Pink Lemonade Cake

For my husband's birthday this year, I gave him a list of cakes I wanted to make and told him to pick one. He picked pink lemonade. It was the first time I ever cut and layered a cake. It was fun but definitely not perfection. Matter of fact, my cake was quite messy, as you can see below...but my oh my, it was TASTY! So for those of you counting, this is my 4th attempt at cake (not included repeats, just new recipes). Everyone loved it. I hope you love it too.

4th Attempt

Pink Lemonade Cake

Ingredients:

Cake
1 c butter (room temp for at least 30 min)
4 eggs (room temp for at least 30 min)
3 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c sugar
1 /13 c milk
1/4 c frozen pink lemonade concentrate-thawed
red food coloring

Pink Lemonade Buttercream Frosting
3 c unsalted butter, softened
32 oz  marshmallow creme
1/4 c frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 c powdered sugar
2 tsp. pure lemon extract

Directions:

Cake
1. Grease two 8 or 9 inch round pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside
3. In an extra large bowl, beat butter with a mixer. Gradually add sugar, beating until well combined. Scrape sides of bowl. Add ~1/8 tsp red food coloring and beat until combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. In a bowl, stir together milk, pink lemonade concentrate, and extract; set aside
5. Alternately add flour mixture and milk mixture to butter mixture.
6. Remove half of the batter, spreading in one of the prepared pans.
7. Add 1/4 tsp. red food coloring to remaining batter, or more to reach desired color. Pour into the second prepared pan.
8. Bake ~35 minutes. Cool pans on wire rack 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completly on wire rack.
9. Trim off top of cakes, so they are flat. Cut each layer horizontally in half. Brush away crumbs.
10. Spread frosting on a dark layer then add a light layer on top, spread frosting, add dark layer, spread frosting add light layer. Spread frosting on tops and sides of cake if you wish.

Pink Lemonade Buttercream Frosting
In an extra large bowl, beat butter with mixer on medium until light and fluffy. Add marshmallow creme and pink lemonade concentrate. Beating until smooth, scraping sides of bowl. Add powdered sugar, and lemon extract; beat until light and fluffy.

ENJOY!
I hope you enjoy this cake! I'm not so good at the decorating part but love trying anyway. If you have any suggestions for me I'd love to hear from you!


Source: http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pink-lemonade-cake/