With strawberries in season I am glad to share with you this delightful and delicate dessert, Strawberry Lemon Layer Cake. The cake consists of four thin layers of vanilla lemon sponge cake filled with a generous amount of freshly made strawberry jam and with Mascarpone lemon frosting. The cake is so light and refreshing and is simply bursting with summer flavor.
How to make Strawberry Lemon Layer Cake
First you need to prepare the strawberry jam so it has time to cool before filling the cake. You can even consider making it a day or two in advance. This will save some time for later. Then you can prepare the vanilla lemon sponge cake which is very easy to prepare. After preparing the batter you divide it evenly on two large baking sheets. This not only reduces the time of baking but also helps you in creating even layers. Baking two sheets of thin cake layers eliminates the stress of cutting the cake layers as straight and even as possible. It also cools pretty fast.
After you prepare the cake layers you simply need to whip up the Mascarpone lemon frosting. It is very quick to prepare but with an amazing flavor and very appreciated every time.
For assembling, simply cut each sponge cake in half and start filling the cake layers with the strawberry jam and mascarpone frosting. Leave it to chill for at least 1 hour before serving. Cut the cake in 12 or 14 rectangular slices and decorate with whipped cream as desired.
This cake is really easy but very satisfying. Everybody will love this amazing Strawberry Lemon Layer Cake. Hope you will try it out and make sure to tag me on Instagram if you do since I love seeing how it turned out for you. Enjoy!
Other strawberry desserts you may like to try
If you love strawberries you might also like this Strawberry Swiss Roll or this amazing French strawberry dessert – Fraisier. If you prefer mousse cakes you should definitely try these Chocolate Strawberry Cream Cheese Mousse Cake or Ruby Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Cake. As strawberries are such a great choice for so many sweets, check this amazing list of 35 Strawberry Desserts you can choose from to enjoy this strawberry season at its best.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:
Chocolate Vertical Layer Cake
Strawberry Panna Cotta Tart
Easy Strawberry Cake
Strawberry Oat Crumble Bars
Strawberry Scones
Berry Cream Cheese Mousse Cake
Did you make this recipe?
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Beautiful …… can i freeze half of the cake? thank you very much
Sure.. it freezes very well.
C est très bon
I highly recommend refrigerating this cake overnight. It’s okay after an hour but it’s amazing the next day. The flavors after it sits overnight cone together beautifully.
Yes, indeed. Glad you enjoyed it Eendya.
Can I make this 2 days ahead of time (2 days before serving)
Sure.. will be just fine.
Thanks for the prompt reply. I have another question.
I was also wondering how long you left cake sit before flipping over. Thanks so much for the recipe. Can’t wait for the finished product tomorrow and the comments on Easter Sunday.
You can do that after the first 5 minutes after removing from the oven. Hope you tried the recipe. 🙂 Sorry for the late answer, I was out of town.
Since this post, I’ve made the cake several times and each time, it’s a success. I made the sponge cakes 2 days before, made the jam the day before, assembled it, and refrigerated it overnight. I love how the slices look on the serving platter. Thank you for this recipe.
Thank you so much! ❤️ I’m delighted to hear you’ve made it several times with great success. So glad you enjoyed both the taste and the presentation!
Hola ,la cantidad de ingredientes para que tamaño de molde redondo serviría?
Muchas gracias
I would try with a 10 or 11 inch (26-28cm) round pan.Yo lo probaría con un molde redondo de 26 a 28 cm.
I want to make this foran upcoming party. For the top whipping cream decoration, what type of whipping cream do you use, sweetened heavy whippingcream?
Thank you
I have used plain whipping cream for decoration, not sweetened, but feel free to sweeten it up if desired.
What do i do?! My mascarpone split. Can I fix it or just toss it?
Whenever you work with mascarpone, be careful not to overmix, just blend it gently until combined. If it splits, try whisking in a bit of cold cream or gently warming it over a double boiler. It often comes back together. Let me know if it worked!