← Back to recipes
📍 Find a Local Bakery →
Lemon Cake Recipe
Bright, zesty lemon cake with tangy lemon curd filling and creamy frosting—pure citrus bliss in every bite.
★★★★☆
(99 reviews on Sugar Spun Run)
📝 This recipe is from Sugar Spun Run. We're sharing a preview — the full recipe lives on their site.
Prep time45 min
Bake time30 min
Total time75 min
Makes12
Ingredients
1
3 Tablespoons fresh lemon zest¹
2
⅓ cup fresh lemon juice (I usually need 3-4 lemons, zest your lemons before juicing)
3
⅔ cup whole milk
4
½ cup Avocado, vegetable or canola oil
5
4 Tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
6
1 ¾ cup granulated sugar
7
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
8
3 cups cake flour² (see note to substitute all-purpose/plain flour )
9
1 Tablespoon baking powder
10
1 teaspoon salt
11
6 large egg whites room temperature preferred
12
¾ cup lemon curd ³
13
4 oz cream cheese
14
1 cups powdered sugar (divided (often called “icing sugar” outside the US))
15
¾ teaspoons vanilla extract
16
⅛ teaspoon salt
17
¾ cups heavy cream (cold)
Ready to bake?
Get the full step-by-step recipe
We've shared the ingredients and the details — for the complete instructions, head over to Sugar Spun Run, who created this recipe.
Get the Full Recipe at Sugar Spun Run →Opens the original recipe in a new tab
Don't want to bake it yourself?
Find a bakery near you that makes this dessert.
Recipe content belongs to Sugar Spun Run. We link to the original and never reproduce full instructions.
Are you the owner of this recipe? Request removal or changes
Are you the owner of this recipe? Request removal or changes
