Happy Easter!

In my book, it's impossible to go wrong with Meyer lemon and raspberries. A friend of mine sent me this recipe from Kitchen Trial and Error and I knew it would work perfectly for our family's Easter dinner dessert (plus Monday morning breakfast, yes!).

I baked mine with a gluten-free baking mix and the consistency of the cake was spot on. I also cut some of the the sugar in the frosting and doubled the cream cheese. 

Cake Ingredients:

9 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup plain greek yogurt
1 cup raspberries, fresh or frozen

Buttercream Ingredients:

4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
zest & juice of 1 Meyer lemon 
Pinch of salt
2 cups powdered sugar

1. For the cake, preheat your oven to 320F. Grease and line two 6" cake pans with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing after each addition. 
3. Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and mix until mostly combined. Add the yogurt and mix until combined. 
4. Beat the egg whites to medium peaks and fold into the cake batter. Fold in the raspberries.
5. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans and bake 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. 
6. Let the cakes cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before turning them out onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
7. To make the buttercream, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the lemon zest and juice and salt and mix until combined. Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until combined. Mix on medium speed for a couple minutes until light and fluffy. If your buttercream is softer than you'd like, you can either add more sugar or chill it for 30 minutes.
8. To make a four layer cake, slice each cake layer in half. Spread with buttercream and top with another cake layer. Continue until all layers are used. Spread the cake with remaining buttercream. Store finished cake in the refrigerator.

It's been a joy to ship out Easter basket surprises. We hope your little bunnies enjoy the festivities of the weekend!

xoxo,
Kari