Lemon cake recipes
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Homemade Lemon Cake with a middle layer of creamy lemon frosting and fresh lemon curd! Delicious and made entirely from scratch, this is one impressive cake. Yet easy enough for you to make too!

Calli Smith saved to Bakery
172 · This Lemon Cheesecake Cake is heavenly! A lemon cheesecake layer is sandwiched between two moist lemon buttermilk cake layers and frosted in lemon cream cheese frosting.
172 · This Lemon Cheesecake Cake is heavenly! A lemon cheesecake layer is sandwiched between two moist lemon buttermilk cake layers and frosted in lemon cream cheese frosting.
17 ingredients
Produce
- 2 Lemons, Zest of
Refrigerated
- 6 Egg
Condiments
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice
Baking & Spices
- 3 tbsp All purpose flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 5 tsp Lemon extract
- 6 cups Powdered sugar
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 3 cup Sugar
Oils & Vinegars
- 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
- 3 1/2 sticks Butter, unsalted
- 1 1/4 cups Buttermilk - if you do not have buttermilk
- 3/4 cup Sour cream
Other
- Disposable piping bag fitted with 2D large piping tip
- Small offset spatula (to create ridges in frosting)
- Optional- Zest from 1 lemon, approximately 1 1/2 teaspoons (3g)

Cecelia Oliver saved to Food - Let Them Eat Cake!
This perfectly moist, tender and soft lemon layer cake is iced in a wonderful lemon cream cheese frosting and bursting with irresistibly zingy and tangy lemon flavor!!! #lemoncake #cake #lemon
219 · This moist Lemon Velvet Cake is named for it's soft, velvety texture. This lemon layer cake is filled with lemon curd and whipped cream, and frosted with lemon buttercream frosting.
219 · This moist Lemon Velvet Cake is named for it's soft, velvety texture. This lemon layer cake is filled with lemon curd and whipped cream, and frosted with lemon buttercream frosting.
24 ingredients
Produce
- 3 Lemon, Zest of
- 1 tbsp Lemon, zest
Refrigerated
- 2 Egg yolks, large
- 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice
- 4 tbsp Lemon juice, fresh
Baking & Spices
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 3 cups Cake flour- see notes
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- 1 2/3 tbsp Lemon extract
- 1/4 (29g) cup Powdered sugar
- 7 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 3/4 cups Sugar
- 1 (4g) teaspoon Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
- 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
- 4 1/2 sticks Butter, unsalted
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 (8oz)(226g) package Cream cheese
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Milk or more to reach the consistency you like
Liquids
- 1 cup Water

Stephanie Lehman saved to Cakes and Calories
2866 · 50 minutes · My Raspberry Lemon Tea Cake recipe is a layer cake made with yogurt, fresh raspberries, and a fresh lemon buttercream frosting. #easy #recipe #layer #cake #dessert #fromscratch #yogurt #birthday #wedding #Greekyogurt
13 ingredients
Produce
- 1 Lemon, zest of
- 1 1/2 cups Raspberries
Refrigerated
- 3 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
- 2 cups All purpose flour
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 5 cups Confectioner's sugar
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
- 25 tbsp Butter, unsalted
- 1 cup Greek yogurt, plain
Other
- optional 1 small drop yellow gel food coloring
The best Lemon Bundt Cake recipe from scratch! This yummy cake is perfectly rich and buttery with a fluffy texture. It has a sweet and tart lemon glaze making the dessert elegant and utterly delicious. Make it for a potluck, summer BBQ, or an after-meal sweet treat!
The Best Lemon Buttermilk Cake Recipe ever! This simple southern lemon layer cake is soft and moist with a tangy-sweet frosting! #ASpicyPerspective #cake #lemon #easter
957 · 55 minutes · Lemon Velvet Cake Recipe ~ this lemon cake is a perfectly moist and tender crumbed cake with a lemony buttercream frosting.
957 · 55 minutes · Lemon Velvet Cake Recipe ~ this lemon cake is a perfectly moist and tender crumbed cake with a lemony buttercream frosting.
17 ingredients
Produce
- 1 tsp Lemon, zest
- 2 Small or one large lemons, zest of
Refrigerated
- 3 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
- 1 1/4 cups All purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups Cake flour
- 4 cups Icing sugar
- 3 tsp Lemon extract, pure
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract, good quality
- 1/3 cup Vegetable shortening
Oils & Vinegars
- 2/3 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
- 1 cups Butter, unsalted
- 1 1/2 cups Buttermilk
- 2 tbsp Milk

Jamie Werts saved to yummy tummy
31 · This scratch Lemon Mascarpone Cake is ultra moist and velvety soft! We've paired it with a whipped cream filling and Lemon Mascarpone Frosting- you will love this recipe!
31 · This scratch Lemon Mascarpone Cake is ultra moist and velvety soft! We've paired it with a whipped cream filling and Lemon Mascarpone Frosting- you will love this recipe!
20 ingredients
Produce
- 1 Lemon, Zest
- 1 Lemon zest- optional
- 2 Lemons, Zest of
Refrigerated
- 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
- 1/4 cup Lemon juice
Baking & Spices
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 3 cups Cake flour- see notes
- 1 1/3 tbsp Lemon extract
- 1 (4g) teaspoon Lemon extract
- 1/4 (29g) cup Powdered sugar
- 6 cups Powdered sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 cups White sugar, granulated
Oils & Vinegars
- 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
- 1 (8oz)(226g) mascarpone cheese
- 3 1/2 sticks Butter, unsalted
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 (8oz) package Mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup Milk
1778 · Moist and Delicious Lemon Cake Recipe from Scratch by MyCakeSchool.com! Flavorful homemade lemon cake layers with lemon curd filling and lemon cream cheese frosting! So good!
1778 · Moist and Delicious Lemon Cake Recipe from Scratch by MyCakeSchool.com! Flavorful homemade lemon cake layers with lemon curd filling and lemon cream cheese frosting! So good!
20 ingredients
Produce
- 1 tbsp Lemon, zest
- 1 Lemon, approximately 1 1/2 teaspoons (3g), Zest from
- 2 Lemons, zest of
Refrigerated
- 2 Egg yolks, large
- 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
- 1/3 cup Lemon juice
- 4 tbsp Lemon juice, fresh
Baking & Spices
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 3 cups Cake flour *if you do not have cake flour
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- 1 1/3 tbsp Lemon extract
- 6 cups Powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 1/4 cups Sugar
Oils & Vinegars
- 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
- 3 1/2 sticks Butter, unsalted
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 cup Milk
Liquids
- 1 cup Water

Tried and Tasty saved to Cake Recipes