Lemonade Layer Cake

Name: Lemonade Layer Cake
Yield: 12
Ingredients: For the Cake:; 2 1/2 cups cake flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 1/3 cups sugar; 3 tablespoons frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 large eggs; 1 cup whole milk; For the Frosting:; Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 2 teaspoons minced lemon zest; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon lemon oil; Lemon zest for garnish

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"This cake is lemony inside and out. The combination of frozen lemonade concentrate and fresh lemon zest give this cake a zingy flavor...."

INGREDIENTS

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For the Cake:

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2 1/2 cups cake flour

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2 teaspoons baking powder

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

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1 1/3 cups sugar

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3 tablespoons frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

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1 tablespoon lemon zest

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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4 large eggs

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1 cup whole milk

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For the Frosting:

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Two 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature

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3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

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3 cups powdered sugar, sifted

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2 teaspoons minced lemon zest

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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1/2 teaspoon lemon oil

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Lemon zest for garnish

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