Lemon Celebration Cake

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1008
based on 5 ratings

Indulge in a burst of zesty delight with our Lemon Drizzle-inspired Cake, perfect for a wide range of celebrations. This moist and delicious lemon-infused cake boasts a tangy citrus punch, generously soaked in a sweet lemon drizzle syrup for that extra burst of flavour. Decorated with a velvety lemon buttercream frosting, it's a classic delight that will brighten any occasion. Whether you are celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, or simply craving a taste of lemon, our Lemon Celebration Cake is the ultimate treat to elevate your celebrations.

recipe updated Nov 12, 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    750 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    7
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    2
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    425 g
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    150 ml
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    350 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    3 teaspoons
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    800 g
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    4 tablespoons
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    as needed
  • Edible flowers icon
    Edible flowers
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Piping bag
  • kCook icon Round pan - 20cm (8")
  • kCook icon Cake board - 23cm (9")
  • kCook icon Jug

Step preview

  1. Making the sponge:
  2. Preheat the oven - 175ºC
  3. Grease the two rounds tins and line with parchment paper
  4. Fit the K-Beater
  5. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  6. Mix and then scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula – 3 minutes, speed 4
  7. While the machine is running, gradually add eggs and mix – 2 minutes, speed Min
  8. Then add the next ingredients
  9. Mix – 30 seconds, speed Min
  10. Add the next ingredients
  11. Mix – 1 minute, speed Min
  12. Divide the mixture between the two tins evenly
  13. Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean – 20-25 minutes, 175ºC
  14. Remove from the oven and let cool
  15. Making the lemon buttercream:
  16. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the K-Beater
  17. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  18. Mix and then scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula - 2 minutes, speed 3
  19. Mix – 2 minutes, speed 1
  20. Making the lemon drizzle:
  21. Add the ingredients into a jug
  22. Mix until the sugar has dissolved and set aside
  23. Assembling the cake:
  24. Trim the cooled sponge with a cake leveller or a bread knife
  25. Place the bottom sponge layer on a cake board
  26. Brush with half of the lemon drizzle syrup and spread with a layer of buttercream
  27. Top with the second sponge layer and brush with the remaining lemon drizzle syrup
  28. Spread a thin layer of buttercream around the top and sides to crumb coat the cake
  29. Chill in the fridge until set – 20-30 minutes
  30. Once set, cover the sides and the top of the cake with the lemon buttercream
  31. Transfer the remaining buttercream into a piping bag fitted with a large open star tip
  32. Pipe rosettes of buttercream around the top of the cake
  33. Decorate with lemon slices and edible flowers (optional)
  34. Serve
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