SUNNY SUNFLOWER CAKE

By stepjo7269

Sunflower Cake Pan by Nordic Ware

Ingredients

• 2 C. sugar
• 1 C. butter, softened
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 tea. baking powder
• 1/2 tea. baking soda
• 1/2 tea. salt
• 3/4 C. buttermilk
• 1 T. grated lemon peel
• 1 T. yellow food coloring
• 1 T. lemon juice
• 2 T. chocolate chips, melted
• ●Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• ●Beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (2-3minutes).
• ●Continue beating, adding eggs one at a time, until well mixed (1-2 minutes).
• ●Reduce speed to low.
• ●Beat, gradually adding flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt alternately with buttermilk, scraping the bowl often, until well mixed (2-3 minutes).
• ●Remove 3 tablespoons batter, and mix into melted chocolate chips.
• ●Fill center of sunflower with dark batter.
• ●Add lemon peel and lemon juice to original mixture and beat until well mixed (1 minute).
• ●Pour batter into pan and bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• ●Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• ●Remove from pan and cool completely.

Preparation

Step 1

●Slice and serve.