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Easy Lemon Snack Cake

Easy Lemon Snack Cake is full of zesty lemon flavor. Often served cold or room temperature.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy cake recipe, lemon cake
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 9
Calories: 557kcal
Author: Sandy

Equipment

  • 2 Mixing Bowls
  • 8"x8" Baking Dish

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 large Egg
  • Juice of 1 Lemon (zest it before cutting and juicing it)
  • ¼ cup Unsalted Butter, melted
  • ¾ cup Milk

Frosting

  • 1 stick Unsalted Butter (½ cup) softened
  • 1 8-ounce block Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 pound Powdered Sugar (3 ½ cups)
  • Juice of Half a Lemon
  • Zest of Half a Lemon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F and lightly grease an 8"x8" baking dish.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine the milk, egg, butter, sugar, salt and the juice of the lemon. Whisk until well combined.
  • To the wet mix, using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour and baking powder.
  • Pour the batter into the baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Set aside to cool.

Make the Frosting

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and cream cheese. Mix with an electric mixer until well combined.
  • To the cream cheese mixture mix in the powdered sugar slowly, and the juice of half a lemon.
  • Mix until combined and spread over the cooled cake.
  • Garnish with lemon zest.
  • Chill in fridge before serving.

Notes

Tips

Keep cake in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
You can add a drop or 2 of yellow food coloring if you want the cake to be a brighter color.
This cake is fabulous with some sugared berries on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 557kcal