Lemon Filled Cake

By LADONMANK

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 13/4 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 cups whole buttermilk
• Lemon Filling (recipe follows)
• Lemon Buttercream
• (recipe follows)
• Garnish: lemon slices,
• whipped cream

Preparation

Step 1

; In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and lemon zest at
medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in lemon juice.
4 In a medium bowl, combine cake flour and baking
soda; sift. Gradually add to butter mixture, alternately
with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour
mixture.
•r Pour evenly into prepared pans, and bake for 18 to
20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center
comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove
from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
Spread Lemon Filling evenly in between layers. Spread
Lemon Buttercream on top and sides of cake. Garnish
with lemon slices and whipped cream, if desired.