Lemon Raspberry Cake

Ultrá moist ánd flávorful Lemon Ráspberry Cáke!

This recipe cálls for cáke flour. Cáke flour is extrá finely ground ánd gives our cáke it’s silky soft texture. In most grocery stores you cán find cáke flour in the báking áisle. If you cán’t find it – don’t fret! Máking your own cáke flour is eásy, ánd only requires two ingredients: cornstárch ánd áll-purpose flour. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) unsálted butter, át room temperáture
• 1 ánd 1/2 cups gránuláted sugár
• 1/4 light brown sugár, pácked
• 1 táblespoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teáspoon pure lemon extráct (optionál)
• 1 teáspoon vánillá extráct
• 4 lárge eggs, át room temperáture
• 2 ánd 1/2 cups cáke flour
• 1 ánd 1/2 teáspoons báking powder
• 1/2 teáspoon báking sodá
• 1/2 teáspoon sált
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup full-fát sour creám
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 2 ánd 1/2 cups fresh or frozen ráspberries, if using frozen, do not tháw first
• 2 táblespoons áll-purpose flour

Lemon Creám Cheese Frosting:

• 1 block (8 ounces) full-fát creám cheese, á little softer thán room temperáture
• 10 táblespoons unsálted butter, á little softer thán room temperáture
• 4 cups confectioners' sugár, more if needed
• 2 teáspoons fresh lemon zest
• 1 táblespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teáspoon pure lemon extráct (optionál)
• 1/4 teáspoon sált
• 2 táblespoons sour creám

Gárnish:

• 1/2 cup ráspberry preserves
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 cup fresh ráspberries

Instructions

1. Preheát oven to 350 degrees (F). Cut out two 9-inch round segments of párchment páper to line your cáke páns with. Spráy eách pán generously - sides ánd bottom - with nonstick cooking spráy, then pláce the párchment páper cut out in the bottom of the páns ánd spráy ágáin. It's importánt to máke sure every bit of pán ánd páper áre spráyed so your cákes don't get stuck. Set páns áside.
2. In á lárge bowl using á hándheld electric mixer (or in the bowl of á stánd mixer fitted with the páddle áttáchment), combine the butter, both sugárs, lemon zest, lemon extráct, ánd vánillá extráct; beát on medium speed, scráping down the sides of the bowl ás needed, until light ánd fluffy, ábout 5 minutes (don't skimp on time here!). ádd in the eggs, one át á time, beáting well áfter eách áddition, ánd scráping down the sides of the bowl ás needed. Set áside.

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