Cake, Pink Lemonade (scratch)

By Maudie30

Refreshing and pretty!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 1/2 Cups (285g) cake flour
• 1 1/2 1/2 Cups (300g) sugar
• 1/2 tsp (3g) salt
• 2 1/2 tsp (12g) baking powder
• 12 Tbls (169g) unsalted butter....Cut into 1/2 inch slices onto waxed paper to soften slightly (still very cool
• to the touch). If it becomes too soft, refrigerate for a few minutes. Do not soften in microwave
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup (190g) frozen pink lemonade concentrate (thawed) ( if you cannot find pink, you can use regular frozen lemonade)
• 1/2 cup (121g) milk
• 1 Tablespoon (10g) lemon extract
• 1 lemon zested
• pink coloring gel, if you want the cake layers to be pink....we used AmeriColor Deep Pink

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour two 8 x 2 inch round pans

In the bowl of your mixer add the dry ingredients, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Whisk to combine dry ingredients for 30 seconds.

In a separate bowl, add the eggs, Pink Lemonade concentrate, lemon extract, zest & milk..

With the mixer on low speed, add the slices of butter a few pieces at a time to the dry ingredients. Increase the mixer to medium speed and beat until the dry ingredients look crumbly like coarse sand. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl.
Method is important when using Reverse Creaming.

With the mixer on low speed SLOWLY ADD 1/2 of the egg mixture, increase to medium speed for 1 1/2 minutes. The batter will become thick and fluffy. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.

ADD THE PINK GEL COLOR, Add the remaining egg mixture in 2 pourings, beating for 20 seconds after each addition.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached.

Let the cakes cool in the pan 10 minutes, then turn out.

Works well for cupcakes

Makes 7 cups batter

Note:
To decorate the cake, I filled the cake layers with our Lemon Cream Cheese frosting recipe, and then frosted a thin crumb coat. Then, I used a 2D piping tip to pipe vertical lines around the sides, piping from bottom to top all the way around. Then, I used a french tip (Ateco 869) to pipe stars all over the top with the lemon cream cheese frosting.

*When working with cream cheese frosting, it it is likely to become soft (especially if your kitchen is warm). If you notice that it becomes too soft to easily pipe, chill it in the refrigerator for a few minutes.