Lemon Buttermilk Sheet Cake

A sweet-tart lemon sheet cake holds a lot of promise as a light summer dessert-but sheet cakes are hard to bake evenly, and we wanted bright, not sour, lemon flavor. In our recipe, tangy buttermilk reinforces the lemon flavor in both the cake and glaze.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

SERVES 16

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Lemon Buttermilk Sheet Cake
The Perfect CakeA cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The Perfect Cake

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