This Lemon Sheet Cake is Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! Soft lemon cake with a cream cheese lemon frosting makes this treat perfect for warm weather, picnics, BBQs, or any get together! It feeds a crowd and is loved by all!
1 cuplemon juice *fresh squeezed*6-7 medium lemons, about 9 smaller lemons
1 1/3cupswhite sugar
2cupsall purpose flour
1tspbaking soda
1tspbaking powder
1/2tspsalt
LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
18 oz. pkgcream cheese*not light or fat free
1/2cup butter, softened
4tbsplemon juice - fresh squeezed*more or less to taste
1 1/2tspvanilla extract
4cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375° Grease your sheet pan.*See the post above to see the half sheet pans I use.** Se notes below if you are using a jelly roll pan (it is a bit smaller).
In a bowl add the dry ingredients together : flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a separate bowl, mix the butter, eggs, sour cream, and lemon juice together.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Mix well.
Pour the cake batter into the greased sheet pan.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until the cake starts to pull away from the pan and a toothpick comes out clean when poked in the center of the cake. NOTE: The top of this cake will not turn super golden brown like some white cakes will do when baking.
Let the cake cool before frosting.
LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Using a mixer, hand mixer or by hand mix all of the frosting ingredients together. You can add more or less fresh squeezed lemon juice to taste. ***I love a lot of frosting on my cake. If you are frosting it and it just seems like too much for you, don't worry about using it all! Use only what you like!
Notes
If you are using a jelly roll pan, the pan is a bit smaller than a half sheet pan. You will need to leave out some of the cake batter so the case doesn’t rise and bake over the sides of the pan. To be on the safe side, fill your jelly roll pan only half way up the sides.There is a link above for the half sheet pans I use.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.