Fluffy Lemon Cake Recipe with Lemon Cream

This ultra-light and fluffy lemon cake recipe with a tangy fresh lemon cream filling is the perfect sweet treat that you’ll want to make for your next dessert!

This sweet and tangy lemon cake recipe is the perfect treat for breakfast, dessert, or even with a cup of tea or coffee in the afternoon! Made with freshly grated lemon zest, this light and fluffy cake gets an extra zing of citrus from the homemade lemon cream that we’ll add as a filling.

We love this lemon pound cake recipe because it only uses a few simple ingredients and takes less than an hour to whip up. How easy is that? So, if you have a sweet tooth for lemon-flavored desserts, then we know this cake is going to be your new favorite go-to recipe!

Ingredients for the Lemon Cake Recipe:

• 4 Eggs
• 200g Sugar
• 1 Lemon 
• 100g Vegetable Oil
• 100g water
• 250 Flour
• 16g of baking powder

Ingredients for the Lemon Cream:

• 70 ml of Lemon Juice 2 lemons
• 100 ml of Orange Juice 2 oranges
• 2 tbsp of sugar
• 2 tbsp of flour

Instructions for the Lemon Cake Recipe:

1. Before you start this lemon pound cake recipe, you’ll need to preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C. 
2. The first part of this recipe calls just for egg whites, so separate the yolks from the whites using a separator (the shell method works well too). Add the egg whites to a large bowl (we will be using the yolks later, so don’t toss them in the trash just yet).
3. Using a hand blender, whip the egg whites until they are light and fluffy. They should be sturdy enough that you are able to create peaks.
4. While you are still mixing, add the sugar a little at a time until they are fully blended with the egg whites.
5. Add the yolks back into the fluffy egg white mixture. Continue to blend with the hand mixer.
6. Using a zester or grater, add the entire peel of a lemon into the mixture. Blend until everything is mixed together.
7. Continue to blend the mixture while adding the oil a little at a time.
8. Now repeat this with the water. Gradually add water while still blending the mixture. 
9. All our liquid ingredients for the lemon cake recipe have been combined, so now it’s time to add our dry ingredients to start making a cake batter! Gradually add the flour bit by bit into the batter. 
10. Now pour in the baking powder and mix with the blender until combined. It’s important to make sure that there aren’t any clumps!
11. In your baking pan (we are using a round springform pan), line the bottom with parchment paper. 
12. Drizzle or brush 2 teaspoons of oil into the bottom, making sure to cover the entire sheet of parchment and the sides of the pan.
13. Add a full teaspoon of flour to the pan. You’ll want to shake the pan to make sure the flour evenly covers the entire bottom with the paper and all the sides.
14. Pour your batter into the pan. You can give the pan a few shakes and taps to get rid of any air bubbles and to make sure it’s evenly spread.
15. Place in the oven and bake for 50 minutes.

Lemon Cream Directions 

1. While it’s baking, let’s start on the lemon cream for the lemon pound cake recipe! In a small saucepan, add the lemon juice, orange juice, sugar and flour.
2. Whisk the ingredients together, so they are properly mixed.
3. Now place the saucepan on the stovetop over medium-high heat. 
4. While it’s heating up, make sure that you continue to whisk the mixture the entire time to get out any loose clumps and to prevent the batter from burning on the bottom.
5. Remove the cream from the heat once it’s thick. This entire process should only take a few minutes.

Time to combine!

1. Once the cake is finished baking, remove it from the oven and set it aside to cool for 10 minutes.
2. Remove the cake from the pan. Using a large bread knife, cut the cake in half so that you have two even layers. 
3. Remove the top layer of the cake and pour the entire lemon cream mixture on the bottom half. Use a spatula to spread the cream around the cake evenly. 
4. Place the top half back on, dust with a bit of powdered sugar, and enjoy this citrusy-sweet dessert! 

Nothing beats this super delicious and super moist lemon cake recipe. But if you’re craving something on the chocolatey side, we also recommend trying our gooey chocolate lava cake recipe. And if your sweet tooth is still not satisfied, then make sure to check out these recipes for our pumpkin almond cake or and homemade cheesecake too! 

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