Lemon Raspberry Layer Cake Recipe
- Prep Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 32 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 32 minutes
- Yield: 3 - 8-inch cakes
Ingredients
Cake:
- 3 ¾ C. all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
- ¾ tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
- ¾ tsp. salt
- 1 ½ C. Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
- 2 ¼ C. granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 ½ C. buttermilk
- Zest of two lemons
- 1/3 C. lemon juice
Filling:
- ¾ C. Polaner® Verry Berry Raspberry Fruit Spread
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
Frosting:
- 1 ½ C. butter, softened
- ¾ C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- Zest of 3 lemons
- 8-10 C. powdered sugar, sifted
- 5 Tbsp. lemon juice
- Food coloring, optional
- 4-7 Tbsp. milk
Directions
Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F and line 3 8-inch cake pans with parchment paper or spray with nonstick baking spray with flour; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oil and granulated sugar until well blended.
- Whisk in the eggs until well blended.
- Whisk in the buttermilk, lemon zest and lemon juice until well blended.
- Add the flour mixture to the bowl and whisk until you have a smooth batter.
- Divide the batter evenly among the three pans.
- Bake for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Run a knife around the edges then invert the cakes onto a wire rack and remove the parchment paper.
- Allow the cakes to cool completely.
Filling:
- In a medium mixing bowl, blend the fruit spread and cream cheese together until smooth and creamy.
Frosting:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and shortening until blended.
- Add in the zest and 1-2 cups of powdered sugar. Mix on low speed until the powdered sugar is well blended.
- Alternate adding powdered sugar and lemon juice, mixing well between each addition.
- If using, add the food coloring at this point and mix until well blended and desired color is achieved.
- Add in the milk,1 tablespoon at a time, until a desired consistency is achieved.
Assembly:
- Use a serrated knife to cut off the tops off each cake to make them level.
- On a cake platter, place one cake bottom side up.
- Top with half the raspberry filling, spreading to the edges.
- Place a second cake, top side up, on the first cake and gently press down.
- Top with the remaining raspberry filling, spreading to the edges.
- Place last cake, bottom side up on top of the other cakes.
- Frost the entire cake, top and sides, with a thin coat of frosting.
- Place cake in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Remove from the refrigerator and use the remaining frosting to finish the cake.
- Decorate as desired.