Paula's Lemon Cake

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This cake was horrible, so bad that I lost some of my love and respect for Paula and have not made one of her recipes since. I did everything exactly as noted and my cake looked just like the picture but the taste was so bad. I made it for a friends birthday and was mortified once I took my first bite. It was so dry and had the consistency of sand and above all flavorless. To add insult to injury this cake is hard to make, expensive, and time consuming. Do not wasted your time with this awful cake

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This recipe was disappointing. I thought the cake turned out pretty well. The problem I had with it was it falling apart, but good flavor. The filling tasted good, and I will probably use that recipe again, but the icing would not stay stiff. When I combined the cake, filling, and icing the flavor was unpleasant. Would not make this again, and certainly would not attempt if you are looking for something quick.

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Filling and frosting are wonderful, but use a different cake recipe- heavy and dry. And yes, I did measure AFTER sifting.

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rule number one when looking for a recipe on here...don't pay attention to the reviews...most of paula's cake recipes start with a classic 1 2 3 4 cake...people say that its "dry" and dense like a pound cake...but what the idiots don't know is that the classic 1 2 3 4 cake IS a pound cake..a recipe that goes back in my family for decades..i knew something was wrong because this is paula deen we're talking about...most of her cakes start with the 1 2 3 4 cake...and on every recipe people say its dry...you can't possibly tell me that EVERY cake paula deen ever made is dry..this cake is so amazing :

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This is an incredibly basic recipe. I did not sift my flour. I never do, so for those that had an issue, it might not have been flour at all. I added just a hint of baking powder, not a lot but enough to give it some rise b/c I did not have self rising flour but instead all purpose. I also added a hint more vanilla and I added lemon juice. I do not care for butter cream frosting, nor did I use the filling. I instead opted for a lemon cake so I added lemon juice to taste.

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The recipe for Paula's cake couldn't be easier. Well, I could tell immediately why the cakes made by the reviewers came out dry. Three cups of sifted self rising flour means sift the flour first, then measure. And you have to have a light hand when measuring...
Sorry you had a problem.

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Always looking for a good Lemon Cake recipe and this fits the bill. It's my personal favorite for my Birthday Cake. I didn't need to change a thing and found this quite simple to prepare.

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Oh Paula :( I followed the recipe to the letter. Planned on it being the BIG ending to my husbands birthday party. Thank goodness I made it the day before. The cake was so dry and none of the other elements were as expected.off to buy a box mix, my worst nightmare besides this recipe.

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Very time consuming...and sadly my cake came out dry too. I followed the recipe carefully- so was disappointed! The taste is wonderful...just too dry. Given how long it took to make, my expectations were high!

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This is the worst receipe I have ever tried. I should have looked at the reviews before baking this cake. The cake was hard & dry, the frosting was soft & did not hold any stiffness to it & the filling tasted good however it was too watery. I wasted alot of floor, sugar, lots of butter & most off all my time. Because I was going to take this to a party, instead I through it out & went to Costco & bought a Chocolate Velvet Cake which was out of this world good!!!!!