Description
A delightful Lemon Mascarpone Cake featuring fluffy layers infused with lemon zest and a creamy mascarpone frosting, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 organic lemon (Bio-Zitronen)
- 4 eggs (Eier)
- Pinch of salt (Prise Salz)
- 100 g sugar (Zucker)
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar (Päckchen Vanillezucker)
- 90 g flour (Mehl)
- 50 g starch (Speisestärke)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (TL Backpulver)
- 400 g mascarpone cheese (Mascarpone)
- 50 g sugar (Zucker)
- 2 packets of vanilla sugar (Päckchen Vanillezucker)
- 300 g heavy cream (Sahne)
- 2 packets of stabilizer for whipped cream (Päckchen Sahnesteif)
- 1 organic lemon (Bio-Zitronen, for the cream)
- lemon mint for garnish (Zitronenminze)
Instructions
- Line the bottom of a springform pan with baking paper and preheat your oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Rinse the lemon under hot water, zest it, and squeeze out the juice. Set both aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, salt, sugar, and vanilla sugar for at least ten minutes until fluffy.
- Sift the flour, starch, and baking powder into the egg mixture. Fold in the lemon zest.
- Pour the sponge batter into the prepared springform and bake for about 25 minutes.
- Let the sponge cool completely in the pan, detach from the edges, and slice horizontally into three layers.
- In a new bowl, whisk together the mascarpone, sugar, vanilla sugar, and lemon juice until smooth.
- In another bowl, whip the heavy cream with the stabilizer until stiff.
- Fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture.
- Layer the cake: place the bottom layer on a plate, add a third of the lemon cream, then top with the second layer and half of the remaining cream.
- Add the final sponge layer and cover the whole cake with the remaining mascarpone cream.
- Decorate with lemon slices and fresh lemon mint leaves, then refrigerate until serving.
Notes
For added flavor, consider a teaspoon of vanilla paste instead of powdered vanilla. Keep cake refrigerated and enjoy within a few days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 31g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 150mg