Spring Time Lemon Cake With Raspberry Frosting Recipe

Since I often race through recipes, I read 2 sticks of butter when in fact the recipe called for two cups.   The result was a less fluffy frosting but it was still beautiful and flavorful. Probably more raspberry flavor than if I used 2 cups of butter.  I also used frozen raspberries which might have added a little too much liquid.

Why Bob’s Flour?   Bob Red Mill’s Organic Unbleached White Flour is freshly milled from Organic hard red wheat. Both the bran and the germ have been removed leaving the endosperm that is made into white flour. It is not enriched with any additives. Although this cake recipe created a more pound cake like texture, This is the same high protein flour used by professional bakers and produces high, well-textured loaves of bread equally as well as it produces light, airy baked goods.

Ingredients

• for the cake
• 9 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs separated
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup plain greek yogurt
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/2 tsp lemon extract
• for the raspberry buttercream
• 2 sticks unsalted butter room temperature (1 cup)
• 1 cup raspberries
• 2 tsps milk eliminate if using frozen raspberries
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. to make the cake, preheat your oven to 325F. grease and line two 8" or 9" cake pans with parchment paper and set aside.
2. cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing after each addition.
3. add the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and mix until mostly combined. add the yogurt and mix until combined. Add the lemon zest and lemon extract
4. in a separate bowl, beat the egg whites to medium peaks and fold into the cake batter.
5. divide the batter evenly between the pans and bake 25-30 minutes , or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. ....................................

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