A delightful layered cake combining zesty lemon and fresh raspberries, topped with a sweet lemon glaze and garnished with fruit and zest.
Ingredients
Cake Batter
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
2cupssugar
1cupunsalted butter, softened
1cupmilk
4largeeggs
1/2cuplemon juice
Zest of 2 lemonslemon zest
2teaspoonsbaking powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
Raspberry Filling
2cupsfresh raspberries
1/2cupsugar
1tablespoonlemon juice
1tablespooncornstarch
Lemon Glaze
2cupspowdered sugar
1/4cuplemon juice
2-3tablespoonsmilk
Garnishes
Fresh raspberries
Lemon slices
Lemon zest
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch pans.
Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs, lemon juice, and zest. Mix dry ingredients and alternate with milk into wet mixture. Divide batter and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Cook raspberries, sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch until thickened. Cool completely.
Level cakes, spread raspberry filling, stack, then pour lemon glaze over top. Garnish with raspberries, lemon slices, and zest. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
Notes
Ensure the cake is completely cooled before glazing to prevent melting.