Soft and Fluffy Lemon Cake
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2020
- A fluffy Lemon Cake recipe with a plush, lemon flavored crumb, a tart lemon curd filling, and an airy whipped cream cheese frosting.
RECIPE: sugarspunrun.com/lemon-cake/
Ingredients
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon zest¹
⅓ cup fresh lemon juice 80ml, I usually need 3-4 lemons, zest your lemons before juicing
⅔ cup whole milk 160ml
½ cup vegetable or canola oil 118ml
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened (57g)
1 ¾ cup granulated sugar 350g
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour² see note to substitute all-purpose/plain flour (330g)
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 large egg whites³ room temperature preferred
¾ cup lemon curd³ 175ml
ICING⁴
4 oz cream cheese softened, but still slightly cool (use the brick-style, full-fat cream cheese, do not use the spreadable kind sold in tubs 113g)
1 cups powdered sugar divided (often called “icing sugar” outside the US, 125g)
3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
3/4 cups heavy cream cold (175ml)
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare two 8” round cake pans by spraying with baking spray and lining the bottoms with parchment paper. Set aside.
Zest your lemons and set zest aside. Juice lemons until you have ⅓ cup of juice, whisk this with your milk and set aside.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer or in a stand mixer, beat together oil, butter, sugar, reserved lemon zest, and vanilla extract until completely combined.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk well.
Stirring by hand, gradually alternate adding the flour mixture and lemon/milk mixture to the butter mixture, stirring until just combined after each addition (I start and end with the flour and add the flour mixture in 4 parts and the milk mixture in 3 parts).
Place egg whites in a separate clean, dry bowl, and beat on high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form (see video or photo in post for a visual if needed).
Using a spatula, gently fold egg whites into cake batter until completely combined (don’t use your electric mixer at this point or you will over-beat the batter). Divide cake batter evenly into prepared pans and bake on 350F for 28-31 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
Allow cakes to cool in pans for 10 minutes then run a knife around the edges to loosen cakes from pan and carefully invert onto cooling rack to cool completely.
Once cakes have cooled completely, prepare frosting.
ICING
Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup (62g) powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat together until creamy and smooth.
In a separate bowl, combine remaining (1/2 cup/62g) powdered sugar, and heavy cream. Beat with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form (mixture should be thick, billowy, and the same consistency as Cool Whip).
With mixer on low speed, stir together the cream cheese and whipped cream until completely combined.
Pipe a dam/border along the inside rim of one cooled layer of cake (see photo in post). Fill with lemon curd and spread evenly inside the dam.
Top with second layer of cake. Frost the entire cake with remaining frosting.
Keep cake refrigerated in an airtight container when not eating. Enjoy!
Notes
¹Be sure to avoid the pith, or white papery layer just above the lemon flesh, when zesting. The pith is bitter and will make your cake bitter.
²You may substitute all-purpose flour, you will need 2 ⅔ cup/330g of all purpose flour.
³Store-bought lemon curd will work, but I recommend making my homemade lemon curd. You would only need a half-batch for this recipe, BUT a whole batch uses 6 egg yolks. Since you need 6 egg whites for this cake, I recommend making a full batch and enjoying the second half on whatever you’d like!
⁴This recipe makes enough for a semi-naked cake covering. If you want to fully cover the cake or pipe designs decoratively on top of the cake as shown in the photos, I recommend increasing the recipe by 50% or even doubling.
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So I'm not a baker but I tried two of her recipes one was the German chocolate cake and the other is this lemon cake when I tell you that my family ate both of these cake up like there was no tomorrow they loved it and it was easy to make so for now on she is my go-to for recipe I loved it
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed everything so much. :)
Made this cake yesterday, but used oranges instead of lemon. Everyone loved it, the cake itself super soft and fluffy. This is a very good sponge recipe.
For the icing I used a thicker greek yogurt + sweetened condensed milk+ sugar. It contrasted nicely with the cake gave it a nice tangy/light feel to it.
Also thank for going straight to the recipes , showing the final products, and writing the recipes down in the description in detail (footnotes and everything)
Sounds delicious! And of course--thanks for commenting! ❤
My mom asked me to make her 2 cakes, your lemon and strawberry cakes for her b-day. She and her friends said that these are the best cakes that they had ever had. Now they want to buy them. So I thank you. 😁
That is so awesome!! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed them! 😊😊
I've made this cake three times. On my fourth today. Can I say how stellar this recipe is? So light! So soft! So soft and light 😉 tart lemon in the middle counterpoints the creamy frosting. Note: I like to make it in a square (instead of round) 8" pans. Then I can neatly slice 1" some of the pieces, wrap individually and wrap and freeze. For those days when I tell my teenager that 'I didn't make dessert... Go get some applesauce'. Then my husband and I share a secret piece from the freezer. Anyway, 🙏🙏 my favorite of your recipes
🤣🤣 I’m so glad everyone enjoys it so much! I particularly like how you hide it from the kids. 🤣🤣
Awesome! It looks amazing.
Loooove lemon flavor, this looks so summery! Great for a cookout.
Definitely! I hope you love it! :)
Thanks for the video 👍🏾👍🏾. Great job giving all the technical details.
Thank you so much! 😊
Made this for Easter. WONDERFUL! Great recipe, thanks for sharing it.
I'm so glad you liked it!
I love lemon so much, this looks amazing!
I hope you love this one! 😊
I LOVE lemon cake and this looks FANTASTIC😍🍋👌🍰💕💃🙌!!!
Thank you so much! 😊
I made this for our Valentine's Potluck Party yesterday, as lemon is in season right now. Everyone loved it! Thank you!
I'm so glad it was such a hit. :)
Thank you for sharing your amazing recipes! I've made cupcakes and my husband loved them!
I’m so glad everyone enjoyed them! 😊
I love the texture of this cake!
Thank you!
New subscriber. Video was recomended. Love the way everything is explained.
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Perfect for the holidays
The best lemon cake I ever tried. Thank you Sam!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! :)
I made this today...
Absolutely-friggin-delicious!
The best thing about this channel are the recipes are easy to make and they taste sooo bloody good. No fancy utensils, straightforward instructions, clarifications on which ingredients works best (i.e. brown & granulated sugar) and boom..you have yourself a flipping good cake. Cake flour and lemon curd are 'must haves' in my kitchen from now on.
Thanks Sam
UK subscriber
Thank you so much! Lots of hard work goes into these recipes, so it's always nice to hear they're being appreciated. Enjoy the cake! 😊
Stunning... 🍋🍋🍋
Looking fwd to making this goodness. Great video, straight to the point and very detailed.
Thank you! I hope you love the cake! :)
You are so good make every so simple thank you
Love your recipes !!!!❤😊
Thank you! 😊
that looks so yummy!
It is soooo tasty! :)
This cake was a massive hit with the family - thank you!!
You're welcome! I'm so glad everyone enjoyed it! :)
This looks delicious, thanks for sharing your recipe. A friend in Australia has tons of lemons growing in her garden. She gives bags of them away to her neighbours. Lucky people!
I am so jealous!!! :)
I did this cake 2 weeks ago, it was delicious and the lemon curd was so easy to make and so delicious. Thanks for the recipe
I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! :)
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I made your recipe today, it was so delicious. I added lemoncello to your lemon curd. my family loved the cake and frosting too. thanks.
I'm so glad everyone enjoyed it so much! ☺️
You are very appealing on camera, love your recipes, you seem at ease and looking forward to learning more from you. Subscribed and thanks for your great videos
Thanks so much! 😊 I hope you love all of the videos and treats.
Thank you so much Sam I tried the fluffy lemon cake. It was so good my family enjoyed it. God bless you and I can’t wait till you have more exciting recipes.
I'm so glad everyone enjoyed it so much! :)
Thank you again for making such great videos that are easy to follow and give great results. Today I tried this recipe. In truth, I made the curd two days ago and had time to make the cake today. It is the third lemon cake recipe I have tried and this recipe is perfect. Other ones were too dense and did not have enough lemon flavor. The tips and explanations you gave really helped me understand where I went wrong with the other ones. I paired it with your Ermine frosting and it is phenomenal. Wednesday has been dubbed cake day by my boys and its always one of your recipes. Much love and thanks.
That is so awesome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! Cake day sounds like the best day of the week! I'm honored to be able to provide the recipes for your wonderful tradition. :)
Mouth was literally watering watching this... ::adds to the to-bake list::
I hope you love it! 😊
Oh girl!! so delish! I Watched so Many tutorials looking for the best recipe...and there you where with this beautiful masterpiece. So glad I found you. I'll be spending the rest of the night binge watching your vid's. Thank you so much for this and many more wonderfully tasteful recipes. Lemon anything are my 3 children's favorite flavor baked goods. Can't wait to try this. Oh and it's completely gorgeous at that...bonus!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I hope you love everything you try. :)
Can’t wait to make this !
I hope you love it! :)
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Just tried this recipe today!!! Everything was amazing! I'm a chocolate OR vanilla cake ONLY. But I really wanted to try something different so this Memorial day I decided this would be the dessert. It came out great. Thank you for the recipe Sam.
That’s so awesome!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it so much! 😊😊
My mouth was watering thinking about the lemon yum yum
I hope you love this one! 😊
I love cake so I would love that
I hope you'll give it a try! :)
I haven't tried this particular recipe, but have made cakes filled with lemon curd and topped with cream cheese and whipped cream frosting. The combo is absolutely delicious. I sprinkle my frosting with coconut at the end and it's so good. Will try your white cake recipe the next birthday that I make it.
I agree! The flavor combo is soooo good! I hope you love the white cake. 😊
I truly feel like I could taste this cake 🍰 I will definitely make it, and I really like the lighter cream cheese frosting
It's so good! You'll love it 😊
Looks yummy
Thank you so much! 😊
your lemon cake is the bomb, I am now your fan, really simple and excellent texture
Thank you so much! :)
please substitute recipe for cake flour and self raising flour
This recipe is so good! I made it with all purpose flour its very moist, I have to say its like eating a sweat lemon it has so much flavor I just loved it. Thank you for sharing. One more thing the the batter was enough for three 6in cake pans.
I am so glad you enjoyed it so much! :)
I have got to make this cake....love lemon...this recipe may be as addicting as the brown butter chocolate chip cookies!
Years ago there was a restaurant in Phx Guggy's....they served a fantastic Champagne cake with a rum pudding in the center...I wish you would give champagne cake a try...it was so moist neither of us have ever found a cake like it...
That does sound delicious! I will have to do some research and see what I can find out about a champagne cake. 😊
Hi ! I made this cake again for a baby shower, it was divine, the texture the taste everythig is perfect in this recipe.thanks
That’s awesome! I’m glad everyone enjoyed it! 😊
Thank you 🙏♥️♥️♥️
Is this that light tasting refreshing lemon cake? Looks delicious!
I have turn to sugar for a lot of recipes and Questions I never been disappointed.
Lemon flavor is the best 😍😍😍
I agree! 😊
Looks yummy 😋😋
Thank you so much! :)
Yummy 😊
yummy
I left a like and subscribed
Thank you! 😊
August 8 is my birthday watching your show from Pakistan this is my favorite cake
Happy early birthday! I hope you love this cake! :)
I'm the type who doesn't love cooking leave alone baking, not because I'm lazy but simply I don't like it. But, today, GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORD is itching to find me haha! I was searching for a cake recipe to order for my son's 2nd birthday and came across this. Not sure what really happened but a strong feeling told me to do it personally.
I watched the video twice, went shopping for ingredients, and started baking. I did the whole process pausing and unpausing the video Lol! My oh my! Tears of joy as the unexpected happened. They came out so well, so great, so delicious name it. (I baked 3 of them by the way).
We didn't even wait for them to cool and ate hot. I'm minus two as I wanted 3 for the birthday. I'll bake the other two tomorrow plus the decoration.
Another amazing thing is, I didn't use the oven I don't have one and instead used charcoal (traditional fire) and a jiko(traditional oven Lol). Plus no butter, I used Margarine. I didn't use vanilla extract either. The results were really amazing though.
Thank you so much for the recipe, I'll keep on trying many often. I love how things turned out. I think I've fallen in love with cooking and baking. I'm a lemon girl I think that's why.
That is SO awesome! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cake! 😊
@@SugarSpunRun thank you
Hi Sam,
Thank you so much for your amazing recipe videos, I have tried so many of your recipes and they are all amazing :)
Would you please say how long do you cream the sugar and oil/butter for and on what speed of the hand-mixer?
Thank you so much, Sara! It typically only takes 30 seconds to a minute to cream those things together and I work the mixer up to high speed to ensure everything is well creamed. :)
@@SugarSpunRun Thank you so much for your quick reply...and here I was thinking I must cream the sugar and butter/oil mixture for 5 minutes on highest speed lol !
Do you use the same amount of mixing time for your vanilla cake as well when you cream sugar and oil/butter mixture?
I made a diff lemon cake recipe & I'm not a baker..my cake turned out dry & dense. Not cake like at all..
I used a hand mixer.
After watching ur video I just realize its dense cz I blended the flour into the bqtter..ty for explaining it.
I can't wait to try yours next time!
Glad it was helpful 🙂
This looks awesome! Where I live, I can only get limes, would this cake still be,successful if I use lime juice?
Love your carrot cake it's lush going to make it for my Mam's friends husband birthday🥕 Thank you From Wales uk
I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! :)
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Hi just subscribed to your channel, could I use caster suger in this recipe I'm not a fan of granulated sugar looks a lovely cake cannot wait to try it.greetings from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
Patricia obrien
You shouldn’t notice the granulated sugar after it’s mixed in and baked. I’m not sure how the caster sugar will turn out
I do not have a pipping bag may I just spread /frame the cake with a thick lawyer of frosting all the way around then add the lemon curd in the middle?? For my daughter s 23rd. birthday cake tomorrow! She love lemon cakes!! once again thank you so much!!!!
Sure thing! You can also use a plastic baggie with the corner cut off to make your own make shift piping bag if you’d like. 😊
Man that is a lot of steps. Baking cakes is always so daunting for me. But I love them so much.
I need to stop being so lazy. lol
This one is worth it if you like lemon! 😊😊
This recipe looks incredible! Will it still turn out the same if I halve the recipe? I'll either make just one layer or use smaller pans...
That should work just fine. ☺️
This is my favorite way to eat eggs!!
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heh made me chuckle. And I don't disagree..
This cake looks perfect. Thank you for this recipe. How long will it last in the fridge, and how can I adapt the recipe for 6” pans (2 preferable but 3 pans if the recipe won’t require adjusting)? With stay-at-home still suggested where we are, there’s just two of us. Does the cream cheese help stabilize it in the same way as my whipped cream with Greek yogurt stays perfectly fine for three days, or will it get weepy?
The cake should last for about a week in the refrigerator and you shouldn’t have any issues with the frosting weeping or anything like that. The recipe as is will make just a little more batter than you would need for 3 6 inch pans. I would just discard any extra batter and make sure not to overfill the pans. 😊
Sugar Spun Run Thank you!
Made it today. It is a messy gooey blob. But delicious!!. Obviously I went wrong somewhere, but I dont mind eating it with a spoon instead of a fork 😋
O no! What was messy? Did the cake fall apart or the filling too messy?
@@SugarSpunRun the cake was perfect, it was the filling that was messy. The top kept sliding off taking filling with it and when I would slide it back over it would squirt out the other side. I chilled everything well before I started the assembly. I am guessing I put too much curd, I Love Lemon curd. I just finished it up today (even better the second and third day!!), it set up well in the fridge overnight and I never had anymore trouble with it. Thank you for the recipe. 😁
Making this for my daughter's birthday. Can I add instant pudding to help stabilize the frosting...if so, how much and when do i add it?
I decided to use this lemon cake recipe for my dad's birthday, his favorite cake it lemon 🍋. I decided to add strawberries instead of the lemon curd. So it's a play on strawberry lemonade 🍓 🍋 😅
That sounds sooo good! :)
I was wondering if the frosting would be stable enough to pipe decoration on top if I double it?
Hi Sam! Do you think I could make this cake a 9x13? Thanks!
Yup. It will fit in a 9 x 13 but I’m not sure of a bake time.
Question: what can I use instead of milk?
Hi, I want to make this cake but would prefer a sweeter icing. Do you have a video recipe on how to make a true "birthday cake sweet" icing? Thank you.
I have a couple of American buttercream recipes that are pretty sweet. :)
Chocolate: ruclips.net/video/SPCMkBkCuQs/видео.html
Vanilla: ruclips.net/video/IDsW83d3vVA/видео.html
Hi Sugar Spun Run, one question: why doesn't the spreadable cream cheese work? If I were you I would use the spreadable cream cheese straight from the jar with out adding any extra sugar/cream. I would also make lemon curd icing for this cake.
The frosting here is pretty soft already so if you use the spreadable stuff it will be even softer and potentially not work at all
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Turn your zester over the lemon so you can see what you are zesting and just tap it to unload the zest on the paper. You hold the lemon in the left hand and just use swiping motion of the zester in your right hand towards you and you can see the pith line and move to a new area (reverse hands for lefties).
Great tip! I'll have to try that. ☺️
Would this work in an 11 x 15 cake pan? If so, would I actually have to triple the recipe? Thanks for your recipes.
It will! Just increase the recipe by 50% and you should be good 😊
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I want to thank you so much for this recipe. I printed it and made the recipe exactly as written and used metric measurements. It's a wonderful wonderful recipe. Everything turned out delicious but, the lemon curd was very soft for a filling texture for the cake. Even though the cake is light it still was composed of some weight. I ended up spreading the lemon curd on one half of the cake, freezing it in place, adding the second layer, using a spatula to smooth what dripped, then iced once again solid. Do you have a recommendation for next time? I really want to make it again as it was very delicious. I like to use two 8" square pans so I can slice in rectangular slices to store. The cream cheese frosting is too soft to act as a barrier to the lemon curd (like a frosting dam which I've done in the past), but after freezing it the cream cheese icing does turn almost completely solid. Anyway I'd love to hear your take! Loved the textures together, the ultra soft luxurious pure white cake with tart lemon. Wish I had another piece!
Hmmm this is an interesting dilemma. Did you make the lemon curd yourself? It may have needed to cook just a bit longer to thicken up. the cream cheese frosting is soft but should still work well as a dam in this cake. That's how I kept it from going all over the place. I'm glad you enjoyed it overall and I hope this is helpful. :)
@@SugarSpunRun Thanks! Yes maybe I didn't cook the lemon curd to be thickened up enough. I'm definitely going to make it again. It was really stellar
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Hi thanks for your videos! I was wondering with the egg whites ? Large eggs aren't what they use to be and some are smaller than others ... do you still just use 6 large egg whites? Thanks so much!
Yes, 6 large work best 😊
@@SugarSpunRun Thanks so much!
So I do not have egg yolk? And aldo you beat your egg white without cream of tartar? Is it OK if we put a little cream of tartar and sugar to make the egg white more stable?
So there is no egg yolk and your egg white does not have cream of tartar and sugar? If I put a little cream of tartar, us it OK.?
How long would you bake the cakes if you use two 9 nch pans instead of 8 inch pans?
I haven’t tried it personally but I would start checking it a few minutes early
If I were to add blueberries to the batter, should I just use the flour coating method? Would something else need to change?
Hmmm I'm not sure if the blueberries will sink in the cake or not.
Do we grease the parchment paper or just the sides of the pan? Thank you
Just the sides of the pans. Nothing should stick to the parchment. :)
@@SugarSpunRun Thank you Sam
Hi I'm watching you make this cake in Dublin you cannot buy block Philadelphia cheese what do you suggest,
Patricia obrien
Unfortunately I don’t really know. The spreadable stuff has other additives in it that can really thin things out. 😔 maybe someone else can chime in with what they use.
How long did you cream the sugar and butter and lemon zest please
Just until combined, so about 30 seconds or so 😊
Can you make this using box cake hack
Well a box cake definitely won’t taste as good…
I did make the lemon curd cake per instructions but I did substitute cake flour for plain flour. It was delicious but I personally thought it wasnt real fluffy. More pound cakey.
Can I use this recipe for a Bundt cake?? Please respond before Christmas 😩😩
It will bake in a bundt pan. I’m not sure if you’ll need to increase the recipe or not. I’m also not quite sure how long it would need to bake
I noticed there is no egg yolk. And when you beat your egg white, you did not put cream of tartar or lemon juice. Can we put 1/4 tsp of cream of tartar to make the beaten egg white more stable? Thank you and please reply
That is correct you only want to whip the egg whites. I am honestly not sure how the cream of tartar would work. I have never found it to be necessary. If you do try it I would love to know how it turns out.
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If I’m only making a 2 layer 6 inch cake, how much lemon curd do u think would be enough as the filling?
Hmm I haven't made in in a 6 inch cake but I would think you would need at least 1/2 cup. :)
@@SugarSpunRun how much does your curd recipe make, in cup measurements? I think it's 2?
can i soak the sponge with some sugar syrup or lemon juice
Sure you can if you would like. :)
@@SugarSpunRun ok thanks
How to make lemon curd please
Here you go! ruclips.net/video/I6wg_lk4ulU/видео.html
Can i make this in smaller tins?
Sure thing! You will just need to adjust your baking time. :)
How much regular flour do I use I don’t have the kind you have
There is a note in the description for all-purpose flour :)
Can this be used in a sheet cake?
The cake should work fine as a sheet cake. :)
Hello! Can you make a Orange 🍊 Cake 🍰
I'll add it to my list! In the meantime, try my chiffon cake!
ruclips.net/video/W17vin7n3Dw/видео.html
I'm making a lemon curd/lemon cake for my sister's birthday, but I'd like to include blueberries. Have you made this cake including blueberries?
Yes I have tried it, unfortunately the blueberries end up sinking in the cake. It still tastes good, but presentation isn't the best. ☺️
@@SugarSpunRun hmm, thanks for trying. I did make some delicious muffins adding frozen organic blueberries, and they turned out well. I wonder if that would work?
I need a new hand mixer. What brand do you recommend?
I had a hamilton beach that I absolutely LOVED, but it just broke and they don't make it anymore. I just got one made by Breville, it was a bit pricier, but it worked very nicely the first few times I used it.
@@SugarSpunRun I have an Oster, but it's rather old. What do you think of the brand?
can we substitute gluten free flour in the cake?
Honestly I’m not sure how the cake would turn out.
I made this cake about 6 weeks ago and it was perfect. I made it for Easter. Terrible. What did I do wrong. It was heavy, dark in color, grainy. Can you tell me what I could have possible done. Thank you
O no! I'm so sorry to hear this happened! That's really bizarre, my best guess is that something was accidentally mis-measured, or it was over-baked. :(
Can I replace milk with butter milk .
It could work. Let me know how it turns out. :)
I don’t face cream cheese can I use mascarpone cheese
I haven't tried it. The frosting may be a bit softer but it could still work. Let me know how it goes if you try it. ☺️