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Lemon Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Layers of delicate flavors from lemon, honey, and extra-virgin olive oi­l—which helps keep the cake moist and imparts mild fruitiness—come together in this one-bowl batter. Stacked with a fluffy and rich lemon–cream cheese frosting, this easy layer cake is a keeper. Be sure the butter and cream chee...
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Ingredients
16 INGREDIENTS
8 SERVINGS
Vanilla Extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
Fine Sea Salt
3/4 tsp fine sea salt
All-purpose Flour
3 cups all-purpose flour
Powdered Sugar
3 cups powdered sugar
Baking Powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Fine Sea Salt
1 pinch fine sea salt
Granulated Sugar
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
Honey
3 tbsp honey
Cooking Spray
cooking spray
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Eggs
4 large eggs
Cream Cheese
1 pkg cream cheese
softened
Lemon Zest
1 tbsp lemon zest
grated
Lemon Zest
1 tsp lemon zest
plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup unsalted butter
softened
Whole Milk
1 cup whole milk
Directions
25 STEPS
35 min
PREP TIME
2 hr 40 min
COOK TIME
3 hr 15 min
TOTAL TIME
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Health Info
Macros
162g
CARBS
58g
FAT
13g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
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