Are you looking for the perfect summer cake recipe? Here is my favourite lemon drizzle sponge cake recipe which has a zesty flavour, perfect for summer. In this tutorial I add a lemon drizzle / sugar syrup to the cake which is completely optional, but adds a little more of that lemon flavour into the sponge and I finish the cake off with a white chocolate ganache which is also flavoured with lemons.
Here are the ingredients you will need:
The ingredients you will need to make this 6 inch cake are:
13oz / 368g – Self Raising Flour
12oz/ 340g – Butter
12oz/ 340g – Caster Sugar
4 eggs
2 lemons – Zest and Juice
The great thing about this recipe is you can pop all your ingredients into your mixing bowl at the same time. I then bake my cake in 2x 6 inch round cake tins for around 55 minutes on the middle shelf of a normal oven at 180 degrees Celsius (which is 356 degrees Fahrenheit or gas mark 4). I tend to use my normal oven setting for cakes as I find if I use a fan oven it tends to bake the cakes quicker on the outside so you get this hard crusty shell and the mixture is not baked all the way through. So if you are using a fan oven you might want to reduce the temperature and cook for a little longer.
For the lemon drizzle / sugar syrup (optional):
1.76oz / 50g – Caster Sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2tbsp – Water
For the ganache:
600g – White Chocolate
200ml – Double Cream
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Zest of 1 lemon
Once baked this is a really moist fluffy sponge cake which is full of flavour, and one of my favourites!! If you don’t want to add more sugar to the recipe you can definitely make this without the lemon drizzle. For this cake I teamed it with a delicious white chocolate ganache which is also flavoured with lemons. By adding lemon juice to the ganache it does mean it sets a tiny bit softer than regular white chocolate ganache, but to combat this I added a little more white chocolate than I normally do.
I really hope you like this recipe and will enjoy making it yourselves. Below is a full video tutorial showing how I prepare the ingredients and bake the cake:
Also don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more Free recipes and cake decorating video tutorials!
Tools I used
I have also put a link below to some of the tools I used throughout this video:
AEG Food Mixer: https://amzn.to/2BcDYXC
6 Inch Cake tins (similar): https://amzn.to/2Zzkkym
Turn Table: http://amzn.to/2CfVJUl
Glass Cutting Board: https://amzn.to/2BLqcaE
Metal Scrapper Tool (small): http://amzn.to/2BNjf7v
Offset spatula (small): https://amzn.to/2yD7btn
~ Please note that some of links above may be affiliate links. If you click the link and purchase any item through that link, I will receive a small commission from the website but this does NOT add any additional costs to you. Thank you so much for supporting this blog x ~
Lemon Drizzle Sponge Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients for a 6inch Cake
- 368 g Self Raising Flour (13oz)
- 340 g Room Temperature Butter (12oz)
- 340 g Caster Sugar (12oz)
- 4 Eggs
- 2 Lemons (Zest and Juice)
Ingredients for the Lemon Drizzle (Sugar Syrup)
- 50 g Caster Sugar (1.7oz)
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tbsp Water
Ingredients for the White Chocolate Ganache
- 600 g White Chocolate
- 200 ml Double Cream
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Zest of 1 lemon
Instructions
- To start you want to prepare your cake tins. You will need 2 x 6 inch cake tins. I like to apply a thin layer of butter around the sides, dusting over some flour, before adding a circle of parchment paper into the bottom. This will stop your cake sticking. Divide your mixture between the 2 cake tins.
- Then sift your self raising flour into your mixing bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients. You want to make sure your butter or baking spread is at room temperature, so it will combine well throughout your mixture. Using a stand mixer or hand whisk, mix up your ingredients until they are fully combined. This usually takes around 30 seconds.
- Divide your mixture between your 2 x 6 inch cake tins and place into a preheated over at 180 degrees Celsius (which is 356 degrees Fahrenheit or gas mark 4). The cakes will take around 55 minutes to bake. You can use a skewer to push into the center of the cakes when you think they are done. If they come out clean your cake is baked all the way through.
- Once baked, let cool slightly before turning them out onto a cooling rack. Once cool you can level your cakes with a serrated knife and divide each layer into 2.
- To add more flavour you can add a lemon drizzle or sugar syrup. For this combine the caster sugar, lemon juice, and water into a saucepan.
- Heat this up on your hob until all of the sugar granules have melted (this usually takes around 1 minute). You then want to leave this to completely cool, before brushing this onto your sponge cakes using a pastry brush.
- For this cake you can use any filling of your choice, but I love the lemon flavour combined with white chocolate ganache. For the ganache you want to break your white chocolate into small pieces and place into a mixing bowl.
- On the hob, heat up your double cream until boiling. Immediately take off the heat and pour over your white chocolate. Let sit for around 30 seconds before stirring it through, until all the pieces of white chocolate have melted and you are left with a smooth mixture.
- Once smooth add your lemon juice and lemon zest and stir this through. Leave your white chocolate ganache at room temperature until it has firmed up enough to spread.
- This can then be used to fill and cover the outside of your cake. Spread some of your ganache on the top of your cake layer, before placing the next one on top, until you have added all 4 layers. Then using an offset spatula apply a thin layer of ganache over the outside of your cake, smoothing it down with a cake smoother. This is your crumb coat. Allow this to firm up in the fridge, before adding a final layer of ganache onto the outside of your cake. Again smoothing this down with a cake smoother.
Notes
Plus why not save this tutorial for later and pin it to Pinterest
21 responses
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/
Hi Annmarie, Firstly thank you so much for subscribing to the channel. I’m so pleased you found the website too. This recipe would definately be suitable. I used it for one of the tiers for my wedding cake. For making different sized tiers I have a converter that can help you work out how much ingredients you need for each tier. You can find it here: https://cakesbylynz.com/index.php/2021/04/how-to-convert-cake-recipes-for-any-size-tin-or-cake-pan/