Description
This homemade lemon sheet cake is topped with a sweet and tart lemon glaze. It's light, lemony, and perfect for pleasing a crowd at your next summer party!
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Glaze
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15-inch baking pan.
- To make the cake: Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
- Beat sugar and butter together in another bowl until well incorporated. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add yogurt, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Add cake flour mixture and mix until incorporated. Pour cake batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack completely.
- To make the glaze: Mix powdered sugar and 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice together in a bowl until well combined. Pour over cooled cake.
