Have you ever heard of a lemon sheet cake with cornstarch? If not, it’s fantastic and here’s the recipe!
You’ll Need (for the cake):
1 cup of unsalted butter.
½ cup of water.
½ cup of lemon juice.
2 cups of granulated sugar.
2 cups of all purpose flour.
½ cup of sour cream.
2 eggs.
2 tsps of vanilla.
½ tsp of salt.
1 tsp of baking powder.
1 tbsp of cornstarch.
You’ll Need (for the icing):
6 tbsps of unsalted butter.
6 ounces of softened cream cheese.
4 cups of powdered sugar.
3 tbsps of lemon juice.
How to:
Melt the butter with water in a large saucepan then turn off the heat and add in the lemon juice, sugar, flour, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder and cornstarch.
In a 9×13 pan lined with aluminum foil and lightly sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, pour the the batter and bake for 25 to 30 minutes in a preheated oven to 350°.
In a medium saucepan, melt butter and cream cheese, turn off the heat and add in lemon juice and powdered sugar and mix until smooth and well combined.
Take the cake out of the oven and pour the icing all over it while it’s still warm.
Enjoy!
Easy, peasy and lemony! This lemon sheet cake is so delicious, simple and easy to make. Your family will thank you for it, trust me!
