Learn how to prepare the perfect cake for special occasions! It will delight all fans of lemony treats.
Ingredients
Lemon Cream
- Sugar – 120 g
- Vanilla sugar – 8 g
- Lemon – 2 pieces
- Mascarpone cheese – 250 g
- Water – 130 ml
- Water – 40 ml
- Gelatin – 30 g
- 30% cream – 600 ml
Lemon sponge cake
- Sugar – 140 g
- Vanilla sugar – 8 g
- Lemon – 1 piece
- Egg – 6 pieces
- Potato starch – 80 g
- Baking powder – 1.5 teaspoons
- Wheat flour – 120 g
Lemon syrup for soaking the sponge
- Sugar – 80 g
- Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon
- Water – 80 ml
Decoration cream
- Icing sugar – 40 g
- Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon
- Whipping cream stabilizer – 9 g
- 30% cream – 400 ml
Preparation
Separate egg whites from yolks. Beat egg whites with sugar and vanilla sugar. Then add yolks and mix briefly. Combine all dry ingredients and add them to the beaten egg whites and yolks. Then add lemon juice and grated lemon zest. Mix the batter and pour it into a parchment-lined baking pan. Bake the sponge cake for about 40-45 minutes until golden in a preheated oven at 170°C. Before removing the sponge cake from the oven, check with a toothpick if it’s baked through. Let the sponge cake cool, remove it from the pan, level it, and divide it into 3 equal parts.
Bring all syrup ingredients to a boil in a saucepan and let it cool.
Soak gelatin in water. Grate the zest and squeeze the juice from the lemons. Boil them with sugar, vanilla sugar, and water. Add the soaked gelatin to the hot mixture and stir until dissolved. Let the syrup cool for a few moments. Then add mascarpone cheese and mix. Whip the cream and add a little to the prepared cream, mix, then pour the entire cream into the whipped cream and mix vigorously.
Place one part of the sponge cake in a mold, soak it with syrup, and spread cream on top. Place another part of the sponge cake on top, soak it again, and spread cream. Cover with the third part of the sponge cake, soak it again, and spread the remaining cream. Place the assembled sponge cake in the refrigerator until set.
Gradually whip the cream, adding whipping cream stabilizer. Finally, add icing sugar and lemon juice. Spread the prepared cream all over the cake.
The cake can be decorated with various decorations, marzipan, ready-made decorations, fruits, or fresh herbs.
