Lemon Cream Cake (Olive Garden Copycat)
This Lemon Cream Cake is a copycat of Olive Garden's lemon cake. This recipe is tangy and sweet in flavor with the most delectable soft and fluffy cake.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time26 minutes mins
Total Time41 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: lemon creme cake
Servings: 12
Lemon creme filling
- 1 - 8 oz mascarpone cheese
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 1 C heavy whipping cream
Lemon crumble
- 1 ½ C dry lemon cake mix
- 8 tbsp butter melted
- 2 9 in round cake pans
Preheat oven to 350 and spray the cake pans with pam baking spray
Using a large bowl and hand mixer, beat all cake ingredients together until combined
Divide the batter between the two pans and bake for 22-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Set aside to cool
Lemon creme filling
Using a large bowl, beat together the mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest and heavy whipping cream until combined and smooth
Place into the fridge
Building the cake
Place a layer of cake onto a serving plate
Spread 1 ½ C of the filling onto the top of the cake and spread evenly
Place the second layer of cake on top of the filling
Evenly spread the rest of the filling on top of the second layer of cake
Sprinkle the crumble topping all over the top of the cake
Serve and enjoy!