Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 2 sticks of butter, softened at room temperature (1 cup)
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3 cups white sugar
- 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon lemon extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature (you may not use it all)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
LEMON GLAZE
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
DIRECTIONS:
Step 1:
Do not preheat the oven. Butter and flour a 10″ Bundt pan; set aside.
Step 2:
Sift together the flours, salt, and baking powder; then set aside.
Step 3:
Using a mixer, cream together the butter, shortening, sugar, and cream cheese until light & fluffy. *If using a stand mixer, let this beat together for a while while you are preparing the next steps.
Step 4:
Add extracts and mix to combine. Begin to whisk in eggs – 2 at a time, making sure they fully incorporate before adding the next set of eggs.
Step 5:
Whisk in the flour mixture alternating with the milk. You may only need 1/4 cup of milk. Look at the consistency while mixing flour and milk. It should be thick but smooth. Always begin with the flour and end with the flour. Mix just until incorporated – over-mixing at this point will make for a tough cake.
Step 6:
Stir in lemon zest. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Put the pan in the oven. Set the temperature to 350 degrees. Bake the cake between 1 and 1.5 hours or until the cake tester comes out clean. Begin watching the cake after 45 minutes – if the top begins to over-brown, tent with foil for the remaining baking time. Begin to test the cake at the 50-minute mark. Depending on your oven (gas/electric) the cake will cook faster/slower. You don’t want to overcook this cake or it will be very dry and crumbly.
Step 7:
Allow cake to cool in pan for 15-30 minutes. Then remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
Step 8
Once cool, mix the powdered sugar and lemon juice together. Drizzle over the top of the cake.
Mmmmmmm Jillicious!