Luscious Lemon Cake

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.8 cup butter softened
• 2.5 cups cake flour 
• 8  egg yolks 
• 1 teaspoon juice of lemon fresh
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest 
• 0.8 cup milk 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1.3 cups sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Beat egg yolks at high speed with an electric mixer 4 minutes or until thick and pale.
3. Beat butter at medium speed until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
4. Add beaten egg yolks, beating well.
5. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with cup milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in 1 tsp. lemon zest, 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
6. Bake at 375 for 12 to 17 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
7. Remove from pans to wire racks, and let cool 1 hour or until completely cool.
8. Spread Luscious Lemon Frosting between layers of cake. Cover and chill until ready to serve.