Strawberry Lemonade Cake

My brother always orders pink or strawberry lemonade to drink when we go out to eat, so I decided to make a strawberry lemonade cake for his birthday.

Ingredients:

Cake-

2/3 cup strawberry frozen concentrate thawed

½ lemon juiced and zested

1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature

2 ½ cups cake flour

1 cup granulated sugar

2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting-

1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature

8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese at room temperature

3 cups confectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoons strawberry frozen concentrate

Zest from ½ lemon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease or butter a 9×13 glass pan.
2. Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
3. Add strawberry concentrate and eggs mixing on low.
4. Add baking powder, lemon juice and zest, salt, and vanilla extract mixing on low.
5. Add flour ½ cup at a time.  Scrape down the sides as needed.
6. Transfer cake mixture to 9×13 baking pan.
7. Bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Let cool on a wire rack.
9. Once cake has cooled make the frosting.
10. Cream butter and cream cheese in stand mixer on medium heat. 
11. Add lemon juice and zest.
12. Add powdered sugar ½ cup at a time.
13. Add strawberry concentrate.  Add more concentrate if you need the frosting.
14. Enjoy!