Moist Lemon Cake Recipe 

I don't think he ever stops smiling, he's so cute!

For everyone who doesn't use cups: For the sponge: 160ml milk 80ml lemon juice 285g white sugar zest of one lemon 115g softened butter 240g all purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 3 eggs For the creme: 4 eggwhites 340g white sugar 455g softened butter zest of one lemon For the filling: 225g mascarpone 85g confectioners sugar cest of one lemon 250ml whipping cream 1 1/2 tsp confectioners sugar 1/4 tsp vanilla extract yellow foodcoloring Hope this helps some of you♥ Keep baking :D

I don't know how you can have this channel and not weigh 600 pounds.

I just made this cake and it was delicious. I used Italian Meringue buttercream with lemon curd filling. I love lemon and this was perfect. Thank you for this recipe.

I heard mascarpone then Swiss buttercream and exclaimed aloud, “My coworkers do not deserve the time and energy needed for this masterpiece. “

THE HOLY GRAIL OF CAKES I made this cake for a friend's birthday in June and to my chagrin, am just now writing to tell you how wonderful it was. We are all dancers and so the cake had to be a half sheet size to accomodate a crowd in a local club. I made two batches of cake batter, one for each layer. In each batch I multipied the ingredients by three. I didn't write anything down, but figured it in my head and then measured by weght, eyeballed the results and sallied forth! I put my full faith in my wits and your viedo! I made my own Lemon Curd for filling using your recipe. I doubled your Lemon Swiss Meringue Frosting Recipe, and decorated the top of the cake with a Lattice design and my Homemade Meyer Lemon Marmalade. It was quite a beauty. The amazing thing about this cake is that it was so LIGHT! It was like carrying a feather! People would look at it and say, oh, just a small piece, but then when they finished eating their not-so-small piece, they were mesmerized, standing there saying, "It's so LIGHT!". They kept asking me where I got it. As to the flavor, it was hands down the most incredible cake I have ever tasted in my entire life, and I am sixty-six years old, so that is saying something! I have been baking since I was twelve. NEVER have I seen people react the way the guests did when they saw and then tasted OUR creation. I can never thank you enough. Paula

I've made AT LEAST 7 of your cakes and they never fail!!!! You are amazing!!! Thank you for teaching us your ways! 💛 I always share your videos.

Love all things lemon ! Such a pretty decorative cake. I recommend mixing half could of sugar and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Mix them together till it dissolves and then with a “paint brush” wipe it between every cake layer. Prior to adding the frosting. Game changer!!

I have decided--you are my FAVORITE RU-vidr. Without fail, you always make me laugh, and your creations are beautiful, and delicious, I'm sure.

@preppy kitchen all your recipes are soooo amazing! You’re such an inspiration! I love watching your videos they are so effortless and awesome! Keep it up!!!

@preppykitchen John, THANK YOU! I made this cake last weekend for my first ever event - my sister in law's 10 year anniversary. The guests loved it but most spectacularly, my sister in law said it was literally the best cake she has ever had... ever! And did I mention that I only started baking less than 2 months ago, using your blog and RU-vid channel?! Every recipe of yours that I have baked has been consistently delicious - and easy to follow! So here is my heartfelt thank you for being a talented teacher and a genius creator of recipes!

This cake is absolutely dreamy (using your words) I combined this cake with your lemon curd and meringue cookies recipes (which are to die for and not too sweet like I was imagining them to be), the cookies added a little crunchiness to the cake. Thank you!

Sooooo cool! I made this recipe off your website this weekend for my birthday cake. Filled it with cream cheese buttercream and lemon curd. It was delicious! All guests impressed as can be. Thanks, my husband and I enjoy your video's very much.

As a home baker, I've found lemon cakes (or cupcakes) to be very underrated but so easy to do with high payoff. I think I will try your recipe, but I might add in at least 1 layer of sturdy lemon curd for extra zing. Beautiful presentation as always!

Love how you own mistakes and explain how to fix them! Thank you! I ended up making these into cupcakes as I ran out of time to make a birthday cake. Piped the mascarpone on top after adding more confectioners sugar to stiffen it up... everyone loved them! 18 minutes - and it made 17 cupcakes. Your recipe for the cake and mascarpone filling is probably my favorite lemon cake recipe to date! Moist, lemony, and delicious.

You got a new subscriber! Love your simplicity and passion when explaining every recipe. Good combo!

Thus cake is the bomb, I made it and it was so so moist. Everyone loved it and I added blueberries. Thanks so much for all your recipes they are supper simple and just right.

"By pulse, I mean Run the hell out of it for a long time" 😁 What a decadent looking cake! 💕

You're awesome! You NEVER stop smiling! And that, in turn, makes me smile.... thank you!

This was an amazing recipe! I didn't split it into 3 6-inch pans, but instead i used one 9-inch pan and made half the frosting (2 eggs) it turned out perfect! Saving this one in my recipe book!

he's nice, friendly and knows what he's doing, love your works

I tried the mascarpone filling of this recipe and it turned out lovely 💛, just a little note: try not to overmix the whipping cream because it does seperate.

Oh man! I love how the different shades of yellow just meld together and you can really see it magically go from light to dark!

I love him . His baking is just wonderful. How he open up to who he is . Awesome!

The lemon cake looks so beautiful, perfect for spring

Thank you for teaching how to “save” the Swiss meringue! I have thrown so many away. Now I know how to save it!

I did this recipe with a ganache filling, all my friends loved it, it's amazing!!

Just discovered your channel a few days ago and IM IN LOVE! You’ve sparked my passion for baking again. Your recipes are wonderfully done and I love how your videos flow! I can’t wait to make this lemon cake for my daughters first birthday later this month! Thank you!

This looks heavenly! 😍 I love the way you decorated the cake!

The cake looks yummy and sooo moist.. And the lemon wedges looked great too!

I just made this cake and it is as John says “ amazing”. If you haven’t try it do it. It’s is so moist and refreshing. Everybody loved the cake. Thank you so much for teaching me how to make delicious and amazing cakes 😘

I agree the lemon wedges were a little busy on top. HOWEVER, I DO put lemon wedges on my lemon cake because they drip a little juice into the frosting and make it INSANELY delicious! It reminds me of Chick-Fil-A's frosted lemonade.

John, thank you for sharing another amazing video!❤️❤️

Your videos are so user-friendly. You're funny and you make it seem like I can actually bake this cake. Just love you

I started to watch your videos a few weeks ago and I am hooked! I love watching you explain things in detail with that a smile on your face. You keep things chilled and I enjoy watching you love what you do. Love from Australia! x

I used the cake pan covers when baking an egg casserole, and it turned out great! Thanks for the demo you did when baking cakes.

Just finished making it, oh my, so soft, so good, Thank you : )

John, Big fan of lemon. I love this cake. It looks refreshing and delicious. 🙂

Aww John you make me smile. Your my favourite teacher. I live in Australia love love love how you give weights for the ingredients. I won’t follow anyone that doesn’t do this. I’ve made so many of your recipes. You have made this 71 year old nana a better baker. Thanks.

I made this cake today without the filling and the topping and it still turned out amazing, my family loved it, Thanks

You were not kidding about the Buttercream taking color. By the way my one and a half year-old son really enjoyed these cakes as they were sitting out to cool LOL thank you love your channel enjoy watching all your videos everyone at work makes fun of me because I watch your cake videos. But I enjoy seeing the joy on peoples faces when I bake them a cake. Greetings from Merced California

You and your recipes are so refreshing. Thanks. Greetings from Germany

I made this cake today, it was so amazing. A lemon cake that is actually sweet. I love your recipes, they work for me. Thank you for sharing.

I LOVE your positive attitude :) You are a joy to watch!

This looks amazing! It's blueberry season here in Orlando and I picked 8 pounds of blueberries on Sunday. I was looking for a lemon cake recipe to go with them. I'm going to bake some into this lemon cake!

I made this cake Seriously its sooooo good Its so incredibly delish Its literally smelt and tasted like Betty Crocker Cake mix cake but with lemon juice It was soo tangy and zingy i love it Thanks for such an amazing recipe. Instead of the swiss meringue frosting, i used lemon buttercream instead And i left out the mascarpone filling too (ik im on a rly strict budget lol) But seriously it tastes so good!

I am about to make this cake. It will be the first try using cake strips, so I am pretty excited. I had used your trick with the foil and paper towels, but my husband said I bake so much that I should have the proper tools. I also made your vanilla cake recipe which is absolutely a hit in our house. I did make it into a coconut cake which was positively lovely. Everyone loved it. Thank you so much for making these great videos

I used this recipe for my cousins birthday last weekend and it was great! I highly recommend it! I only had 7 inch pans though, so just multiplied the full recipe by 1.5, which seemed to work fine.

I have tried your recipe, and I love it! Really moist. Thank you ☺️

YUM! Lemon is one of my favorite cakes!

Thanks Eileen that's a big help as we measure using scales in Ireland so I find cup measures off putting as everyone fills cups differently which can off balance the ingredients.

Not only the cake looks absolutaly delicious but the way you talk about it make's it even better make's me want to make it. Love all your recepies👍

Since I have a lemon tree in my yard, CANNOT wait to try this! It looks gorgeous😍😋😍😋

He should have his own cooking show on tv. He's amazing!

Looks yummy and reminds me of my mom's homemade lemon cake. It had lemon rind added to the cake batter and was filled with her homemade lemon pudding and frosted with fluffy merange based frosting. It was scrumptious. You always activate my sweet tooth!

OH MY GOD your so good at making cakes and everything else you make! Your creations are so BEAUTIFUL!! I enjoy watching you!

I’m not even watching because of the recipe, I’m just here to watch John be cute and funny. 😅

I have been hoping for a lemon cake. I love lemon flavored baked goods!

I tried this cake with your lemon curd filling and it was so good thank you for the great recipe. Although my cake felt a little dry to me. After baking it was initially very soft when it came to room temperature I wrapped it and put it in the fridge. Decorated and prepared it after a day but felt dry when served

Simply the best lemon cake ever!! Super moist and fluffy. This recipe is keeper!

Omg I love ur recipes. I tried the ultimate chocolate cupcake recipe recently and it came out so well!!!

Lemon curd, a thin layer will definitely add that extra bit of zing to this cake.

I love your tutorials. They are really tutorials teaching how to... You're the best John!😘

I wish I had this recipe before my aunt passed. She was 102 and loved everything lemon. She lived with me several years before she passed away and would have wanted this everyday. Thanks for sharing. I will try and make it and think of her with every bite.

Hey John, try using liquid coloring for meringue base buttercream, the color will be more vivid, meringue contains high amount of water due to egg whites in the mixture and by using water base it allows a better incorporation due to the same nature. Love ya from Singapore！Thank you for being so inspirational for all the bakes and cakes, greatly appreciated ❤

I have been hoping that you post a recipe for a luscious lemon cake. It's always my favorite and it's perfect for spring time treat.

Thanks John and team! This is one of my all time favorites! Best, Lenore

Hello John, thank you for sharing this recipe. Even though I don't have much experience with baking and overmixed the batter, I still think it turned out great. The corpus is delicious and the homemade cake strips worked like magic. The lemon flavor is totaly amazing. I used a different coating though, because I don't like buttercream.

Wow, this one looks yummy. Will definitely try it soon. Best regards from Cairo, Egypt. 😍

John, my husband would like to thank you for inspiring me to replace all our kitchen stuff with new copper utensils, mixer, pots and pans, etc. I would like to thank you too! Love your videos! I’m determined to get my cakes as perfect as your. I’m getting there but you’re really making a lot of us look bad. 🍰❤️

I made this cake and it was so freaking nice. It was so tasty and not overly sweet like many other recipes. It was a really good lemon cake :). Love this video! 🍋

Your channel is my favourite! So much positivity, smiles and your bakes always look amazing

I love you so so much thank you for doing what you do💕💕💕

Personally I love candying lemon wedges and topping them on my lemon cakes! 💛🍋

I tried this recipe everyone was in loooove with it ! Thank you

I'll be honest. I've made this recipe a million times. It's amazing every time!! 😍

Just clicked play, like, and enjoying watching your videos.. Thanks for everything you have been shared😍 im a lucky one😊 keep it up...

Your work with the whisk is so calming 😅 my whisk and I are not friends 😂

I’ve been watching you for years and it’s so exciting to see your subscriber numbers climbing. I always tell people about you when they’re looking for a recipe. Love to watch your videos. Keep up the amazing job your doing.

Appreciate the step by step and approchable nature of your videos to complex cake preparations.

I love your recipes! The measurements in grams saves me so much time using 4 different conversion calculators to work it out. Some days you just want to bake, and not do all the math. Thank you!

IM ACTUALLY DYING THIS LOOKS SOOOOOOO GOOD I WANT TO MAKE IT 😂❤️❤️

Well, ask and ye shall receive! Thank you so much for this video, John! I can't wait to try it! 🎂

John Kannel...Simply amazing!!!! I ever can't did properly bakery until i know him...three of three sucessful recipes...carrot cake, three layer chocolate cake and lemmon cake ...awesom

What a beautiful cake 😍🍋 my moms been wanting a lemon cake since that’s her favorite! I want to try & make this now. I love your videos 😊👍🏽

im surprised you didnt make candied lemon segments for decoration.

Cooking cakes has never been such fun!! Love your light hearted attitude and the deliciousness of it all!! New subscriber, keep on baking xxx

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECIPE!! I've been looking for a good lemon cake recipe and this will be great for my grandmother's lemon cake.

I liked the lemon wedges in between the dollops, but it did seem like much in between. Maybe you could’ve put them in between every other space, so alternate with one space having a wedge and one not having one. Or maybe you could have zested a bit of a lemon on top if that didn’t work. Still looked great plain in the end though!

"HHHUWIPPED! cream~" Me: ... stewie? 0_0

I made this cake with a white chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream exterior and a raspberry filling. Was very yummy! Thank you for the recipe.

He’s the chef that keeps smiling while cooking so 😍

"And by pulse I mean just run the hell out of it for a long time." LOL

This video should be called “How to make myself jealous that I can’t eat the cake” Btw I know that my comment is late. It’s because I have watched this vid soooooooo many times

I LOVE cake strips!! They're like the greatest invention in baking level cakes. Lemon is my favorite flavor...I can't wait to make this!🍋🎂💛

I don’t even know what to say right now. I love baking, I’ve watched a lot of RU-vid videos and experimented with a lot of different flavors. Besides the amazing lemon flavor of this cake, I learned a new technique! I had never heard of the fabric things to place around the cake pans, to make the cake top stay flat instead of domed shape. I was skeptical at first, but I just used this technique and it freaking works! Amazing!

Holy cow, it’s like you know I have too many lemon that I don’t know what to do with :0

Maybe just a tiny dollop of icing in the middle of the cake with a thinly sliced twisted lemon might look really nice.

I tried your recipes and they're super delicious. Thank you for the video tutorials

Your steps are clear, concise, and entertaining. I L💜VE LEMON!!!!! Thank you!