Lemon cake recipes
A lemon cake should be properly lemony, and these recipes – from cheesecakes to drizzles, bundts to traybakes – fit the bill. For your next lipsmacking citrus bake, look no further.
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Platinum Jubilee recipes
Lemon and strawberry meringue cake
Expect gasps when you unveil this gloriously OTT strawberry cake. The three layers are sandwiched with lemon curd, berries and...
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Platinum Jubilee recipes
Lemon madeleines with gin and Dubonnet sorbet
France-based food writer Debora Robertson’s recipe for lemon madeleines with gin and dubonnet sorbet is a delicious Anglo-French dessert created...
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Lemon cake recipes
Lemon curd quatre quarts (French pound cake)
This classic French lemon pound cake, known as quatre quarts, is an easy, fragrant bake for rainy days. Debora Robertson’s...
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Afternoon tea recipes
Lemon and courgette cake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting
This gorgeous lemon and courgette cake features layers of zesty sponge layered with homemade lemon curd and white choc cream...
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Afternoon tea recipes
Strawberry madeleines with lemon drizzle
These dainty strawberry and lemon drizzle madeleines are the perfect addition to a homemade afternoon tea. Try our easy recipe....
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Celebration cake recipes
Lemon, blueberry and coconut cake
This stunning layer cake by Bake Off finalist Alice Fevronia is a project for a labour-of-love baking session. Fluffy coconut...
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Classic cake recipes
Easy lemon drizzle loaf cake
A zesty, syrup-drenched sponge with a sugar crust is our go-to teatime bake. This timeless creation is sure to spark...
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Easy cake recipes
Raspberry and lemon sponge cake
Try this lemony twist on a Victoria sponge cake, filled with raspberry jam and fresh cream – it’s a scrumptious...
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Cheesecake recipes
Lemon curd cheesecake
Bring a little sunshine into your life with Simmone Logue’s lemon curd cheesecake recipe – crammed full of bright and zingy...
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Frozen dessert recipes
Frozen lemon and blueberry mousse cake
This blueberry mousse cake is a show-stopper – we’ve layered lemon sponge with sweet-tart lemon curd mousse, blueberries and white...
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Teatime traybake recipes
Blueberry and lemon cake squares
Donal Skehan’s blueberry and lemon squares are full of fresh, sweet, vibrant flavours but the best thing about this traybake...
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Elderflower recipes
Elderflower, lemon and cherry cream flourless cake
A flourless cake with elderflower cordial (or you can use liqueur), lemon and cherry cream is a dream for gluten-free...
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Loaf cake recipes
James Martin’s classic lemon drizzle cake
James Martin’s easy lemon drizzle cake recipe, taken from his cookbook Sweet, is perfect for afternoon tea with a proper cup...
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Bundt cake recipes
Lemon drizzle bundt cake
Rather than a loaf, this lemon drizzle comes in the form of a bundt. It’s packed with refreshing lemon flavour...
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Bundt cake recipes
Lemon, thyme and yogurt cake
Debbie Major’s easy-to-make lemon yogurt cake recipe is wonderful served with summer berries and extra yogurt. If you don’t have...
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Lemon cake recipes
Spiced lemon olive oil cake with date syrup
The late Marguerite Patten’s recipe for ginger cake was written during rationing. We’ve updated this Victorian era recipe to include...
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