Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake

Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake

This is the perfect cake for a luncheon or baby shower!
Plan Ahead Note: the butter and cream cheese needs to be softened and the eggs need to be brought to room temperature.
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Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 1 ½ cups boiling water
  • 3 family-size tea bags
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 5 eggs at room temperature
  • 3 ½ cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Frosting
  • 1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
  • ¼ cup butter softened
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon zest
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Method
 

Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Grease and flour a 13" x 9" pan.      
  3. Pour 1 ½ cups boiling water over tea bags in a heatproof glass bowl.  Cover with plastic wrap, and steep 10 minutes.
  4. Lift tea bags from liquid, and press against side of bowl, using back of a spoon, discard tea bags.  Cool tea 20 minutes.  
  5. Beat butter in a separate large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.  Gradually add sugars, beating until light and fluffy.
  6. Add eggs, 1 at a time beating just until blended after each addition.
  7. Whisk together flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with 1 cup of tea, beginning and ending with flour mixture.  (Discard any remaining tea).
  8. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.  Pour batter into prepared pan.
  9. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool completely on wire rack.
Frosting
  1. To make frosting, beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
  2. Gradually add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating at low speed until blended after each addition.
  3. Beat in lemon zest and lemon juice just until blended.  Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy.

Notes

Recipe from Southern Living Magazine.