Easiest Way to Prepare Appetizing Pink lemonade cake

Pink lemonade cake. I made two of the pink lemonade cakes and put them on cake stands. They looked wonderful and after the shower people wanted to try some cake. So, the first cake was cut and people raved, oooo'd and ahhhhh.

To the batter, stir in the lemon zest, vanilla, and pink lemonade powder. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake. You can cook Pink lemonade cake using 15 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Pink lemonade cake

1. Prepare of cake.
2. You need 1 cup of butter.
3. It's 4 of eggs.
4. It's 3 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour.
5. It's 1 tbsp of baking powder.
6. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
7. Prepare 2 cup of sugar.
8. You need 1 1/3 cup of milk.
9. It's 1/4 cup of frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed.
10. It's 1 tsp of PURE lemon extract.
11. You need of lemonade butter frosting.
12. Prepare 3 cup of unsalted butter, softened.
13. It's 2 of 16 oz. jars of marshmallow creme.
14. Prepare 1 cup of powdered sugar.
15. Prepare 2 tsp of PURE lemon extract.

Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Pink lemonade concentrate is made with the same ingredients as traditional lemonade but with added red food dye, strawberry, cranberry or other fruit juice to give it color. Its flavor is sweet, tart and fruity. A bit of extract enhances the lemonade flavor and layers in extra citrusy lemon flavor.

Pink lemonade cake instructions

1. DIRECTIONS FOR THE CAKE.
2. Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease two 9x2-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment; grease paper. Flour pans, tapping to remove excess; set aside. In medium bowl stir together 3-1/3 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside..
3. Preheat oven to 350°F. In an extra-large mixing bowl beat butter with mixer on medium to high for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating on medium until well combined. Scrape sides of bowl; beat 2 minutes more. Add 1/8 tsp. red food coloring; beat to combine. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition..
4. In bowl stir together milk, lemonade concentrate, and extract (mixture will look curdled). Alternately add flour mixture and milk mixture to butter mixture, beating on low after each addition just until combined. Remove half (4 cups) the batter; spread in one pan. In remaining batter, stir 1/4 tsp. red food coloring. Spread in second pan. Bake about 35 minutes, until tops spring back when lightly touched..
5. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans; peel off waxed paper. Cool completely on wire racks. Trim off domed tops of layers so cake will stand flat. Cut each layer horizontally in half, making four layers. Brush crumbs from layers..
6. Place one dark pink layer, cut-side down, on a plate. Spread 1 cup frosting just to edges. Top with a light pink layer, followed by second dark pink layer, spreading frosting on each just to edges. Stack final light pink layer, cut-side down. Spread frosting on top and sides as desired..
7. HELPFUL HINTS:.
8. Evenly color layers To incorporate food coloring evenly in batter, add the first portion of food coloring to butter and sugar mixture before adding eggs..
9. How To Split Layers To split layers, stack small wooden blocks the width of the layer desired next to the layer. With a gentle sawing motion, slice around the cake to the center. Brush off crumbs..
10. DIRECTIONS FOR FROSTING:.
11. In very large mixing bowl beat softened butter with mixer on medium for 30 seconds, until light and fluffy. Add marshmallow creme and lemonade concentrate. Beat until smooth, scraping sides of bowl. Add powdered sugar and extract; beat until light and fluffy. (If frosting is stiff, soften in microwave no more than 10 seconds, then beat until smooth.).
12. Frost Pink Lemonade Cake. To store frosting, cover and refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 1 month. Bring to room temperature before frosting cake. Makes 6 cups..

This pink lemonade cake is perfect for summer and easy to make. It starts with a cake mix and pink lemonade drink mix. I love a good doctored cake mix so this is definitely on the 'make again' list. This pink lemonade cake was really good and it looks so pretty! For the cake, in a large bowl, stir together the cake mix and lemonade powder.