Pink Lemonade Stand

Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 50 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

YIELD: 12 servings.

If you love a moist and creamy cake, this is it.

Lemon juice and lemonade give the layers a
tangy touch, and the cream cheese frosting with
sprinkles makes it pretty. —Lauren Knoelke,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ingredients
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons seedless strawberry jam, warmed
2 tablespoons thawed pink lemonade concentrate
2 tablespoons grenadine syrup

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1-1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons grated lemon zest
4 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup plus 3 tablespoons thawed pink lemonade concentrate, divided
Pink sprinkles

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of three greased 8-in. round baking pans with
parchment; grease paper.

2. In a small bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients until blended. In a large bowl, cream
butter, sugar and lemon zest until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder,
baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture,
beating well after each addition.

3. Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean, 20-24 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks;
remove paper. Cool completely.

4. For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and lemon zest until
smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar and 1/3 cup lemonade concentrate. If
necessary, refrigerate until spreadable, up to 1 hour.

5. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Brush 1 tablespoon lemonade concentrate

over cake; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer;
brush remaining lemonade concentrate over top. Spread remaining frosting over
top and sides of cake.
 6. Decorate with sprinkles. Refrigerate until serving.

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