Pink Lemonade Cake
This Pink Lemonade Cake is absolutely amazing. With a burst of lemon, this moist cake has lemon in the cake and the frosting. Decorated with lemon slices there is no doubt that this lemon-flavored cake is going to be a hit.
Servings: 10
Ingredients
cake ingredients:
- 2 boxes white cake mix
- 8 large Egg whites
- 2 ½ Cup water
- 1 Cup canola oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 lemon zested
- Yellow and Pink Gel food coloring
Vanilla Frosting
- 3 Cup unsalted butter softened
- 6 Cup powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp lemon extract
- 1 lemon zested
- Lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
Cake directions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with pam baking spray
- Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until combined and smooth
- Divide the cake batter into 2 bowls
- Mix in 2-3 drops of yellow food coloring into one bowl and mix to get a pale yellow color
- Mix in 2-3 drops of pink food coloring into the second bowl and mix to get a pale pink color
- Drop scoops of the colored batters into the cake pans
- Place into the oven and back for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely
Frosting directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except for the colors until combined and smooth but stiff with peaks
- Scoop 1 C lemon frosting into the last piping bag with a star tip
Building the cake directions:
- Place one cake layer onto the cake board and cut the dome off the cake to make an even layer
- Repeat step with other two layers
- Scoop 1 Cup of lemon frosting onto the bottom layer and spread evenly
- Place the second cake layer on top and spread evenly 1 more cup of frosting
- Place the last layer of cake on top
- Use the remaining lemon frosting and frost entire cake
- Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top
- Place lemon slices on top
- Cut and enjoy!