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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Place flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a sifter and sift into a bowl.
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In a separate mixing bowl, cream butter.
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While the butter is mixing, add sugar until combined.
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In a small bowl, whisking eggs; slowly add to butter mixture on low speed.
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Slowly add in a 1/4 the flour mix - keep the mixer going then add a 1/4 the buttermilk. Keep mixing, then add another 1/4 of each again at different times, keep mixing and keep repeating until you have used up both the flour mix and buttermilk (start with flour, and end with flour).
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Add lemon juice, lemon extract, and lemon zest until combined.
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Evenly distribute the cake batter into baking pans. (I used 4 8-inch.).
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Once the oven has been preheat, bake the cakes for 25 minutes or until done.