice and whole milk. Set aside.
  • For the Cake: Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • In a standing mixer with the paddle attachment cream together the butter and sugar until it becomes light and fluffy. Once it is to this consistency add in an 1/3 of the eggs at a time until completely beaten in.
  • In a separate large bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl whisk together the buttermilk and vanilla.
  • Next alternatively add in the dry ingredients and wet ingredients into the creamed butter and sugar mixture beginning and ending with the dry.
  • Once the batter is made, divide them into three 9 inch baking rounds that have been buttered and floured (or just purchase the non-stick Reynolds bakeware version).
  • Place the rounds in the oven and bake for 40 minutes or until light brown and cooked in the center.
  • Let rest completely before icing with the lemon butter cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 1941kcal | Carbohydrates: 270g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 95g | Saturated Fat: 60g | Cholesterol: 298mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 308mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 227g | Vitamin A: 2975IU | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 2.9mg
Vanilla Cake Recipe with Lemon Butter Cream was last modified: May 30th, 2019 by Chef Billy Parisi

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  1. john brown says

    July 20, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    I am confused about the eggs. Recipe calls for 5 egg whites and 2 egg yolks. Instructions are to add eggs one at a time. can you clarify this?

    Thank you,

    Reply
    • Chef Billy Parisi says

      July 21, 2016 at 8:05 am

      Check it out now John, I changed it to add in a 1/3 of the eggs at a time until mixed in. Sorry about that!

      Reply
  2. Carol Gamboa says

    September 05, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    This cake is AMAZING, I am quite a food critic and avid home cook, and this cake takes the cake! Try it for yourself sometime soon 😉

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