Step 1

Turn on that oven! Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2

Next up, grab your parchment paper and line a 7-inch round baking dish.

Step 3

Add a ½ cup of butter and 1 cup of raw sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, mix it until it’s creamy. Add in eggs slowly while beating each one as you add them into the bowl.

Step 4

Add in the flour, lemon zest and water into the bowl and stir until it’s well mixed. Make sure it’s not lumpy!

Step 5

Time to bake! Pour the batter into your baking dish.

Step 6

Once the oven is preheated, bake for about 30 minutes. If you aren’t sure if it’s done, use my everyday trick and place a toothpick in the middle. If it comes back clean, it’s ready!

Step 7

This is very important. Let it cool! Once you remove your cake from the oven it is important to let it sit on a wire rack to cool at room temperature.

Step 8

Now let’s move onto the frosting. Try not to lick the spoon as you go! In a medium mixing bowl, add in the confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, and 2-tablespoons of butter. You will mix using the electric mixer until smooth.

Step 9

Add 3 ½ tablespoons of raw sugar and the last of the lemon juice into another mixing bowl and stir it until well blended.

Step 10

It’s time to cut the cake. You want to cut the cake into 2 round cakes. Make sure you slice it horizontally.

Step 11

In order to spread the filling on top of the cake, use a fork to poke small holes on the bottom of the cake.

Step 12

Before spreading the topping, put the other cake on the bottom and spread the topping.

Step 13

The time has finally come to serve and enjoy.