Lemon Layer Cake
Lemon Layer Cake done right! Bursting with lemon flavor thanks to freshly squeezed lemon juice and finely grated lemon zest, it's easy to see why our Southern Lemon Layer Cake is a bestseller! Our amazingly fragrant and remarkably tender Southern Lemon Cake is layered and frosted with a cool lemon fluffy buttercream.
Now for a taste of Soulfully Sweet History!
Slave cooks added freshly squeezed fruit juice to their cake batter for variety. While fruit was not a mainstay in Africa, they did have access to a few, including wild lemons. When the lemon began to appear in the American South, it was only a matter of time before cooks incorporated the flavor of fresh lemon into their cakes!