For people who love lemon, the Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Poppy Seed Frosting is a great three-layer cake. This is the best lemon poppy seed cake ever!
– 3 cups cake flour – 1 Tbsp baking powder – 1/2 tsp salt – 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar – zest of 1 lemon, peeled with a vegetable peeler (no white pith) – 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature – 4 large eggs, at room temperature – 2 tsp lemon paste, optional, You can buy lemon paste here – 1 cup buttermilk – 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice FROSTING – 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature – 6 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted – 6-8 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, plus more if needed. – 1/4 cup poppy seeds – optional: one small drop yellow gel food coloring GARNISH – very thin slices of lemon – mint leave