Lemon Cream Cheese Cake 🍋🍰:
Ingredients 🍋
– 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 🌾
– 1/2 teaspoon baking powder ✨
– 1/4 teaspoon baking soda ✨
– 1/4 teaspoon salt 🧂
– 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 🧈
– 4 oz cream cheese, softened 🧀
– 1 cup granulated sugar 🍬
– 2 large eggs 🥚
– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🍦
– 2 tablespoons lemon zest 🍋
– 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 🍋
– 1/2 cup buttermilk 🥛
Glaze 🍋
– 1 cup powdered sugar 🍬
– 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 🍋
– 1 tablespoon lemon zest 🍋
Preparation 🍳
1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan. 🕒🔥
2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. 🌾✨🧂
3. Cream Butter, Cream Cheese, and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy. 🧈🧀🍬
4. Add Eggs and Flavorings: Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice until well combined. 🥚🍦🍋
5. Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined. 🌾🥛
6. Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 🕒🔥
7. Cool: Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely. 🍰
8. Prepare Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, fresh lemon juice, and lemon zest until smooth. 🍬🍋
9. Glaze the Cake: Once the cake is completely cooled, drizzle the lemon glaze over the top, allowing it to drip down the sides. 🍰🍋
10. Serve: Slice and enjoy your tangy, creamy Lemon Cream Cheese Cake! Perfect for a refreshing dessert. 😋🍰