Lemonade Layer Cake

Yield: 16 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 1/3  cups  granulated sugar
• 6  tablespoons  butter, softened
• 1  tablespoon  grated lemon rind
• 3  tablespoons  thawed lemonade concentrate
• 2  teaspoons  vanilla extract
• 2  large eggs
• 2  large egg whites
• 2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon  baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1 1/4  cups  fat-free buttermilk
• Cooking spray
• 
  Frosting:
• 2  tablespoons  butter, softened
• 2  teaspoons  grated lemon rind
• 2  teaspoons  thawed lemonade concentrate
• 1/2  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 8  ounces  1/3-less-fat cream cheese
• 3 1/2  cups  powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare cake, place first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add eggs and egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; stir well with a whisk. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition.

Pour batter into 2 (9-inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack.

To prepare frosting, place 2 tablespoons butter and the next 4 ingredients (2 tablespoons butter through cream cheese) in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, and beat at low speed just until blended (do not overbeat). Chill 1 hour.

Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Store cake loosely covered in the refrigerator.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

322 (28% from fat)

Fat:

9.9g (sat 5.9g,mono 2.9g,poly 0.5g)

Protein:

5g

Carbohydrate:

54.1g

Fiber:

0.5g

Cholesterol:

53mg

Iron:

1mg

Sodium:

293mg

Calcium:

60mg