Delicious Lemon Cake With Lemon Buttercream Frosti... |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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A very delicious cake, bursting with lemon flavor. The simple lemon buttercream frosting is the crowning flavor. The optional addition to the frosting is toasted almonds. Has a made-from-scratch taste. Wonderful! Read more ! Ingredients:
1 box duncan hines butter cake mix |
1 box lemon flavored jell-0 |
1 cup boiling water |
3/4 cup crisco oil |
4 eggs |
lemon buttercream frosting |
1/3 cup butter, softened |
1/4 cup crisco |
juice of 1 fresh lemon |
enough powdered sugar for spreading consistency (start with maybe 2 cups) |
Directions:
1. In bowl, add 1 cup boiling water to dry Lemon Jell-0
2. Stir frequently, +cool+
3. Add box of cake mix to mixing bowl
4. Add oil, cooled Jell-0, beating with an electric mixer on low for about
5. 25 seconds
6. Add eggs, beating for another 20 seconds
7. Then beat on med high for 3 minutes
8. Pour into a greased and lightly floured tube pan
9. Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes....OR until cake shrinks from the sides of pan and lightly browned on top
10. When done, cool in pan on wire rack for about 10 minutes
11. Turn cake out onto cake stand or plate
12. When cake is completely cool, frost
13. LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
14. With an electric mixer, beat butter and Crisco until creamy
15. Add powdered sugar and lemon juice
16. Beat all until creamy, creamy
17. A little warm water or more lemon juice may be added if needed for spreading the frosting
18. *AFTER FROSTING THE CAKE, TOASTED SLICED ALMONDS MAY BE SCATTERED ON TOP
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