Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake
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Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake
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The Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake combines a tender, softly baked lemon cake with a rich mascarpone lemon cream filling and a crumbly, lemon-zested topping. Its texture balances moist cake layers with a creamy, tangy filling, topped with a lightly sweet garnish of powdered sugar. This dessert showcases lemon extract and zest for fresh citrus notes, producing a delicate cake suitable for celebrations or dessert after a meal.
Description
The Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake features a softly baked base made with self-rising flour, sugar, and butter, enhanced by lemon extract and zest. The carefully mixed batter is aerated gently to achieve a light texture before baking at a moderate temperature. Its lemon cream filling uses mascarpone cheese combined with whipped cream, powdered sugar, and fresh lemon components, which add a rich, tangy layer complementing the cake.
Topped with a lemon crumb made from flour, powdered sugar, cold butter, salt, and lemon zest, the cake gains a subtle crunch and extra lemon aroma. This cake is finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. It pairs well as a concluding treat to a meal, providing a citrus-infused sweetness that is not too heavy.
For clean slices when serving, use a long, thin-bladed knife wiped between cuts. Leftovers should be kept refrigerated to maintain freshness and texture. These details ensure the cake holds its delicate structure while offering a balance of creamy filling and soft crumb.
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Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk whole
- 6 egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
- 6 ounces butter softened, unsalted
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups self-rising flour sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
Lemon Cream Filling
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
Optional Syrup
- 1/3 cup limoncello
Crumb Topping
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3 ounces butter cold
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
Garnish
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
Cake Directions
- Grease a 9” springform pan and place it on a cookie sheet. Place a rack in the bottom third of your oven, and preheat to 325F.
- Whisk together the milk, egg whites, and extracts. Set aside close to your mixer. In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add sugar, self-rising flour, and salt. Beat briefly to combine evenly. Add the softened butter and about ¼ of the milk/egg white mixture. Starting on low speed, mix until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes to mix in some air and lighten the texture. Add the remaining wet ingredients and the zest and beat for about 30 seconds to blend in the liquid. Scrape bowl and beat a few more seconds.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake until well-risen, domed, and golden brown, about 45 minutes. Check after 30 minutes and gently rotate the pan to ensure even baking. Tent foil over the pan if necessary to prevent over-browning. Cake is done when it is just starting to pull away from the sides of the pan and the top springs back when pressed lightly. Remove to a rack to cool for about 20 minutes. Run a thin knife around the inside of the pan to release the cake and then remove the springform sides. Allow cake to cool completely.
Lemon Cream Filling and Frosting
- Combine all the filling ingredients in the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whip until the mixture just reaches stiff peaks. Scrape the bowl as necessary and, if using mascarpone, take care to not overwhip or the filling will become grainy. Refrigerate until ready to assemble the cake.
Crumb Topping
- Combine all the crumb ingredients in a medium bowl. Using your hands, mix/crumble together until there is no loose flour and none of the crumbs is larger than about the size of a chickpea. Refrigerate until ready to assemble the cake.
Cake Assembly
- Carefully slice the cake in half horizontally with a long serrated knife or with a cake leveler. Place the domed half on a plate. Keep the bottom half on the base of the springform pan and reattach the sides. (Optional) Brush half the limoncello evenly on the bottom layer of cake. Reserve 1 ¼ cups lemon cream filling and spread the remaining filling in a generous layer on top of the bottom layer. (Optional) Brush/drizzle the remaining limoncello on top of the filling so it will soak into the top layer. Place the top layer of cake on top of the filling, and press down gently. Refrigerate for about an hour to chill the filling. Remove the springform sides from the pan.
- Spread the reserved frosting in a very thin layer around the sides and on top of the cake. Don’t worry if a little cake shows through—it really will be a very thin layer of icing which will act as glue for the crumbs. Holding the cake at an angle over a tray with one hand, gather up a small handful of crumbs and press them into the side of the cake, letting the excess fall into the tray. Rotate the cake a little and press more crumbs into the side. Continue until you’ve covered all the sides with crumbs. Pour the remaining crumbs evenly on top of the cake. This will be a very generous layer. If you have any thin spots, fill in with any crumbs that fell onto the tray. Press the top crumbs into place and refrigerate until 30 minutes before serving.
- Garnish right before serving. Use a fine-mesh sieve to sift powdered sugar evenly over the top of the crumbs.
Notes
- Use a sharp, long knife to cut the cake, wiping the blade clean between slices for neat portions.
- Store leftover cake covered in the refrigerator to maintain freshness and texture.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
665kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
80g
(27%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Cholesterol
93mg
(31%)
Sodium
248mg
(10%)
Potassium
92mg
(2%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
57g
(114%)
Vitamin A
1110IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
1.7mg
(2%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 665 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 665kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 80g | 27% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Cholesterol | 93mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 248mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 92mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 57g | 114% |
| Vitamin A | 1110IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 1.7mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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