The best lemon drizzle cake recipe: three layers, whipped cream & lemon curd | Good Food
Good Food · Published on August 29, 2026
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The best lemon drizzle cake recipe from Good Food. A three-layer version of the classic British lemon drizzle: light vanilla sponges soaked with a crunchy lemon-sugar drizzle, sandwiched with soft vanilla whipped cream and homemade lemon curd. The showstopper lemon layer cake for birthdays, celebrations, or any Sunday you want a proper bake. Ingredients (serves 10–12): For the sponge: 6 large eggs Equal weight of softened butter, golden caster sugar and self-raising flour (weigh your eggs in their shells to match) 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt Splash of milk Zest of 2 lemons 1 tsp vanilla paste For the drizzle: Juice of 3 lemons 150g granulated sugar For the filling: 500ml double cream 3 tbsp icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Squeeze of lemon juice 1 jar lemon curd To finish: Extra granulated sugar Fine strips of lemon zest 00:00 The ultimate lemon drizzle cake 00:45 The sponge: the equal-weight rule 05:47 The whipped cream & the crunchy drizzle 07:49 Assembling the three layers 10:37 How to slice a tall layer cake cleanly 11:41 The taste test Subscribe for more Ultimate recipes every week. Subscribe to Good Food: https://bit.ly/GoodFoodSubscribe For home cooking a recipes visit: https://www.goodfood.com/ Good Food is home to over 18,000 tested, tasted, trusted recipes. Get access to all recipes, meal plans and exclusive content in the Good Food app now: https://immediate.onelink.me/OQap?af_xp=custom&pid=youtube&c=gf_network&is_retargeting=true&af_reengagement_window=30d&af_dp=bbcgoodfood%3A%2F%2F
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