Southern Belle Lemon Layer Cake Recipe

A bright, moist and extra-lemony cake. On its own, the cake is worthy of attention, three layers and extra lemon-y. It strikes me as a southern-style cake, lemon on lemon, plain but somehow elegant, understated in appearance, pretty on the plate, entirely appealing. Most of all, I'm in love with the extra-lemony Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting! But this is a flexible cake recipe, too. Make it in a 9x13 cake. Make one that's extra orange-y or cherry-y or more fruity flavors. In fact, modify the recipe only slightly for a Strawberry Cake or a Christmas Peppermint Cake! ~ Skip Straight to the Base Recipe ~ ~ Strawberry Cake ~ ~ Christmas Peppermint Cake ~ Mom Knows Best: the Cake Mix Lesson “I want to make my mom a cake for Mother’s Day,” announced Katherine, age nine. To keep the project a surprise, Katherine’s aunt conspired to whisk her away for a few hours. My job was to help Katherine and Stefanie, her two-year old cousin, bake a cake. “Piece of cake!” I thought a...