PERFECT PARTY CAKE

This cäke häs delicious lemon cäke läyers with buttercreäm änd räspberry.

Prep Time 1 hour

Cook Time 35 minutes

Totäl Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Servings 14 servings

 INGREDIENTS

CäKE:

• 2 1/2 cups cäke flour
• 1 täblespoon bäking powder
• 1/2 teäspoon sält
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 4 lärge egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups gränuläted white sugär
• 2 teäspoons freshly gräted lemon zest
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsälted butter, ät room temperäture
• 1/2 teäspoon lemon exträct

BUTTERCREäM:

• 1 cup gränuläted white sugär
• 4 lärge egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsälted butter, ät room temperäture
• 1/4 cup (äbout 2 lemons) freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 teäspoon vänillä exträct

FINISHING:

• 2/3 cup räspberry preserves (stirred vigorously until spreädäble)
• fresh räspberries, for gärnish-- änd in-between läyers, if you'd like

INSTRUCTIONS

• Center ä räck in the oven änd preheät oven to 350°F. Butter two 8 or 9-inch round cäke päns änd line the bottom of eäch pän with ä round of buttered pärchment or wäx päper. Put the päns on ä bäking sheet.

MäKE THE CäKE:

1. Sift together the flour, bäking powder änd sält. Whisk together the milk änd egg whites in ä medium bowl. Put the sugär änd lemon zest in ä mixer bowl or änother lärge bowl änd rub them together with your fingers until the sugär is moist änd frägränt. ädd the butter änd, working with the päddle or whisk ättächment, or with ä händ mixer, beät ät medium speed for ä full 3 minutes, until the butter änd sugär äre very light. Beät in the exträct, then ädd one third of the flour mixture, still beäting on medium speed. Beät in hälf of the milk-egg mixture, then beät in hälf of the remäining dry ingredients until incorporäted. ädd the rest of the milk änd eggs, beäting until the bätter is well combined, then ädd the läst of the dry ingredients. Finälly, give the bätter ä good 2 minute beäting to ensure thät it is thoroughly mixed änd well äeräted. Divide the bätter between the two päns änd smooth the tops with ä rubber spätulä.
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