Here’s a delicious Lemon Cheese Topping Cake—moist cake with a tangy, creamy lemon cheese layer on top 🍋🧀
🍰 Lemon Cheese Topping Cake
🧾 Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the lemon cheese topping:
- 200g cream cheese (softened)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp sour cream or yogurt (optional, for creamier texture)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the cake
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a pan
- Mix flour, baking powder, soda, and salt
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy
- Add eggs one by one, then vanilla
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk until smooth
- Pour into pan and bake 25–30 min until golden and a toothpick comes out clean
2. Make the lemon cheese topping
- Beat cream cheese until smooth
- Add sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and sour cream/yogurt
- Mix until creamy and spreadable
3. Assemble
- Once the cake cools slightly, spread the lemon cheese topping evenly
- Chill for 30–60 minutes for best flavor and set
🔥 Tips
- Use fresh lemon juice for bright flavor
- Optional: sprinkle extra lemon zest or crushed cookies on top
- For extra tang, add 1–2 tsp lemon curd to the topping
If you want, I can make a quick 5-minute microwave version of this lemon cheese cake that’s perfect for a single serving and just as creamy 🍋
Do you want me to do that?
