Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup butter (softened)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 cups lemon curd
  • cream cheese frosting

Instruction

  • Butter and flour two 9" round cake pans. Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Cream butter until fluffy.
  • Add sugar and cream until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
  • Add flour and baking powder alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with buttermilk.
  • Add zest and juice of 1 lemon to batter and combine well.
  • Pour into pans and bake until golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. You can follow my tips for how to tell when your cake is done.
  • Remove from oven and place on cooling racks until fully cooled.
  • Spread 3/4 of lemon curd between two layers of cake.
  • Mix remaining lemon curd into cream cheese frosting.and decorate cake.