SeasonSort Week of Sep 4 · updated Fri

Lemon Cake

Name: Lemon Cake
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ¼ cups cake flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder ); ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 ¼ cups low-fat buttermilk; 4 large egg whites; 1 ½ cups granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1 stick unsalted butter ); ½ teaspoon pure lemon extract; 8 ounces cream cheese; 1 stick unsalted butter ); 2 ¾ cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice ); 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

Recipe by Well Plated · ★ 4.78 (394) · indexed by SeasonSort

180 min

Total time

Servings

~$1.98

Per serving · Midwest

In-season items

Full method & photos on Well Plated

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Ingredients

Cooking for

Adults 12

Kids 0

2 ¼ cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder )
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 ¼ cups low-fat buttermilk
4 large egg whites
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest in season · cheap now
1 stick unsalted butter )
½ teaspoon pure lemon extract
8 ounces cream cheese
1 stick unsalted butter )
2 ¾ cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice ) in season · cheap now
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest in season · cheap now
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon kosher salt

Nutrition · per serving

479

Calories

6 g

Protein

73 g

Carbs

19 g

Fat

Nutrition as published by Well Plated. Cost is an estimate from this week’s regional produce & meat prices plus typical pantry costs. Indexed as factual data — the full method and photos live on Well Plated.

Balance your plate

✓ Protein+ Veggie✓ Carb

Add a veggie: a simple green salad, roasted seasonal vegetables, or steamed greens.

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