How to make it

  • 1. For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and 1/2 c sugar.
  • 3. Add oil, egg yolks, water and lemon rind and beat with electric mixer until smooth.
  • 4. In a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until peaks form.
  • 5. Gradually add 3/4 c sugar and beat until peaks are very stiff and shiny.
  • 6. Fold in 1/3 of egg whites to batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.
  • 7. Pour batter into ungreased 10" tube pan.
  • 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until tests done.
  • 9. Invert cake and cool completely in pan.
  • 10. Remove cake from pan.
  • 11. For filling: Beat whipping cream to stiff peaks and fold in lemon filling.
  • 12. Chill until stiff.
  • 13. Slice cake horizontally into 3 equal layers.
  • 14. Fill layers with 1/3 cup of filling.
  • 15. Spread rest of filling on top layer.
  • 16. Decorate with lemon slices

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  • doreenfish 13 years ago
    Sounds divine!!! Thank you
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  • joined 13 years ago
    Bake first then comment/review.
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  • shirlex7565 14 years ago
    Had this at Olive Garden tonight! I LOVE it! Can't wait to try this recipe myself! Thanks for posting!
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  • sas 15 years ago
    Wow-this sounds wonderful. I won't be making this for a while. It is going to replace my Truffle Cheesecake recipe that I make every year for a big Mother's Day celebration. So Thanks!
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  • fuzzy 15 years ago
    another winner!!
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    " It was excellent "
    ahmed1 ate it and said...
    Great unique one..thanks for sharing.
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    " It was excellent "
    cherihannah ate it and said...
    Thank you for this. Looking for a lemon cake recipe & this is what I want! lol
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    " It was excellent "
    pink ate it and said...
    I really want to make this one!
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  • lor 16 years ago
    Lemon = Yummm
    Lemon Cake = Yummmmmmmmmy
    Thank you so very much for sharing this recipe. It looks marvelous darling ;-)
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  • pinkpasta 16 years ago
    This looks so delicious!
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  • recipediva 16 years ago
    Thank you for posting this! I love lemon and love olive gardens lemon cake. I miss their cheesecake they use to have that was chocolate coated when they first started. Been off the menu for a very long time. I still miss it tho.
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    " It was excellent "
    rose ate it and said...
    I had this Olive Garden dessert today. One of the most delicious cakes I've ever tasted! The filling is just right...not too lemony...not too sweet. :)
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  • zena824 16 years ago
    Love the way this sounds as well...
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  • hottamale 17 years ago
    Thank you so much for posting this! I adore Olive Garden's Lemon Cake and this is a great surprise to have found this!
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