Lemon & Mascarpone Drizzle Cake Recipe | Waitrose & Partners (2024)

Lemon & Mascarpone Drizzle Cake Recipe | Waitrose & Partners (1)

A delicious cake that packs a lemony punch, with a creamy mascarpone filling.

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  • Serves8
  • CourseCake
  • Prepare30 mins
  • Cook45 mins
  • Total time1 hr 15 mins
  • Pluscooling and chilling

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Ingredients

For the filling

  • 2 British Blacktail Large Free Range Eggs, yolks only
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 2 lemons, juice (50ml) and finely grated zest
  • 30g unsalted butter
  • 125g mascarpone

For the lemon sponge

  • 200g caster sugar
  • 200g unsalted butter, cubed and softened, plus extra for greasing
  • Finely grated zest 2 lemons
  • 3 British Blacktail Large Free Range Eggs, beaten, at room temperature
  • 200g self-raising flour, sifted

For the sugar topping

  • Juice of 4 lemons (100ml)
  • 75g granulated sugar

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. To make the filling, beat the egg yolks with the sugar in a small, heavy-based pan, using a wooden spoon, until smooth. Beat in the lemon juice, zest and butter, and heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring all the time until thickened into a lemon curd. Allow to cool, cover and chill until needed.

  2. For the sponge, grease a 20cm, round, springform cake tin and line the base with baking parchment. Beat the sugar, butter and lemon zest in a mixing bowl with a wooden spoon, or an electric hand mixer, until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten egg, beating well after each addition. Finally, fold in the flour to give a very thick mixture – this is perfect for a dense sponge, so there is no need to loosen it with any milk. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 35-45 minutes until shrinking away from the sides and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and prick with a co*cktail stick or skewer about 20 times.

  3. To make the sugar topping, stir the strained lemon juice into the sugar so it dissolves slightly, but not fully. Slowly drizzle over the warm cake, waiting a few moments before adding more, so that it all sinks in. It should leave a crust on the cake as the juices sink in. Remove from the tin and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

  4. Using a serrated knife, slice the cake in half horizontally. Finish the filling by placing the mascarpone in a small bowl and swirling in the lemon curd. Lift off the top half of the cake and spread the base with the curd and mascarpone mixture. Replace the top half. Cover and leave at room temperature until ready to serve.

Cook’s tip

If you want to keep the cake for longer than a few hours, wrap well and don’t fill it with the mascarpone until ready to serve.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,499kJ/ 598kcals

Fat

35g

Saturated Fat

21g

Carbohydrates

63g

Sugars

45g

Fibre

1.4g

Protein

7.1g

Salt

0.4g

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FAQs

Why has my lemon drizzle cake cracked? ›

1. My cake has peaked in the middle and is cracked. This happens when a/ there's too much raising agent, b/ the cake tin's too small or c/ the oven temperature is too high.

Do Tesco sell lemon drizzle cake? ›

Product Description

We make this citrusy sponge and layer it with velvety lemon buttercream and smooth curd. Hand finished with a zesty lemon drizzle icing. Zesty lemon sponge with a velvety lemon buttercream and smooth curd filling.

Why is my lemon drizzle cake not cooked in middle? ›

Possibly the temp is too high - just check the oven and test cake with co*cktail stick before taking out could possibly be the temp is slightly to high (watch the fan) hence the outsides rise but the middle isnt quite cooked enough that is the main reason why cakes dip. Also too much rising agent isnt good.

Does Costco have lemon cake? ›

Universal Bakery Lemon Delight 8" Cake, 72 oz | Costco.

Why is it called a raindrop cake? ›

raindrop cake, delicate gelatinous dessert of Japanese origin that is made of spring water or mineral water and agar powder and that derives its name from its large raindrop shape.

Is lemon drizzle sativa or indica? ›

Lemon Drizzle is a sativa-dominant hybrid weed strain made from a genetic cross between Super Lemon Haze and WiFi OG. Bred by Real Gorilla Seeds, Lemon Drizzle is 23% THC, making this strain an ideal choice for experienced cannabis consumers.

What causes the cracking of cakes? ›

A too-hot oven is probably the culprit. But overbeating the batter can also cause a cheesecake to crack. If you add too much air to the batter, it will rise nice and tall in the pan, then deflate—and crack—as it cools. Beat the batter on medium speed just until it is smooth and all the ingredients are incorporated.

What causes a cake to have a cracked top? ›

In an oven that's too hot, the outside of the cake cooks at a much faster rate than the inside. A crust forms early on, but as the inside of the cake continues to cook and rise, this crack crusts. You might experience the same problem if the cake recipe has too much leavener or if you've used a pan that's too small.

Why did my lemon cake curdle? ›

Curdled cake batter

Cake mix can curdle when you add eggs or milk that are too cold. This reduces the overall temperature of the batter and prevents the ingredients from emulsifying properly together, leaving little pockets of fat where the butter won't mix in.

Why did my cake crack after icing it? ›

If your Icing is made with too little of whatever liquid you are using this could be causing your icing to be too dry and alot of times this is one of the most common problems with icing . Icing made with water or 1%, 2% milk, could be another culprit that is causing your Icing to Crack.

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