This Italian Lemon Cake is delightfully sweet and tart with a tender, moist cake topped with a homemade glaze and lemon cream cheese frosting. The perfect dessert for spring!
Preheat oven to 325F. Prepare a bundt pan by spraying generously with non-stick cooking spray or baking spray.
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium mixing bowl; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the sour cream, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and lemon zest. If desired, you can also add 2-3 drops of yellow food coloring for extra yellow color to the cake.
Mix half of the flour mixture into the cake batter, then add the buttermilk. Mix in the second half of the flour mixture just until incorporated (do not over mix).
Pour the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake at 325F for 60-70 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto a cake plate.
Lemon Glaze
Whisk together the ingredients for the lemon glaze until smooth. Brush the glaze all over the cake while it is still hot. Set the cake aside to cool completely to room temperature before adding the cream cheese frosting.
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the remaining frosting ingredients and beat until smooth and creamy.
Scoop the frosting into a piping bag or a zip top baggie with the corner snipped off. Pipe the frosting onto the completely cooled cake.
Notes
Store the cake at room temperature for up to 3-4 days.