Lemon Buttercream Cakes
Afternoon tea just isn’t complete without cake, and these Lemon Buttercream Cakes are the perfect ending to a lovely tea.
Servings 12 Cakes
Ingredients
- 1 18.25-ounce lemon cake mix, such as Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1 recipe Lemon Buttercream recipe follows
- Garnish: fresh primroses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line a 17-x-11-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, water, oil, and sour cream. Beat at low speed with an electric mixer until moistened, approximately 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium, and beat for 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl as necessary. Pour batter into prepared pan, and level with a spatula. Rap pan on the countertop sharply several times to reduce air bubbles.
- Bake until cake is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cake cool completely in pan.
- When cake has cooled, cut 24 rounds from cake, using a 2¼-inch round cutter.
- Place Lemon Buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a large open-star tip (Wilton #1M). Pipe a circle of buttercream onto 12 cake rounds. Top each with another round of cake, pressing lightly to adhere. Pipe a decorative rosette of buttercream onto top of each cake round.
- Garnish each cake with a fresh primrose, if desired.
Notes
Cake may be baked in advance, cut into rounds, and frozen in an airtight container, with layers separated by waxed paper, for up to a week. Let come to room temperature before frosting. Store, covered, in the refrigerator until ready to serve.