Our Favorite Lemon Cake Recipes

Here's an easy, lemony snack cake with a vibrant cream-cheese frosting. It gets its rosy tint from freeze-dried raspberries.

For a lemon cake to feed a crowd, try this easy sheet cake. It has a double dose of tangy brightness thanks to a zest-filled batter and a silky citrus glaze. The candied lemon-rind topping is optional, but worth the additional effort.

This cake is a showstopping confection of crepes layered with a luscious lemon curd and whipped cream filling, then covered with a rich mascarpone-whipped cream topping. This next-level dessert can be made ahead in stages, then assembled: make the crepes and lemon curd ahead (or use store-bought lemon curd).

Lemon juice and zest enhance the batter of this easy-to-make dairy-free cake. The olive-oil and whipped egg whites give it a light, fluffy texture reminiscent of a cake donut.

The name of this old-fashioned cake comes from the straight-forward formula used for measuring the main ingredients: one cup butter, two cups sugar, three cups flour, and four eggs.

A not-too-sweet cake with a light, delicate crumb, this lemon dessert is bursting with summer freshness, especially when mounded with whipped mascarpone cream and lots of ripe berries. Another plus: It can be made a day in advance and keeps beautifully as long as it's wrapped well.

This next-level lemon cake starts with a light vanilla cake and a bright, citrusy filling. The marshmallow-like meringue exterior is toasted with a kitchen torch and crowned with raspberries just before serving.

A bit like a flavorful cup of tea, this gorgeous naked cake is infused with honey, lemon, and a hint of ground cardamom. Four layers of cake—made tender and moist with oil (in place of butter), milk, honey, and brown sugar—are brushed with more honey, then spread with a satiny-smooth filling that's a cross between lemon curd and cream-cheese frosting (for the best of both).

This super-citrus recipe makes two pound cakes, which is good news because they always go fast. Lemon is featured in four ways: zest goes into the batter, and the loaves are finished with lemon syrup, lemon glaze, and candied pieces of the citrus.

Sour cream makes this simple lemon cake moist and delicate. A dusting of confectioner's sugar and a garnish of edible flowers is all the decoration needed to make it memorable.

Buttermilk donuts dipped in a lemon glaze and sprinkled with lemon zest are the best way to start the day.

Just right for afternoon tea but also excellent with a morning cup of coffee, this easy, lemony loaf cake is simply exquisite.